1988-11 RESOLUTION NO. 88-11
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- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND . TERRACE,- CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING
TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
AT AN ELECTION TO BEHELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,
1988.
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the
State of California provides that the governing body of any
local agency adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared
by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of
the candidates statement;
NOW , THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS :
Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to
Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California ,
each candidate for elective office - to be voted for at an
Election to be held in the City of Grand Terrace on Tuesday ,'
November 8, 1988, may prepare a candidate' s statement on an
appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The statement may
-include the name, age and occupation of the candidate and a
brief description of no more than two-hundred (200) words of the
candidate ' s education -and qualifications expressed by the
candidate himself or herself. . The statement shall not include
party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity
in partisan political organizations. The statement shall be
filed. in the office of the City Clerk - at the time the
candidate ' s nomination papers are filed. The .statement may be
withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing
nomination papers and until 5 :00 p .m'. of the next working day
after the close of the nomination period.
Section 2. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall
have translated and printed in the voters pamphlet only the
candidates statements of those candidates who request'
translation and printing.
Section 3. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS . No candidate will be
permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot
package.
Section 4. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the
total costs of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the
candidates statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code, - and
require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance his
or her pro rate share as a condition of having his or her
statement included in the voter' s pamphlet. The City Clerk
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shall bill each candidate for any cost in excess of the deposit
or shall refund within 30 days of the election any unused
portion of the deposit.
Section 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each
candidate or the candidate ' s representative a copy of this
Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
Section 6. That all previous Resolutions esta_b.l-ishing
Council policy on payment for candidates ..statements are
repealed.
Section 7 . That this resol.ution shall. apply only to
the election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988, and shall
then be repealed.
. Section 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the
book of original resolutions.
Adopted this 23rd day of June,- 1988.
ATTEST :
i y Clerk f the City of May of the City of Grand
and Terrace and of the Te race and of the City
City Council thereof. Council thereof.
I , Juanita Brown, Deputy City Clerk of the City of
Grand Terrace, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City.
Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 14th day of
July, 1988, by the following vote:
AYES : Pfennighausen, Grant , Evans , Shirley;
Mayor Matteson
NOES : None
ABSENT : None
ABSTAIN : None
eputy' City C erk
Approved as to form:
City Attorney