1994-16 RESOLUTION NO. 94- 16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
.GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAININGTO CANDIDATES'STATEMENTS SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1994.
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, 1994, 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
i� 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statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination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. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
a. Pursuant to state law, the candidates statement must be translated and
printed in Spanish.
b. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, the city is required to translate
candidates statements into the following languages in addition to English:
Spanish.
c.. 1 . The City Clerk shall have all candidates statements translated into
the languages specified in (b) above.
2. The City Clerk shall print all translations of candidates statements
in a separate pamphlet.
Section 3. PAYMENT.
1 . The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidates statement in English.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating
the candidates statement into any foreign language as specified
in (b) above pursuant to State and/or Federal law.
3. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidates statement in a foreign language.
The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling,
translating, and mailing the candidates statements filed pursuant to this
section, including costs incurred as a result of complying with the Voting
Rights. Act of 1965 (as amended), and require each candidate filing a
statement to pay in advance to the local agency his or her estimated pro
rata share as a condition of having his or her statement included in the
voter's pamphlet. In the event the estimated payment is required, the
estimate is just an approximation of the actual cost that varies from one
election to another election and may be significantly more or less than the
estimate, depending on the actual number-of candidates filing statements.
Accordingly, the clerk is not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro rata
basis, bill the candidate for additional actual expense or refund any excess
paid depending ont he final actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the
clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the
event of overpayment, the clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the
candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days of the election.
Section 4. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to
include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
Section 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate of the candidate's
representative a copy of this Resolution at the time of nominating petitions are issued.
Section 6. That all previous resolutions establishing council policy on payment
for candidates are repealed.
Section 7. That this Resolution shall apply at the next ensuing municipal
election and at each municipal election after that time.
Section B. 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, 1994.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the Ci of Grand M or of the City of 16rand
Terrace,and of the City Council Totrace and of the City
thereof. . Council thereof.
- I, BRENDA STANFILL, 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 23rd day of June, 1994
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hilkey, Singley, and Buchanan; Mayor Matteson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Carl strom
ABSTAIN: None
Approved as to form:
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