2010-12 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 2, 2010
WHEREAS, §13307 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 RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to § 13307 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 November 2, 2010, 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 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 typewritten form) 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but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 nomination period.
SECTION 2. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
a. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidates statements
will be translated into ail languages required by the County of San
Bernardino. The County is required to translate candidate
statements into the following language in addition to English:
Spanish.
b. The County will print and mail sample ballots and candidates
statements to all voters in Spanish.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT.
a. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the
candidate's statement into any required foreign language . as
specified in (a) above.
b. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidates statement in English and Spanish.
_ C. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling,
translating, and mailing the candidates statement 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
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his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or
her statement included in their 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 on the 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. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's
representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions.are issued.
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SECTION 6. All previous Resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for
candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
Tuesday, November 2, 2010, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the Book of Resolutions.
P
4Ma erre, Mayor
ATTEST:
Brenda Mesa
City Clerk
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I, Brenda Mesa, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace, held on the 8t" day of June, 2010, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Cortes and Stanckiewitz; Mayor Pro Tem Garcia and
Mayor Ferre
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Brenda Mesa
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
John Harper, ity ttorney