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L RESOLUTION NO. 2014 - 018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014
WHEREAS, Section 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
candidate's statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. General Provisions That pursuant to Section 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 4, 2014,
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statement may be withdrawn but not changed, during the period for filing nomination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, candidate's statements will
be translated into all 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 candidate's
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 2(a) above.
b. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidate's statement in English and Spanish.
Resolution No. 2014-018
June 24, 2014
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C. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling,
translating, and mailing the candidate's 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 his 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 the 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.
SECTION 6. All previous Resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for
candidate's statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. This Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on Tuesday,
November 4, 2014, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 8. Certification The City Clerk Shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution and enter it into the Book of Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of June, 2014.
ATTEST:
i��City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of
Grand Terrace
Resolution No. 2014-018
June 24, 2014
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I, DEBORA THOMSEN, INTERIM 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 24th day of June, 2014
by the following vote:
Council Members McNaboe, Mitchell, Robles, and
AYES: Mayor Stanckiewitz.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Debora Thomsen, Interim City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ichard L. Adams II, City Attorney
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