HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 6603 RESOLUTION NO. 6603
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR
ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES'
STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AS 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 HUNTINGTON BEACH,
CALIFORNIA 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 Huntington Beach on 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 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 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but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 candidate's statement must be translated and printed
in Spanish at the candidate's request.
b. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, the city is required to translate the
candidate's statements into the following languages in addition to English: Spanish and
Vietnamese.
C. The City Clerk shall:
1. Have all candidates' statements translated into the languages specified
in (b) above.
2. Print Spanish and/or Vietnamese translations of candidates who request
printing in all of the voters' pamphlets.
Section 3. Payment.
a. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidate's statement in English.
b. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the
candidate's statement into any foreign language as specified in (b) above pursuant to state
and/or federal law.
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C. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidate's statements in a foreign language.
The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing
the candidate's 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 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. 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 establishing council policy on payment for
candidates statements are repealed.
Section 7. That this resolution shall apply at the next ensuing municipal election
and at each municipal election after that time.
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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a n adjazrj--d
regular meeting held thereof on the 21st day of Junp , 1994.
ATTEST: Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk
WED AND APPROVED 4'j/- City Attorney 6 -,t, yq
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INITIATED AND APPROVED:
C' Administrator
City Clerk
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Res. No. 6603
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
1, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of
the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said
City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said
City Council at an adjourned regular meeting thereof held on the
21 st of June. 1994, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
Silva, Bauer, Moulton-Patterson, Winchell, Leipzig, Sullivan
NOES: Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
Robitaille
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California