HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 6476 2014-06-23 RESOLUTION NUMBER 6476
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE'S STATEMENTS
• SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT A GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014
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.
THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE 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 Seal Beach 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 the 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The candidate's statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period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. Filing period: July 14th through August 8th,
2014.
SECTION 2: FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY. Pursuant to the Federal Voting
Rights Act, candidate's statement will be translated into all languages required by
the County of Orange. The County is required to translate candidate's
statements into the following languages in addition to English: Spanish, Chinese,
Korean, and Vietnamese.
SECTION 3: PAYMENT.
A. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidate's statement in English in the main voter pamphlet.
B. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the
candidate's statement into any foreign language that is not required as specified
in Section 2 above, pursuant to Federal and\or State law, but is requested as an
option by the candidate.
C. 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 Icandidate filing .'a statement to pay in
advance to the City 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 City 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 City Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred.
. In the event of overpayment, the City Clerk shall prorate the excess amount
among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days of the
election. The General Municipal Election (November 4, 2014) is consolidated
with the County of Orange and the Registrar of Voters office will determine the
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final cost for each city participating in the election.
D. According to the City's comprehensive fee schedule there is a
candidate's filing fee of$25.00 (non-refundable).
SECTION 4. MISCELLANEOUS.
A. All translations shall be provided by professionally certified
translators.
B. Candidate's statement will comply with the formatting and
submission guidelines provided by the City Clerk and of the Orange County
Registrar of Voters.
C. The City Clerk shall comply with all recommendations and
standards set forth by the California Secretary of State regarding occupational
designations and other matters relating to elections.
D. 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 City Council policy on
payment for candidate's statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this Resolution shall apply only to the General Municipal
Election to be held on November 4, 2014 and the Municipal Run-off Election to
be held on January 27, 2015, if necessary, and shall then expire.
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, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 23rd day of June , 2014 by the following vote:
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I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 6476 on file in
the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at
a regular me- ing held on the 23rd day of June , 2014.
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