HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem E MEMORANDUM
November 8, 1999
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Clerk
RE: Sample Ballot Pamphlets - Primary Municipal
Election - March 7th, 2000
With regard to the Sample Ballot Pamphlets for the Primary
and Special Municipal Elections to be held on March 7th,
2000, consolidated with the Statewide Primary Election,
there has been further discussion with the Registrar of
Voters relating to the costs that would be incurred by the
District Two, District Four, and City Clerk candidates for
their Candidate Statements, as well as costs to the City for
the Referendum Ordinance, City Attorney Impartial Analysis,
Arguments, and Rebuttal Arguments.
As an example, if the above are printed in the County Sample
Ballot there is a requirement that the County translate and
print in foreign languages thus increasing the costs
considerably. With the adoption of Resolution Number 4762
on October 25th that set forth regulations for Candidate
Statements, the estimate of cost for the printing and
handling of a Candidate Statement was in the area of
$150.00, this is for English only with a Spanish translation
available upon request of a voter, if the County translates
and prints the same Statement the cost to a District Two and
Four candidate would be at least $550. 00 and more than
$650. 00 for a City Clerk candidate. The local regulations
do however provide the option to a candidate to request
their Statement to be printed in Spanish in addition to
English and in that case the individual candidate would pay
the additional cost. An alternative also could be that the
candidate pay the cost of English printing and the City pick
up the cost of the foreign language translation and
printing.
It is hereby requested that the City Council authorize the
printing and handling of the City of Seal Beach Sample
Ballot Pamphlets for the Primary and Special Municipal
Elections to be held on March 7th, 2000 by Martin & Chapman
Company, the City's regular election supplier, as has been
done for many years, rather than be included in the County
S ale Ballot.
412 . ne Yeo, Cj. y Clerk
ty of Seal Beach
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