HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7303 2022-06-13 RESOLUTION 7303
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 8, 2022
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
the Election to be held in the City of Seal Beach on November 8, 2022 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 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 type written and 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statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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. The Nomination Filing period: July 18 through August 12,
2022.
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 Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and other languages. The County will
mail separate voter information guides and candidate's statements in Spanish,
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese and other languages to those
voters who are on the county voter file as having requested a voter information
guide in a particular language. The County will make the voter information guides
and candidate's statements in the required languages available at all vote centers,
on the County's website, and in the Election Official's office.
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 provide the candidate with 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). The cost varies by election, district and
by each city participating in the election. Each candidate that requests to file a
candidate's statement shall be required to pay the fixed non-refundable cost at the
time of filing.
The General Municipal Election (November 8, 2022) is consolidated with the
County of Orange and the Registrar of Voters office has determined the fixed non-
refundable cost for each city participating in the election.
D. Additionally, according to the City's comprehensive fee schedule
there is a candidate's filing fee of $25.00 (non-refundable).
SECTION 4. MISCELLANEOUS.
A. Candidate's statement will comply with the formatting and
submission guidelines provided by the City Clerk from the Orange County
Registrar of Voters.
B. 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.
C. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the
voters information guide.
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 8, 2022 and the Municipal Run-off Election to be
held on January 31, 2023, 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 13th day of June, 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members: Kalmick, Massa-Lavitt, Moore, Sustarsic, Varipapa
NOES: Council Members
ABSENT: Council Members
ABSTAIN: Council Members
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I, Dana Engstrom, Acting City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7303 on file in the
office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 13th day of June, 2022.
ana Engstrom, Acting City Clerk