HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7527 2024-06-10 RESOLUTION 7527
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024
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
candidate's 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 General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Seal Beach on November
5, 2024, 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 be 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candidate's statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the nomination
filing period and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the
nomination period. The nomination filing period is July 15th through August 9th
2024.
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 (including Taiwanese), Korean, Vietnamese and other
languages. The County will mail separate voter information guides and candidate's
statements in Spanish, Chinese (including Taiwanese), Korean, 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.
D. The General Municipal Election (November 5, 2024) 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.
E. 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. A candidate's statement will comply with the formatting and
submission guidelines prepared by the Orange County Registrar of Voters and
provided by the City Clerk to the candidate.
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 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 5, 2024, and the Municipal Run-off Election to be
held on January 28, 2024, 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 10th day of June 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members: Kalmick, Moore, Steele, Landau, Sustarsic
NOES: Council Members:
ABSENT: Council Members:
ABSTAIN: Council Members:
Schelly Sustarsic, Mayor
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I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7527 on file in the office of
the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting held on the 10th day of June 2024.
loria D. Har er, City Clerk