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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7779 2026-06-08 RESOLUTION 7779 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 3, 2026 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. 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 3, 2026, 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 typed 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 The candidate's statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the nomination filing period and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.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 13th through August 7th, 2026. 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 3, 2026) 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 3, 2026, and the Municipal Run-off Election to be held on January 26, 2027, 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 8th day of June 2026 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members: Kalmick, Wong, Senecal, Steele, Landau NOES: Council Members: ABSENT: Council Members: ABSTAIN: Council Members: Lisa Lan u, M or ATTEST: OFSE04 a'` , _�cpPPDRgjF-1/:)% goo •': Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk • COUNTY CP-•.' STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } 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 7779 on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 8th day of June 2026. loria D. Har r, City Clerk