HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 23-92 RESOLUTION NO. 23-92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT AN ELECTION
WHEREAS, Section 10012 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;
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Atascadero,
California, does hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as
follows:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section
10012 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 Atascadero on Tuesday, June 2, 1992 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 two hundred
(200) words of the candidate's education and qualifications
expressed by the candidate himself or herself. The statement shall
not include 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 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withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination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.
SECTION 2. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be
permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot
package.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the
total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the
candidates statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code, and
require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance his or
her pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement
included in the voter's pamphlet. The City Clerk shall bill each
candidate for any cost in excess of the deposit or refund within 30
days of the election any unused portion of the deposit.
SECTION 4. 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.
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SECTION 5. That all previous resolutions establishing
council policy on payment for candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 6. That this resolution shall apply at the next
ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election after
than time.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book
of original resolutions.
On motion by Councilmember Dexter, seconded by Councilmember
Nimmo, the foregoing resolution is hereby adopted in its entirety
on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Borgeson, Dexter, Nimmo and Mayor Shiers
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Lilley
ADOPTED: March 10, 1992 CITY OF ATASCADERO
ATTEST. By;
ALDEN SHIERS, Mayor
LEE RABOIN11"
'ty Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
AR MONT JON, Ci y Attorney