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RESOLUTION NO. 2-84
RESOLUTION OF THE ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO MATERIALS
SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS THEREOF FOR ALL
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD BY SAID CITY
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of
California authorizes the governing body of any local agency to
adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candi-
date for a municipal election, including the costs thereof; and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Attorney General of the
State of California (No. CV 76/5, May 6 , 1976) that a candidate
may not be billed for the additional cost of preparing candi-
dates' statements in Spanish if such were not requested by the
candidate but were required soley by reason of recent amendments
to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94-73,
August 6, 1975) .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Atascadero City Council
as follows:
Section 1. That, pursuant to Section 10012 of the Elections
Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective
office to be voted for at all General Municipal Elections held in
the City of Atascadero, may prepare a candidate' s statement on an
appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. Such 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 candi-
date' s education and qualifications expressed by the candidate
himself and shall be typewritten, double spaced and free of
errors, properly punctuated, and the use of upper and lower case
lettering. Such statement shall not include party affiliation of
the candidate, nor membership of activity in partisan political
organizations or other extraneous matters. Such statement shall
be filed in the Office of the City Clerk at the time the candi-
date' s nomination papers are filed. Such statement may be with-
drawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination
papers and until 5:00 p.m. on the next working day after the
close of the nomination period.
Section 2. That in compliance with the recent amendments to
the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94-73, August
6, 1975) the County Clerk shall provide a Spanish translation of
the candidate' s statement to those registered voters as targeted.
Section 3. The County Clerk, in accordance with the City' s
request for consolidation and services, shall send to each voter
with the sample ballot, a voter ' s pamphlet which contains the
statement of each candidate.
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Section 4. That the City Clerk shall estimate the costs of
printing and handling the candidate' s statements 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.
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.
On motion by Councilman Molina and seconded by Councilman
Nelson the foregoing resolution is hereby adopted in its
entirety on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Molina, Nelson, Stover, Wilkins and Mayor Mackey
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADOPTED: January 9 , 1984
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MARJ IE R. MACKEY, Mayor
ATTEST:
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PATSY 1. HESTER, Deputy City
Clerk
APPROVED AS T FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
ALLEN GRIMES, City Attorney RAY . WARDEN,
ity Manager
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