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RESOLUTION NO. 30-84
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
SPECIAL 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 candidate 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 candiates ' 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 Special 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 tow hundred (200) words of the candidate' s education and qualifi-
cations 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 candidate ' s nomination papers are filed. Such statement may be
withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination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 97-73 , August 5 ,
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
Mackey the foregoing resolution is hereby adopted in its
entirety on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilman Molina, Handshy, Councilwoman Norris and Mackey,
and Mayor Nelson.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ADOPTED: July 9, 1984 woe
ROLFE NELS N, Mayor
ATTEST:
GEORGIA IREZ, Acting C' y Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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ALLEN GRIMES, City Attorney MU RAY . WARDEN, City Manager