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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 30-84 r 0 f 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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5 : 00 p.m. on the next working day after the close of the nomination period.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. Resolution No. 30-84 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: l ALLEN GRIMES, City Attorney MU RAY . WARDEN, City Manager