CC RES 1993-052RESOLUTION NO. 93 -52
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING TO
MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE OF AND THE
COSTS THEREOF FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1993.
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 a candidate
for a municipal election, including costs thereof:
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, 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 the General
Municipal Election to be held in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes on
November 21 1993, 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
candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the candidate
himself or herself. Such statement shall not include art
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affiliation of the i.
candidate, nor membership or activity n
partisan political organizations. Such statement may be withdrawn
but not changed, during the period for filing nominat ion papers and
until 5:00 P.M. of the next working day after the close of the
nomination period.
Section 2: FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
a. Pursuant to state law the City Clerk shall upon request
provide Spanish translation and printing of the candidate's
statement at the requesting candidate's expense.
b. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, the city is required to
translate candidate's. statements into the following language in
addition to English: Chinese.
C, The City Clerk shall have all candidates statements
translated and available upon request in the City Clerks office.
Section 3: ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be
permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot
package.
Section 4: .PAYMENT. The candidate shall be required to
pay for the cost of translating and printing of the candidate's
statements into a foreign language pursuant to State or Federal
law. The City Clerk shall estimate the. total cost of printing,
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, and require each
candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the local agency
his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or
her statement included in the voter's pamphlet. In the event the
estimated payment is required, the estimate is just an
approximation of the actual cost that varies from one election to
another election and may be significantly more or less than the
estimate, depending on the actual number of candidates filing
statements. Accordingly, the clerk is not bound by the estimate
and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the candidate for additional
actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on the final
actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the clerk may require
the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the
event of overpayment, the clerk shall prorate the excess amount
among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30
days of the election.
Section 5: That the City Clerk shall provide each
candidate or the candidate's representative a copy of this
Resolution at the time nomination petitions are issued.
Section 6:
passage and adoption of
of original Resolutions
ATTEST:
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That the City Clerk shall certify to the
this Resolution and enter it into the book
of said City.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED
Sate of California
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
ON June 15, 1993,
MAY
I, JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution
No. 93 -52 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting there o hel ;on June 15, 1993.
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CITY CLERK, C,, Y OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
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