CC RES 1977-093 RESOLUTION NO. 77-93
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGU-
LATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PER-
TAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE
AND THE COSTS THEREOF FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, THE
7TH DAY OF MARCH, 1978.
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, in-
cluding costs thereof; and
II/ 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 candidates' statements in Spanish if such were
not requested by the candidate but were required solely by reason of recent amend-
ments to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94-73, August 6, 1975) ;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER 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
the General Municipal Election to be held in the City of RANCHO PALOS VERDES on
the 7th day of March, 1978, 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. Such statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor
membership or activity in partisan political organizations. 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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the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. of 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 City Clerk
shall provide a Spanish translation of the candidate's statement, and make said
translation available to any registered voter requesting same.
SECTION 3.. That the City Clerk shall send to each voter with
the sample ballot, a voter's pamphlet which contains, in English, the statment of
each of those candidates who filed one. In addition, the City Clerk shall provide
a candidate's statement in Spanish to any registered voter requesting same.
SECTION 4. That each candidate filing a candidate's statement
shall be billed for the services rendered, a sum not greater than the actual prorated
costs of printing and handling and such bill shall be due and payable immediately
upon receipt thereof.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate's
representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 15th day of November , 19 77 .
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LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution
No.77-93 approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
at a meeting thereof held on the 15th day of November, 19 77
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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