CC RES 2020-030 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020.
WHEREAS, Section 13307 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 any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the
candidates' statements;
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 13307 of the
Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective office to be voted
for at an Election to be held in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes on November 3, 2020
may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk.
The 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. The statement shall not
include party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political
organizations. The statement shall be filed in typewritten form in the office of the City
Clerk at the time the candidate's nomination papers are filed. The 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withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00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: FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
a. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, the City is required to translate
candidates' statements into the following languages: Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean,
and Spanish.
b. Pursuant to state law, the City Clerk shall, at the request of the candidate,
provide a Spanish translation and printing of the candidate's statement in the English
version of the Voter Information Guide, at the expense of the candidate.
c. The County will print and mail a separate translated Voter Information
Guide, including the candidates' statements, for Los Angeles County-conducted elections
in the area where the City is located to those voters who are on the county voter file as
having requested a Voter Information Guide in Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, or
Spanish. The County will make the Voter Information Guide, including the candidates'
lan ua es
required available on the County's website,in the City'sg g at all vote
centers, and in the Election Official's office.
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SECTION 3: CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS AVAILABILITY. Pursuant to
California Elections Code Section 13313, the City Clerk shall have all candidates'
statements made available for public examination in the City Clerk's office for a period of
ten (10) calendar days immediately following the filing deadline for submission of those
documents.
SECTION 4: PAYMENT.
a. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidate's statement into English, and Spanish, if requested by the candidate, in the
English version of the Voter Information Guide.
b. The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of printing a separate
translated Voter Information Guide, including the candidates' statements, in Chinese,
Hindi, Japanese, Korean, or Spanish.
c. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating,
and mailing the candidates statements filed pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections
Code, including costs incurred as a result of complying with the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
as amended. The City requires each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the
City his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement
included in the Voter Information Guide. 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 City 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 City Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost
incurred. In the event of overpayment, the City Clerk shall prorate the excess amount
among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within thirty (30) days of the
election.
SECTION 5: MISCELLANEOUS.
a. All translations shall be provided by professionally-certified translators.
b. The statement of each candidate shall be printed in uniform type, style and
spacing.
c. The City Clerk shall comply with all recommendations and standards set
forth by the California Secretary of State regarding occupational designations and other
matters relating to elections.
SECTION 6: ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include
additional materials in the Voter Information Guide.
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SECTION 7: 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.
SECTION 8: All previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for
candidates' statements are repealed.
SECTION 9: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of June 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2020-30 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on June 2, 2020.
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