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RESOLUTION NO. 7391
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING TO
MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE
COSTS OF THE CANDIDATES STATEMENT FOR THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY ON
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1984.
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 any candidate for
a municipal election, including costs of the candidates statement;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
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 Azusa on April 10, 1984, 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 200 words of the candidate's
education and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or
herself. 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be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination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. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall provide
a Spanish translation of the candidate's statement to be inlcuded in the
Voter's Pamphlet and mailed with the sample ballot to each voter in
said City, in compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be
permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the
total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the
candidate's statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code, 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. The City Clerk shall bill each candidate for any cost
in excess of the deposit and shall refund within 30 days of the election
any unused portion of the deposit.
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.
SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing
Council policy on payment for cadidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply at the next
ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election after that time.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original
resolutions.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of January,
1984.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting
thereof, held on the 3rd day of January, 1984, by the following vote
of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CRUZ, COOK, CAMARENA, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE