HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 7836RESOLUTION NO. 7836
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
7391, RELATING TO ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
AT AN ELECTION.
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 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 an Election to be held in the City
of Azusa 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
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 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The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for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. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall have
translated and printed in the voters pamphlet ONLY the candidates state-
ments of those candidates who request translation and printing.
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 candidates
statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code, and require each candi-
date 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 or 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 candidates 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 Citv Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolu-
tions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of December,
1985.
MAYO AZUSA, CALIFORNIA
I HEREBY CERTIFY
adopted by the City Council of
thereof, held on the 16th day
of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
that the foregoing resolution was duly
the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting
of December, 1985, by the following vote
CRUZ, COOK, CAMARENA, LATTA, MOSES
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