HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2022-C42RESOLUTION NO.2022-C42
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
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 8, 2022.
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 candidate's 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 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 Azusa on November 8, 2022 may prepare a candidate's
statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk or Chief Deputy 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 the 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 that 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the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
candidate's statements into the following languages: Spanish
B. Pursuant to State Elections Code Section 13307 (b), the candidate's statement must
be translated and printed in the voters pamphlet in any language at the candidates
request.
C. The City Clerk or Chief Deputy City Clerk shall:
1. Translations:
(a) have all candidates statements translated into the languages specified in (A)
above.
(b) have translated those statements into the languages as requested by the
candidate in (B) above.
2. Printing:
(a) print all translations of all candidates' statements in the main voter
pamphlet. The main voter pamphlet will be in English and Spanish.
(b) have all translations made available upon request in the office of the City
Clerk.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT.
A. Translations:
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidates'
statement into any required foreign language as specified in (A) and/or (B) of
Section 2 above pursuant to Federal andlor State law.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidates'
statement into any foreign language that is not required as specified in (A)
and/or (B) of Section 2 above, pursuant to Federal andlor State law, but is
requested as an option by the candidate.
B. Printing:
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate's
statement in English in the main voter pamphlet.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates
statement in a foreign language required in (A) of Section 2 above, in the main
voter pamphlet.
3. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate's
statement in a foreign language requested by the candidate per (B) of Section 2
above, in the main voter pamphlet.
The City Clerk or Chief Deputy City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing,
handling, 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 City Clerk or Chief Deputy 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 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 4. MISCELLANEOUS.
A. All translations shall be provided by professionally -certified translators.
B. The City Clerk or Chief Deputy 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 5. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to
include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk or Chief Deputy City Clerk shall provide each
candidate or the candidate's representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating
petitions are issued.
SECTION 7. That all previous Resolutions establishing council policy on payment for
candidates' statements are repealed.
SECTION 8. That this Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
November 8, 2022, and shall then be 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 6th day of June, 2022.
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Robert Go ales
Mayor
ATTEST:
Jeffr e Cornejo, Jr
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2022-C42 was duly adopted by the City
Council, at a regular meeting of said Agency held on the 61h day of June, 2022, by the following vote of the
Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, ALVARES, AVILA, MENDEZ, BECKWITH
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
J e a ce Cornej o,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Best, Bet & Krieger, P
City Attorney
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