Resolution - 6800RESOLUTION NO. 6800
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY'COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES
FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED
TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS OF THE CANDIDATES STATE-
MENT 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 regu-
lations 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 WEST COVINA, 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 Califorina, each candidate for elective
office to be voted for at the General Municipal Election to be held in the
City of West Covina on Apri1,10, 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be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers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 PM of the next working day after the close of the nomination
period.
• SECTION 2. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall have all can-
didates' statements translated into Spanish and made available upon request.
A notation in English and Spanish will be printed on the voter's pamphlet
indicating its availability upon request through the City Clerk's Office.
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 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-Th.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 candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the election
to be held on April 10, 1984, and shall then be repealed.
• 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.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 12, 1983.
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ATTE T: . yor Kenneth I. Chappel
City Clerk Helene Moo y - 1 -
RESOLUTION NO. 6800
• I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 12th day of December, 1983, by the following vote of
the Council:
AYES: Tice, Tennant, Shearer, Bacon, Chappell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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City Clerk Helene A. Moo ey
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