Resolution - 8434RESOLUTION NO. 8434
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR.CANDIDATES
• FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
APRIL 10, 1990
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 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 California, each candidate for elective office
to be voted for at an election to be heldin the City of West Covina on April
10, 1990, 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 candi-
date's education and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or her-
self. 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed,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 pm of the next
working day after the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. SPANISH LANGAUGE The City Cerk shall have translated and
printed in the voters pamphlet only the candidates statements of those candi-
dates who request:translation and printing. The cost of translating and type-
setting the Spanish version shall be borne by the candidate.
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 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 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 only to the election to
be held on April 10, 1990 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 11, 1989.
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Mayor Robert Bacon
ATTEST:
City Clerk Janet Berry
I, JANET BERRY, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council
of West Covina at a regular meeting of the Council held on the llth day of
December, 1989, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Tarozzi, McFadden, Manners, Lewis, Bacon
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
City Clerk Janet Ber
APPROVED AS TO FORM: -
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