Resolution - 9389RESOLUTION NO. 9389
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR
ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO
THE VOTERS AT THE MARCH 4, 1997
GENERAL MUNICIPAL 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 the
candidates statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, 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 of March 4, 1997 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withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and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 pm of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include
additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling
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 rats
share as a condition of having his or her statement included in the voter's
pamphlet. The estimate is hereby set at $350.00. The City Clerk shall bill each
candidate for any cost in excess of the deposit or shall refund after the election
any unused portion of the deposit.
SECTION 4. LANGUAGE TRANSLATION. The City Clerk shall have all candidate
statements translated and made available in the following languages: Spanish,
Chinese, and Tagalog. The cost for translating shall be borne by the City.
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. That this resolution shall apply only to the
March 4, 1997 election and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall develop and insert a notation into the sample ballot
indicating that a) the content of the candidate statements have not been verified
and b) the typesetting matches the original statement as filed.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution.
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RESOLUTION NO. 9389
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on November 5, 1996.
Ma or Michael,R. Touhey
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 thereof held on the 5th day of November, 1996 by the following vote of the Council:
McFadden, Wong, Touhey
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City Clerk Janet Berry