Resolution - 2013-32RESOLUTION NO. 2013-32
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 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013
WHEREAS, §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 WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. ;
That pursuant to §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 West Covina on
November 5, 2013, 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 affil',;iation 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 the candidate's nomination
papers are filed. The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period.`rof filing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 Voting Rights Act, all Candidates statements are required to be
translated into certain languages as required by the County of Los Angeles. j
B. Pursuant to State law, the Candidate's statement may, at the Candidate's re 'quest, be
printed in the English sample ballot pamphlet in English and Spanish only. it
C. The County of Los Angeles Elections Division shall
1) Have translated all Candidates Statements in the languages specified in (a)
above.
2) Translate, print and mail separate sample ballots and candidates statements
in the languages specified in (a) above to voters who have requested such
translated material.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT
A. Each Candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the Candidate's
Statement in English and for the cost of printing the Candidate's Statement in
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Spanish, in the English voter pamphlet, if so requested as specified in (b) of Section
2 above.
B. The Candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of translating the
Candidate's Statement into any required foreign language as specified is (a) of
Section 2 above. f
C. The Candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the Candidate's
Statement in a foreign language required by (a) of Section 2 above, in the facsimile
voter pamphlet (fully translated sample ballot booklet).
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The Los Angeles County Elections Division shall provide the City Clerk with an estimate of the
total cost of printing, handling, translating and mailing the Candidate's statement filed pursuant
to this section and require each Candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the City Clerk
his/her estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his/her statement included in the voter's
pamphlet.
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 County Elections Division and the City Clerk
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are 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 City,Clerk shall require the Candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred
and in the event of overpayment, the City Clerk shall refund the excess amount paid within 30
days of the election.
SECTION 4. No Candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the
sample ballot package.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each Candidate or the Candidate's
representative a copy of this resolution at the time the nominating papers are issued.
SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing council policy on payment for
the Canapers Statement are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
November, 2013, 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.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this lth day of June 2013
ayor Shelley Sanderson
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City Clerk Laurie Carrico'
I, LAURIE CARRICO'-CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do 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 4th day of June, 2013, by the following vote
of the City Council:
AYES:
Herfert,
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
McIntyre, Sotelo, Sykes, Sanderson`.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ttorney XtWld Alvarez-Glasman
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City Clerk Lurie Carrico.
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