HomeMy WebLinkAbout84-53 - General Municipal Election - 11-6-84RESOLUTION NO. 84 -53
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE, PERTAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO
THE ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS OF THE CANDIDATES
STATEMENT FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD IN THE CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6,
1984
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 can-
didates statement:
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISION. 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, to be held in the City of Newport Beach, on
November 6, 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 that 200 words of the candidate's educa-
tion 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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed during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 p.m. of
the next working day after the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall
provide a Spanish translation of the candidate's statement to be
• made available to anyone requesting the translation.
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
candidate's statement 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 state-
ment included in 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
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deposit.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each
candidate or the candidate's representative a copy of this Reso-
lution 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 the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the
book of original Resolutions.
ADOPTED this 11th day of June , 1984.
City Clerk
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