HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-49 - Candidates for Elective OfficeRESOLUTION NO. 86 -49
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNC I L OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING
• REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE'S STATEMENTS SUBMITTED
TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1986
WHEREAS, Section 10012 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
statements;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: General Provisions. That pursuant to Sec-
tion 10012 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 Newport Beach on November 4, 1986 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• may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing
nominations papers and until 5 :00 ;p.m. of the next working day
after the close of the nomination period.
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Section 2. Spanish Language. The City Clerk shall have
• translated and printed in the voter's pamphlet only the
candidate's statements of those candidates who request
translation and printing.
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 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 candidate's statements are
repealed.
Section 7. That this resolution shall apply at the next
ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election after
that time.
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ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 1986.
ATTEST:
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.City C1-erk
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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.
ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 1986.
ATTEST:
J �
.City C1-erk
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