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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 The statement • may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nominations papers and until 5 :00 ;p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period. -1- 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. -2- ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 1986. ATTEST: J � .City C1-erk • -3- 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 • -3-