HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-83 - General Municipal Election - 11-2-82RESOLUTION NO.. 82 -83
. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING REGULA-
TIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE,
PERTAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE
ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS THEREOF FOR THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID
CITY ON TUESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1982
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the
State of California authorizes the governing body of any local
agency to adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by
any candidate for a municipal election, including costs thereof;
and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Attorney General of
the State of California (No. CV 76/5,, May
didate may not be billed for the addition,
candidates' statements in Spanish if such
the candidate but were required solely by
ments to the Federal Voting Rights Act of
August 6, 1975);
6, 1976) that a can-
al cost of preparing
were not requested by
reason of recent amend -
1965 (Public Law 94 -73,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport
Beach does hereby RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE and ORDER as
follows:
priate form provided by the City Clerk. Such statement may in-
clude the name, age and occupation of: the candidate and a brief
description of no more than two hundred (200) words of the
SECTION 1.
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 the 2nd day of
•
November, 1982, may prepare
a candidate's statement on an appro-
priate form provided by the City Clerk. Such statement may in-
clude the name, age and occupation of: the candidate and a brief
description of no more than two hundred (200) words of the
candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the
candidate himself. 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 Such statement may be withdrawn,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. That in compliance with the recent amend-
ments to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94 -73,
August 6, 1975) the City Clerk shall provide a Spanish transla-
tion of the candidate's statement to be made available to anyone
requesting the translation.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall send to each
voter with the sample ballot, a voter's pamphlet which contains
the statement of each candidate in English (and Spanish for those
candidates who have requested the translation) pursuant to law.
SECTION 4. Each candidate filing a statement shall pay
to the City in advance his or her pro rata share of the total
cost of printing, handling, translating and mailing the
candidates' statements per the local agency's estimates. In the
event of overpayment, the Clerk shall prorate the excess amount
among the candidates and refund the excess amount within 30 days
of the election.
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 the City Clerk
shall certify to the
passage and adoption
of this Resolution;
shall enter the same in
the book of original Resolutions of said City and shall make a
minute of passage and adoption therecf in the records of the
2
proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the minutes of
the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
ADOPTED this 14th day of June , 1982.
is
R- 4G- 2Election6
•
91