CC RESOLUTION 5181RESOLUTION NO.5181
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT
AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020.
The City Council of the City of EI Segundo resolves as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. Section § 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 candidates' statement.
SECTION 2. General Provisions. 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 EI Segundo on March 3, 2020 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 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for
filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the
close of the nomination period.
SECTION 3. Foreign Language Policy,
A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidates' statements will be
translated into all languages required by the County of Los Angeles. The
County is required to translate candidate's statements into the following
languages: Spanish.
B. The County will print and mail voter information guides and candidates
statements to all voters in Spanish or The County will mail separate voter
information guides and candidates statements in Spanish to only those
voters who are on the county voter file as having requested a voter
information guide in a particular language. The County will make the voter
information guides and candidates statements in the required languages
available at all vote centers, on the County's website, and in the Election
Official's office.
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SECTION 4: Payment,
A. Translations:
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the
candidates statement into any required foreign language as specified
in subsections A and/or B of Section 3 above pursuant to Federal
and\or State law.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the
candidates statement into any foreign language that is not required
as specified in subsections A and/or B of Section 3 above, pursuant
to Federal and\or State law, but is requested as an option by the
candidate.
B. Printing:
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidates statement in English in the main voter pamphlet.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidates statement in a foreign language required in subsection A
of Section 3 above, in the main voter pamphlet.
3. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidates statement in a foreign language requested by the
candidate per subsection B of Section 3 above, in the main voter
pamphlet.
4. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidates statement in a foreign language required by subsection A
of Section 2 above, in the facsimile voter pamphlet.
The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating,
and mailing the candidate's statements filed pursuant to this section,
including costs incurred as a result of complying with the Voting Rights Act
of 1965 (as amended), and require each candidate filing a statement to pay
in advance to the local agency his or her estimated pro rata share as a
condition of having his or her statement included in the voter's pamphlet. In
the event the estimated payment is required, 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 clerk
is 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 clerk may require the
candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of
overpayment, the clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the
candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days of the election.
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SECTION 5: Miscellaneous,
A. All translations shall be provided by professionally -certified translators,
B. The City Clerk shall allow (bold type) (underlining) (capitalization)
(indentations) (bullets) (leading hyphens) to the same extent and manner
as allowed in previous City elections.
C. The City Clerk shall comply with all recommendations and standards set
forth by the California Secretary of State regarding occupational
designations and other matters relating to elections.
SECTION 6: Additional Materials. No candidate will be permitted to include
additional materials in the voter information guide.
SECTION 7: 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 : All previous resolutions establishing council policy on payment for
candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION g: This resolution shall apply at the next ensuing municipal election
and at each municipal election after that time.
SECTION 16: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
SECTION 11: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption
and remain effective unless repealed or superseded.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED RESOLUTION ;;dna, 5181 5th day
of November 2019.
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ATTEST:
Tracy Weave City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
CERTIFICATION
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I, Tracy Weaver, City Clerk of the City of EI Segundo, California, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Resolution No. 5181 was duly passed, approved and adopted by said City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 5th day of November, 2019, approved and signed by the
Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk, by the following vote:
AYES:
Mayor Boyles, Mayor Pro Tem Pirsztuk Council Member Brann, Council
Member Nicol, Council Member Pimentel
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this 7t" day of November,
2019.
T cy Weaver, City Clerk
Of the City of EI Segundo,
California