CC RESOLUTION 5495RESOLUTION NO. 5495
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATE
STATEMENTS FOR CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY'S
NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
The City Council of the City of El Segundo resolves as follows:
SECTION 1: California Elections Code Section § 13307 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. Candidate Statement Distribution Options. Pursuant to California Elections
Code §§ 13307(a) and § 13307(c), each candidate for elective office to be voted for at an
Election to be held in the City of El Segundo on November 5, 2024 may prepare a
candidate's statement to either be: (i) printed in the hard copy sample ballot/voter guide;
or (ii) electronically distributed on the website of the Los Angeles County ("County")
Elections Official. Each candidate must select either the printed ballot guide option or the
electronic distrubution option, but not both. 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statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination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, candidate statements will be translated
into all languages required by the County of Los Angeles. The County is required
to translate candidate statements into the following languages: Spanish.
B. The County will print and mail voter information guides and candidate statements
to all voters in Spanish or the County will mail separate voter information guides
and candidate statements in Spanish to only those voters who are on the County's
voter roll or other files as having requested a voter information guide in a particular
language. The County will make the voter information guides and candidate
statements in the required languages available at all vote centers, on the County's
website, and in the election official's office.
SECTION 4: Payment.
A. Translations:.
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1. The candidate must pay for the cost of translating the candidate statement into
any required foreign language as specified in Section 3 above pursuant to
federal and\or state law.
2. The candidate must pay for the cost of translating the candidate statement into
any foreign language that is not required as specified in Section 3 above,
pursuant to federal and\or state law, but is requested as an option by the
candidate.
B. Printing/Online Options:
1. If online/electronic candidate statement is selected, the candidate must pay the
cost of electronic distribution to be posted on the Internet website of the County
Elections Official
2. If printed option is selected, the candidate must pay the cost of printing the
candidate's statement in English in the main voter pamphlet.
3. The candidate must pay the cost of printing the candidate's statement in a
foreign language required in subsection A of Section 3 above, in the main voter
pamphlet.
4. The candidate must pay the cost of printing the candidate's statement in a
foreign language requested by the candidate per subsection B of Section 3
above, in the main voter pamphlet.
5. The candidate must pay the cost of printing the candidate's statement in a
foreign language required by subsection A of Section 3 above, in the facsimile
voter pamphlet.
The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of online submission, printing, handling,
translating, and mailing/distributing the candidate 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 online of the County Elections Official website or 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 professional, 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 authorized
representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
SECTION S: All previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for
candidate statements are repealed.
SECTION 9: This Resolution shall apply at the next ensuing municipal election and at
each municipal election after that time.
SECTION 10: This Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on November 5,
2024 and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 11: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution
and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
SECTION 12: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption and
remain effective unless repealed or superseded.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON THE 4th day of June, 2024,
ATTEST;
Tracy Weaver, dity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MARK D. HE LEY, CITY ATTORNEY
Cam'
Mark D. Henly, City Attorney
, Mayor
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Tracy Weaver, City Clerk of the City of El 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. 5495 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by said City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 4t" day of June, 2024, approved and signed by the Mayor,
and attested to by the City Clerk, by the following vote:
AYES:
Mayor Boyles, Mayor Pro
Council Member Baldino
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Council Member Giroux
ABSTAIN:
None
Tern Pimentel, Council Member Pirsztuk, and
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this day of June, 2024.
TrPly Weaver, City Clerk
of the City of El Segundo,
California