CC RESOLUTION 28199 RESOLUTION NO. 2819
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE, PERTAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED
TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS THEREOF.
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of
California authorizes the governing body of any local agency to adopt regula-
tions 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 6, 1976) that a candidate may not be billed
for the additional cost of preparing candidates' statements in Spanish if such
were not requested by the candidate but were required solely by reason of
recent amendments to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law
94 -73, August 6, 1975);
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE,
DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
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 may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by
the City Clerk. Such statement may include 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 candi-
date himself. Such statement shall not include party affiliation of the candi-
date, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. Such
statement shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the time the candi-
date'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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but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 amendments to the
Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94 -73, August 6, 1975) the City
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SClerk shall provide a Spanish translation of the candidate's statement
to be made available to anyone requesting the translations.
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.
i� SECTION 4. That each candidate filing a candidate's statement
shall be billed for the services rendered, a sum not greater than the actual
prorated costs of printing and handling and such bill shall be due and payable
immediately upon receipt thereof.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate
or the candidate's representative a copy of this resolution at the time nomina-
ting 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 reso-
lutions of said City; and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof
in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the minutes
of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
:PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 15th day of November
, 1977.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(SEAL)
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Mayor of the- City o-f—E-1 Segundo, a i orma.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES . ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, VALERIE A. BURROWES - City Clerk of the
City of El Segundo, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
iwhole number of members of the City Council of the said City
is five; that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2819
was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved
and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City
Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council
held on the .15th day of November 1977
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Bue, Rockhold, Van Vranken
and Mayor Balmer
NOES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen Nagel
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID
CITY this 22n, d day of November , 1977
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City Clerk
of the City of El Segundo, California
(SEAL)