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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed;, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5 :00 p. m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.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 ' ,Al 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) II. � �_ -/- / 3 a?., -, - ��, Mayor of the- City o-f—E-1 Segundo, a i orma. -2- 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 1/'7 City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California (SEAL)