HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3484 RESOLUTION NO. 3484
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR
ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO
THE ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS THEREOF FOR THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY,
THE 11TH DAY OF APRIL, 1978.
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 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 amend-
ments to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94 -73, August 6, 1975);
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY, 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 at the
General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Downey on the llth day of
April, 1978, 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 candidate himself.
Such statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor member-
ship 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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the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 amendments to the Federal
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94 -73, August 6, 1975) the City Clerk shall
provide a Spanish translation of the candidate's statement (to be included in the
Voter's Pamphlet and mailed with the sample ballot) (to each voter in said City)
(to each voter who has requested Spanish translations) (and 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)
(and Spanish) pursuant to law.
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 nominating petitions
are issued.
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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 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 13th day of Decemb-r , 1977 .
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Rich. d M. Jennings, Mayor
ATTEST:
RobArt L. Shand, City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the
City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on the
13th day of December, 1977, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Miller, Greene, Jackman, Scotto, Jennings
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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Robert L. Shand, City Clerk
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