HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4343 RESOLUTION NO. 4343
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,
JUNE 5, 1984.
WHEREAS, Section 10012 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
thereof:
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 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 June 5, 1984, 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 200 words of
the candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the candidate. Such
statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership
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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for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. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall have Spanish printed
candidate statements available. Cost for preparation of bilingual statement
shall be borne by the individual candidate.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include
additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing,
handling, and mailing the candidate's statements filed pursuant to the Elections
Code, and require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance his or her
pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement included in the voter's
pamphlet. The City Clerk shall bill each candidate for any cost in excess of the
deposit and shall refund any unused portion of any deposit.
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.
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 Resolutions of said
City; and shall make 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.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of January, 1984.
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ATTEST: 4ob r G. Coack, Mayor
C ty Cle
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on the 10th day
of January, 1984, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Jackman, Barb, Davila, Quinn, Cormack
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: U Council Members: None
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