HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-264 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 90-264
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING TO MATERIALS
SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS OF THE
CANDIDATES STATEMENT FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD IN THE CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1990
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of
California provides that the governing body of any local agency adopt regula-
tions pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal elec-
tion, including costs of the candidates statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga on November 6, 1990, 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 descrip-
tion of no more than 200 words of the candidate's education and qualifications
expressed by the candidate himself or herself. 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Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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. A candidate may elect to have said
candidate statement translated into Spanish at an additional cost to be
determined by the Registrar of Voters.
SECTION 3: Additional Materials. No candidate will be permitted to
include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 4: Payment. The Registrar of Voters shall estimate the
total cost of printing, handling, translating, 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
Registrar of Voters shall bill each candidate for any cost in excess of the
deposit and shall refund within 30 days of the election any unused portion of
the 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.
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SECTION 6: That all previous resolutions establishing council policy
on payment for candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7: That this Resolution shall apply only to the election to
be held on November 6, 1990 and shall then be repealed.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 20th day of June, 1990.
AYES: Alexander, Brown, Buquet, Stout, Wright
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Dennis L. Stout, Mayor
ATTEST:
~lD~bra J. Ad~s, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed,
approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 20th day of
June, 1990.
Executed this 21st day of June, 1990 at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
D6bra J. ~F(lams, City Clerk