78-008RESOLUTION N0. 78R-8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM,
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, includ-
ing 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 ANAHEIM, 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 Anaheim on the 11th 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 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Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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. 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.
SECTION 3. That the '',City Clerk shall send to each voter with the
sample ballot, a voter's pamphlet ~+thich contains the statement of each candidate
in English and Spanish pursuant to law.
K~ 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 for the English version only, and such bill shall
be due and payable no later than seven (7) days after said bills are received by
the candidate.
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SECTION 5. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
send said bills by certified mail.
SECTION 6. That the City Council finds and determines that no
materials, other than the voters pamphlet containing the candidate's statement,
shall be sent to voters with the sample ballot.
SECTION 7. 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 8. 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 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 AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of January, 1978.
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THE CITY 0~' ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
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C TY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 78R-8 was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting provided by law, of the City Council of the City of Anaheim held on
the 3rd day of January, 1978, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Seymour, Kott, Roth and Thom
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said
Resolution No. 78R-8 on the 3rd day of January, 1978.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Anaheim this 3rd day of January, 1978.
CITY CLERK OF THE C OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 78R-8 duly passed and adopted
by the Anaheim City Council on January 3, 1978.
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CITY CLERK