94-130 RESOLUTION NO. 94R-130
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT
AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1994.
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 of the candidates statement;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM, 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 an Election to be held in the City of Anaheim on
November 8, 1994 may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form
provided by the City Clerk. The 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
himself or herself. The statement shall not include partisan affiliation of
the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations.
The statement shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the time the
candidate's nomination papers are filed. The statement may be withdrawn, but
not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers until 5:00 p.m. of
the next working day after the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
A. Pursuant to State Law the candidate's statement must be
translated and printed in Spanish at the candidates request (and expense).
B. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act the City and County are
required to translate candidate's statements into the following languages in
addition to English: Spanish, Vietnamese. c. The City Clerk shall
1. Have all candidates statements translated into the languages
specified in (B) above.
2. Have all translations made available upon request in the Office of
the City Clerk, and the Registrar of Voters, County of Orange.
3. Print any foreign language translations of candidates who request
printing in the voters pamphlet.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT
1. The candidate shall be required to pay the cost of printing the
candidates' statement in English.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay the cost of printing the
candidates's statement in a foreign language if requested.
SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted
to include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 5. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost
of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the oandidates statements filed
pursuant to the Election Code including the costs incurred as a result of
complying with the voting Rights Act of 1965 (as amended), 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. In
the event the estimated payment is required, the estimate is just an
approximation of the actual cost which varies from one election to another
election and may be significantly more or less than the estimate, depending on
the actual number of candidates filing statements. Accordingly the Clerk is
not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the candidate for
additional actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on the final
actual cost. In the event of overpayment the clerk shall prorate the excess
amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days of
the election.
SECTION 6. 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 7. That all previous resolutions establishing council
policy on payment for candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON JUNE 28, 1994.
ATTES'~:
CITY CLERK OF, THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
No. 94R-130 was Introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council
held on the 28th day of June, 1994, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: I"eldhaus, Simpson, Hunter, Pickler, Daly
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: r~one
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution No. 94R-130 on
the 29th day of June, 1994.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto ,set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Anaheim
this 29th day of June, 1994.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL., City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original
of Resolut!on No. 94R.-130 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim on June
28, 1994.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM