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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-02-02; City Council; 6893; General Municpal ElectionouiBtra.a. o oo C\\ . OF CARLSBAD — AGENL . BILL AB# L>?CI3 MTG. DEPT. 2/2/82 CC. TITLE: GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION June 8, 1982 DEPT. HP. aJ?x> CITY ATTYV'^ CITY MGJ^J^ RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. (t adopting regulations for candidates with any desired modifications, and reaffirm the $25.00 filing fee. ITEM EXPLANATION: On January 12, 1982, Council adopted Ordinance No. 1242 changing the date of the City's General Municipal election to coincide with the date of the statewide primary election. The ordinance was approved by the Board of Supervisors and became effective on January 19, 1982. On January 20, 1982, the notice of the change of election date was mailed to every registered voter in the City of Car 1 s bad . The date of the next Municipal election is June 8, 1982, and the nomination period for that election is from February 16, 1982 to March 12, 1982. If the incumbent of an office does not file, the nomination period will extend for 5 days - to March 17, 1982. In preparation for the nomination period, Council needs to adopt regulations for candidates. The attached Resolution has been pre- pared in accordance with past Council actions. However, Council may change the regulations on three matters if they desire: 1. The length of candidates statements may be OR a 400 word maximum. 200 word maximum The Council may require the candidate to pay his pro-rated share of printing candidate statements in Spanish OR the City would pay for the Spanish printing. The Council may require candidates to pay their pro-rated printing cost in advance when they file OR after the actual printing is finished and upon receipt of a bill. The Registrar of Voters Office indicates a candidate's cost for printing a candidate's statement (using 200 words) would be as follows: English Only: English & Spanish $154.50 225 .00 General Municipal Election Page 2 Agenda Bill A final issue for consideration is the filing fee. In accordance with Section 22843 of the Election Code, a filing fee not exceeding $25.00 may be required. The attached resolution provides for 200-word statements, billing candidates after printing is complete, and billing for only the English printing. Council may make any changes they desire. EXHIBITS; 1. Resolution No. ^ 7<T^ adopting regulations for candidates. FISCAL IMPACT: If the City pays for printing the Spanish translation of candidate statements not exceeding 200 words each, it will cost approximately $70.50 per candidate statement. The remainder of the cost will be born by candidates. RESOLUTION NO. 6782 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 2 OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING 3 TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND COSTS THEREOF. 4 WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the 5 State of California provides that the governing body of any 6 local agency adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared 7 by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs 8 thereof; 9 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 10 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE 11 AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: 12 SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to 13 : Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California, 14 each candidate for elective office to be voted for at any 15 General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Carlsbad 16 . ' may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form 17 provided by the City Clerk. Such statement may include the 18 name, age and occupation of the candidate and a brief 19 description of no more than two hundred (200) words of the 20 candidate himself. 'Such statement shall not include party 21 affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in 22 partisan political organizations. Such statement shall be filed 23 in the office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's 24 nomination papers are filed. Such statement may be withdrawn, 25 but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers 26 . . and until 5:00 P.M. of the next working day a'fter the close of 27 the nomination period. 28 3 •1-1 •i/ SECTION 2'. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City clerk shall provide a Spanish translation of the candidate's statement to be made available to any voter upon request, -and shall so indicate . its availability in the Voter's Pamphlet. K SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be6 f permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot package. SECTION 4; PAYMENT. 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 up on 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. SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in •\Q the book of original resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute of passage and adoption thereof in the records of the 20 proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the minutes of 21 the meeting at which time the same is passed and adopted. 22 // 23 // 24 '// 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 2nd day of February t 1982, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Msnbers Packard, Casler,.Anear, Lewis arid Kulchin NOES: None ABSENT: None RONALD C. PACKARD, Mayor ATTEST: AXETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City/Clerk (SEAL) 3.