HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-06-27; City Council; Resolution 2000-206I
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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-206
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, 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 7,200O
WHEREAS, Section 13307 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
candidate’s statements;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section 13307 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 Carlsbad on November 7,2000, 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 two hundred (200) words of the candidate’s education and qualifications
expressed by the candidate herself or himself. The statement shall not include any party
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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not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 and until 5:00 p.m. of the next
working day after the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. SPANISH LANGUAGE. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, all
candidates’ statements shall also be translated into Spanish.
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SECTION 3, ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be 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 her or his actual prorata share
of costs for printing, handling, mailing the candidate’s statements, and for the cost of the
Spanish translation. Such bill shall be due and payable immediately upon receipt
thereof.
SECTION 5. Each candidate shall pay a $25.00 fee at the time the nomination
papers are filed with the City Clerk. In lieu of the $25.00 tiling fee, candidates may
process a petition-in-lieu by acquiring four signatures for each $1 .OO of the tiling fee. A
total of 100 signatures of registered voters in the City shall replace the $25.00 filing fee.
Petitions-in-lieu must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m., on
July 28, 2000.
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 this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
November 7,2000, and shall then be repealed.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City
Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 27 th day of June ,2000, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Hall, Finnila, Nygaard, and Kulchin.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
v” CiiUiE A. LEWIS, Mayor Y -
ATTEST:
-WINE b. WOOD, City Clerk
(SEAL)