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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-07-09; City Council; Resolution 2002-197t , I s 1c 11 12 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-197 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 5,2002 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 5,2002, 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:OO p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.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. 1 I t s 1c 11 li 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 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 filing fee, candidates may process a petition-in-lieu by acquiring four signatures for each $1 .OO of the filing 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:OO 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 5, 2002, and shall then be repealed. Page 2 of 3 of Resolution No. 2002-197 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 9th day of JULY ,2002, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Hall NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Nygaard CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor ATTEST 3 Page 3 of 3 of Resolution No. 2002-197