Resolution No. 5236
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RESOLUTION NO. 5236
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VERNON, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING
TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
APRIL 8, 1986
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, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant t.o
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 Vernon on April 8, 1986, 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 party affiliation of the candidate, nor
membership or acti.vity in partisan political organizations. The
statp-ment shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the
time the candidate's nominati.on 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may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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.
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SECTION 2: SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall have
translated and printed in the voters pamphlet only the candidates
statements of those candidates who request translation and
printing.
SECTION 3: ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will
be permitted to include additional materials in the sample
ballot package.
SECTION 4: PAYMENT. The City Cler~ shall estimate the
total cost, including a ten percent (10%) administrative cost,
of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the candidates
statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code, 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. The City Clerk shall bill each
candidate for any cost in excess of the deposit or shall refund
within 30 days of the election any unused portion of the
deposit.
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'all previous resolutions establishing
council policy on payment for candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7: That this resolution shall a.pply at the
next ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election
after that time.
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SECTION 8: That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon
shall certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon
and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 1985.
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~ LEONIS C. MALB G" Mayor
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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4 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
5 Vernon, do hereby
6 Resolution No. 5236 , was duly adopted by the City
the City of Vernon, and was approved by the Mayor of
an adjourned
at 'wi regular meeting of the City Council
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City
Clerk
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