Resolution No. 5451
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RESOLUTIOH HO. 5451
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VER-
NON, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES
FOR ELECTIVE OFFI CE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATE-
MENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1988
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State
6 of California provides that the governing body of any local agency
7 adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any can-
8 didate for municipal election, including costs of the candidates'
9 statements.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
11 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section
the Elections Code of the State of California, each can-
14 didate for elective office to be voted for at an Election to be
15 held .in the C~ty of Vernon (on April 12, 1988) may prepare a
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candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City
Clerk.
The statement may include the name, age, and occupation of
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the candidate and a brief description of no more that 200 words of
the candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the can-
didate himself or herself. The statement shall not include party
affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in par-
tisan political organizations.
The statement shall be filed in
the office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's nomina-
tion 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The statement may be withdrawn, but not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 nomina-
tion period.
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SECTION 2: SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall have
and printed in the voters pamphlet only the candidates'
of those candidates who request translation and print-
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translated
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statements
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ing.
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SECTION 3 : ADDITIONAL MATERIALS.
permitted to include additional materials
package.
No candidate will be
in the sample ballot
SECTION 4: PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the
total cost including a ten percent (10%) administrative cost of
printing, handling, translating, and mailing the candidates state-
ments filed pursuant to the Elections Code, and require each c,an-
didate 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 can-
didate 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 apply at the next
ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election after
that time.
SECTION 8 : The City Clerk of the City of Vernon is
hereby directed to certify to the passage of this resolution
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of January, 1988.
ATTEST:
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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2 COUNTY OF .LOS ANGELES )
3 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
4 Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
5 Resolution No. 5451 , was duly adopted by the City Council
6 of the City of Vernon, and was approved by the Mayor of said
7 City at a regular meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday,
January 5
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BRU ~E V. MAL - NHOR . ity Clerk
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