HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2024-029RESOLUTION NO. 2024-029
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING
TO CANDIDATE STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of the City of Palm Desert
and Chapter 2.38 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code, a General Municipal Election shall
be held on November 5, 2024, for the election of member of the City Council for
Districts 1, 2, and 3 for full terms of four (4) years; and
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California
provides that the governing body of the local agency may adopt regulations pertaining to
materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the
candidate statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing Recitals are true and correct a nd are
incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Pursuant to Sections 13307 and 13308 of the California Elections Code, each
candidate for elective office to be voted for at the City of Palm Desert General Municipal
Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 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 the party affiliation of the candidate,
nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. In addition, the statement
shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate’s own personal background and
qualifications and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office
or to another candidate’s qualifications, character, or activities. The statement shall be
filed in typewritten form 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during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 a fter
the close of the nomination period.
The City Clerk is NOT permitted to edit any material contained in candidate
statements. Candidates are responsible for proofreading spelling, punctuation, and
grammar. Since the statement cannot be changed after it is submitted, it is important for
candidates to carefully prepare and proofread their statements.
SECTION 3. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
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Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidate statements will be
translated into all languages required by the County of Riverside. The County is required
to translate candidate statements into the following language(s): Spanish.
The County will print and mail voter information guides and candidate statements
to all voters in English and Spanish or the County will send voter information guides and
candidate statements in Spanish to only those voters who are on the county voter file as
having requested a voter information guide in a particular language. The County will
make the voter information guide and candidate statements in the required languages
available at all polling places, on the County’s website, and in the Election Official’s
office.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT.
The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate
statements into any required foreign language pursuant to federal and/or state law.
The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate
statement in English and any foreign language as required in the voter information
guide.
The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and
mailing the candidate’s statements filed pursuant to this section, including costs incurred
as a result of complying with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as amended), and require
each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the City, his or her estimated pro -
rata share as a condition of having the candidate statement included in the voter
information guide.
The estimate is just an approximation of the actual costs that varies from one
election to another election and may be significantly more or less than the estimate,
depending on the actual number of candidates filing statements. Accordingly, the City
Clerk is not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro-rata basis, bill the candidate for
additional actual expenses or refund any excess paid depending on the final actual cost.
SECTION 5. MISCELLANEOUS.
A) The City Clerk shall allow italics, underlining, and bullet points but shall not
allow bold font or ALL CAPS.
B) The City Clerk shall comply with all recommendations and standards set forth
by the California Secretary of State regarding occupational designations and
other matters relating to elections.
C) All translations shall be provided by professionally certified translators.
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SECTION 6. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS.
No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the voter
information guide.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk is directed to provide each candidate or the
candidate’s representative with a copy of this Resolution at the time nomination papers
are issued.
SECTION 8. All previous resolutions adopting regulations for candidate
statements are repealed.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution.
ADOPTED ON JUNE 13, 2024.
KARINA QUINTANILLA
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2024-029 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on June 13, 2024, by the
following vote:
AYES: HARNIK, KELLY, NESTANDE, TRUBEE, AND QUINTANILLA
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Desert, California, on ___________________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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