HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 82-084RESOLUTION NO. 82-84
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE, PERTAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE
COSTS THEREOF FOR THE GENERAL MUIVICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID
CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1982.
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 thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, as follows:
SECTION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section 10012 of the
Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective office to be voted
for at the Genera! Municipa! Election to be held in the City of Palm Desert on November
2, 1982, may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City
Clerk. Such 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 herself/himself. Such statement shall not
include party affiliation of the candidate nor membership or activity in partisan political
organizations. Such statement shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the time
the candidate's nomination papers are filed. Such statement may be withdrawn, but not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. That in compliance with the Federal Voting
Rights Act of 1965 Public Law 94-73, August 6, 1975), the City Clerk shall provide a
Spanish translation of the candidate's statement (to be included in the Voter's Pamphlet
and mailed with the Sample Ballot) to each voter, as required.
SECTION 3: ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to
include additional materials in the Sample Ballot package.
SECTION 4: PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing,
handling, translation, and mailing of the candidate's 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
and shall refund any unused portion of any 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 the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution, shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of said City, and shall
make a Minute of Passage and Adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the
City Council of said City, in the Minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and
adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, on this 24th day of June, 1982, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: McPherson, lVewbrander, Puluqi, Snyder b� Wilson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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