HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 90-063 RESOLUTION N0. 9(�§,�
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CpUI�ICII� pg THE C1Ty OF PALM DESIItT,
CALIFORNL4, ADOPTII+TG REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR E�.ECrIVE
OFFICE PIItTAINING TO CANDIDATES STpT�� SLJg��Ep TO Tf�
VOTERS AT AN EI.ECITON TO BE HII..D pN TiJF,SDAY, NOVIII�IBIIt 6, 1990.
VVHERF.AS, 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, THIItEFORE, BE TT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, as follows: �
SECTION: 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 an Election to be held in the City of Palm Desert on Tuesday, November 6, 1990, 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 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the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 p.m.of the next working day after the close
of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. SPAIVISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall have translated and
printed in the voters parnphlet only the candidates statements of those candidates who
request translation and printing, the expense for which shall be borne by the candidate.
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, 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 prorate
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 elecdon 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 nomination papers are issued.
�;,,, SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment
for candidates statements are repealed.
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�ECT'ION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
Tuesday, November 6, 1990, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resoludons.
PASSID, APPROVED, and ADOPTF� by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the 14th day of Iune• 19�Q, by the
following vote, to wit: •
AYES: Benson, Kelly, Snyder, Wilson & Crites
NOES: None �
ABSEN'T: None
ABSTAIN: None
BUFO . CRITFS, MAYOR ,,,,,,
ATTFST:
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SHEILA R. GI LIGAN ITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DES T, CALIFOItNIA
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