HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 92-059RESOLUTION NO. 92-�9
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCII. OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUFSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1992.
VVHEREAS, 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 Palm
Desert, California, as follows:
�ECTION: 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 3, 1992, may prepare a candidate's
statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The statement may include the
name, age, and occupadon 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 dme the candidate's nomination papers are filed. The statement may be withdrawn, but not
changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and unti15 p.m. of the next working day
after the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. SPAr1ISH 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, 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
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 nomination papers are issued.
�CTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for
candidates statements are repealed.
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�ECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on Tuesday,
November 3, 1992, 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 resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council ot the City of Palm
Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the 25� day of un , 1992, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYFS: Benson, Crites, Snyder, Wilson & Kelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RICHARD S. KELLY, MAYOR
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SHEILA R. GILLIGAN, CIT CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT', ALIFORIVIA
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