HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 95-053RESOLUTION NO. 95-53
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL 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 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1995
WHEREAS, § 13307 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:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS, That pursuant to §13307 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 November 7, 1995, 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 any 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withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m.
of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2, SPANISH 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 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 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.
RESOLUTION NO. 9
SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for
candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on Tuesday,
November 7, 1995, 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 of the City of Palm
Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the 22nd day of June, 1995, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: KELLY, SNYDER, SPIEGEL, CRITES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: BENSON
ABSTAIN: NONE
WALTER H. SNYDER, MAYS PRO TEM
ATTEST:
SHEILA R. GILLIGAN, C Y CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESE , CALIFORNIA