HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 02-068RESOLUTION NO. 02-68
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 5, 2002
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 candidate's statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER 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 Tuesday, November 5, 2002, 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 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during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 after the
close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing,
handling, translating, and mailing the candidates' 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 local
agency his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement
included in the voter's pamphlet. In the event the estimated payment is required, 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 Clerk is not bound by the
estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the candidate for additional actual expense or
refund any excess paid, depending on the final actual cost. In the event of underpayment,
the Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event
of overpayment, the Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and
refund the excess amount paid.
RESOLUTION NO. 02-68
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include
additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 4. 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 5. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment
for candidates' statements are repealed.
SECTION 6. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
Tuesday, November 5, 2002, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 7. 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 27t'' day of June, 2002, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, SPIEGEL, and KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: CRITES
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
SHEILA R. GILL GAN,/CI7Y CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT', CALIFORNIA
R;CHARD S. KEL Y MAYO5/
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