HomeMy Public PortalAbout83-079 (06-21-83)RESOLUTION NO. 83 -79
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD,'CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING TO
MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE
COSTS THEREOF FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,
1983
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, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section
10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each candi-
date for elective office to be voted for at the General Municipal
Election to be held in the City of Lynwood on November 8, 1983, may
prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by
the City Clerk. Such statement may include the name, age and occupa-
tion of the candidate and a brief description of no more than 200 words
of the candidate education and qualifications expressed by the candi-
date himself. Such statement shall no.t include party affiliation of
the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organi-
zations. Such statement shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk
at the time the candidate's nomination papers are filed. Such state-
ment may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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 provide
a Spanish translation of the candidate's statement to be included in
the Voter's Pamphlet and mailed with the sample ballot.
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 Election Code, and require each candi-
date 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 on 21st of June ,
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ATTEST:
ANDREA L. HOOPER, City Clerk
City of Lynwood
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
4 Cy A torney
LU IS A. THOMPSON, M7,, or
City of Lynwood
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
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I, the undersigned, Citv Clerk of the Citv of
Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the
21st day of JUNE 1983.
AYES: COUNCILMEN BYORK, GREEN, MORRIS, ROWE, THOMPSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
City Clerk, City of Lynwood
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