HomeMy Public PortalAbout14-107RESOLUTION NO. 14-107
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT
AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3,2015
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, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, 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
Carson on March 3, 2015, 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not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 6:00 p.m. of the next working day after the
close of the nomination period.
Section 2. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, the city is required to translate candidates
statements into the following languages: Spanish and Tagalog.
B. The Elections Official shall
1. Translations:
(a) Have all candidates statements translated into the languages specified in (A) above.
2. Printing:
(a) Print all translations of all candidates statements pursuant to (A). above, in facsimile
voter pamphlets
- facsimile voter pamphlets will be in Spanish and Tagalog.
(b) Print all translations of all candidates statements in the main voter pamphlet.
- the main voter pamphlet will be in English, Spanish and Tagalog.
(c) Have all translations made available upon request in the Office of the City Clerk.
Section 3. PAYMENT.
A. Translations:
1. The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidates
statement into any require foreign language as specified in (A) and/or (B) of Section 2
above pursuant to Federal and\or State law. *
Resolution No. 14-107 / Page 2 of 3
B. Printing:
I . The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement in
English in the main voter pamphlet.
2. The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement
in a foreign language required in (A) of Section 2 above, in the main voter pamphlet.
3. The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement
in a foreign language required by (A) of Section 2 above, in the facsimile voter pamphlet.
The Elections Official shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the
candidate's 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 cost 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 within 30 days of the election.
Section 4. MISCELLANEOUS.
A) All translations shall be provided by professionally -certified translators.
B) The Elections Official shall allow bold type, underlining, capitalization, indentations,
bullets, and leading hyphens to the same extent and manner as allowed in previous City
elections.
Q The Elections Official shall comply with all recommendations and standards set forth by
the California Secretary of State regarding occupational designations and other matters
relating to elections.
Section 5. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include additional
materials in the sample ballot package.
Section 6. That the Elections Official shall provide each candidate or the candidate's
representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
Section 7. That all previous resolutions establishing council policy on payment for candidates
statements are repealed.
Section 8. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on March 3, 2015 and
shall then be repealed.
Section 9. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and
enter it into the book of original resolutions.
Resolution No. 14-107 / Page 3 of 3
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 2 1 " day of October, 2014.
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Mayor Jim Dear
ATTEST:
City Clerk Donesia L.jGause
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney 461harn Wynder
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF CARSON
1, Donesia L. Gause, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the whole
number of members of the City Council is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 14-107
as duly and regularly adopted by said Council at a regular meeting duly and regularly held on the 21 st day
of October, 2014, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Dear, Santarina, Gipson, Davis -Holmes, and Santarina
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
City Clerk, City of Carson, California
City of Carson
Report to Mayor and City Council
October 21, 2014
New Business Consent
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 14-107, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES STATEMENTS FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION
Submitted by Donesia L. Gause, CMC App�oved by Nelson Hernandez
City Clerk City Manager
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The City Clerk has prepared Resolution No. 14-107 (Exhibit No. 1) for the
City's regulations to conform to the recommendation of Martin & Chapman Co.,
Election Consultants.
RECOMMENDATION
TAKE the following action:
1. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 14-107, "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES
STATEMENTS FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE'PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES
STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION. "
Ill. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
On October 16, 2012, the City Council adopted kesolution No. 12-105, which
adopted regulations for candidates statements who would apply at the next
ensuing election and at each municipal election thereafter.
V. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for the election and purchase order are included in the FY 2014/15 budget
in account number 01-30-000-003-6018.
V1. EXHIBITS
1. Resolution No. 14-107, Adopting Regulations for Candidates Statements.
(pgs. 3-5)
Prepared by4 Donesia L. Gause, City Clerk
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City of Carson Report to Mayor and City Council
October 21, 2014
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Reviewed by:
City Clerk
City Treasurer
Administrative Services
Public Works
Community Development
Community Services
Action taken by City Council
Date Action
RESOLUTION NO. 14-107
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT
AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3,2015
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, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, 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
Carson on March 3, 2015, 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 6:00 p.m. of the next working day after th
close of the nomination period.
Section 2. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, the city is required to translate candidates
statements into the following languages: Spanish and Tagalog.
B. The Elections Official shall
1. Translations:
(a) Have all candidates statements translated into the languages specified in (A) above.
2. Printing:
(a) Print all translations of all candidates statements pursuant to (A). above, in facsimile
voter pamphlets
- facsimile voter pamphlets will be in Spanish and Tagalog.
(b) Print all translations of all candidates statements in the main voter pamphlet.
- the main voter pamphlet will be in English, Spanish and Tagalog.
(c) Have all translations made available upon request in the Office of the City Clerk.
Section 3. PAYMENT.
A. Translations:
The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidates
statement into any required foreign language as specified in (A) and/or (B) of Section 2
above pursuant to Federal and\or State law.
,"'HIBIT N-0
Resolution No. 14-107 / Page 2 of 3
B. Printing:
I . The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement in
English in the main voter pamphlet.
2. The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement
in a foreign language required in (A) of Section 2 above, in the main voter pamphlet.
3. The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement
in a foreign language required by (A) of Section 2 above, in the facsimile voter pamphlet.
The Elections Official shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the
candidate's 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 cost 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 within 30 days of the election.
Section 4. MISCELLANEOUS.
A) All translations shall be provided by professionally -certified translators.
B) The Elections Official shall allow bold type, underlining, capitalization, indentations,
bullets, and leading hyphens to the same extent and manner as allowed in previous City
elections.
C) The Elections Official shall comply with all recommendations and standards set forth by
the California Secretary of State regarding occupational designations and other matters
relating to elections.
Section 5. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include additional
materials in the sample ballot package.
Section 6. That the Elections Official shall provide each candidate or the candidate's
representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
Section 7. That all previous resolutions establishing council policy on payment for candidates
statements are repealed.
Section 8. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on March 3, 2015 and
shall then be repealed.
Section 9. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and
enter it into the book of original resolutions.