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RESOLUTION NO. 4691
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, 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, THE 11TH
DAY OF APRIL, 1978.
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of Lhe SLaLe 01
California authorizes the governing body of any local agency to adopt
regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal
election, including costs thereof; and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the'Attorney General of the State of
California (No.CV 76/5, May 6, 1976) that a candidate may 'not be billed for
the additional cost of preparing candidates statements in Spanish if such were
not requested by the candidate but were required solely by reason of recent
amendments to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94-73, August
6, 1975);
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 10012 of the Elections Code of
'the State of California, each candidate for elective office to be voted for
at the General Municipal Election,to be held in the City of Arcadia'on the 11th
day of April, 1978, may prepare,a candidate's statement on an appropriate form
provided by the City Clerk. Such statement may include the name, age and
occupation of the candidate and a brie( description of no more than two hundred
(200) words' of the candidate I s education and qualifications expressed by the
candidate himself. Such statement shall not include party affiliation of the
candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations.
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Such statement 'shall be filed in the offic'e of the City Clerk at the time the
candidate's nomination papers are filed. Such statement may be withdrawn, but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. That in compliance with the recent nmendmentR to the
Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94-73, August 6, i975) the City
Clerk shall provide a ,Spanish translation of the candidate's statement to
anyone requesting the translations.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall send to each voter with the
sample ballot, a voter's pamphlet which contains the statement of each candidate
in English and Spanish for those candidates who have requested the translation
pursuant to law.
SECTION 4. That each candidate filing a candidate's statement shall
be billed for the services rendered, a sum not greater than the actual prorated
costs of printing and handling and such bill shall be due and payable
immediately upon receipt thereof.
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.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a
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regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 6th
day of December,l977, by the affirmative vote of at least three Council
Members, to wit:
AYES:
Counc~l Kembers GiIb, ~~uber, M~rgett, ?~~r~ ~nd s~elid
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 6th day of December, 1977.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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