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Home My WebLink AboutRES-24-7439 (ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE)Page 1 of 3 RES-24-7439 CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH RESOLUTION NO. RES-24-7439 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE STATEMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024 WHEREAS, Section 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’ statements. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section 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 Hermosa Beach on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 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 the party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. The statement shall be filed in typewritten form to 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.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. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY. A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidate statements will be translated into all languages required by the County of Los Angeles. The County may be required to translate Hermosa Beach candidates’ statements into one or more of the following languages: Spanish Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese and/or others. B. The County will print and mail sample ballots and candidate statements to all voters in English and will mail separate sample ballots and candidate statements in other qualified languages to only those voters who are on the County voter file as having requested a sample ballot in a particular language. DocuSign Envelope ID: D1F0A3DD-7B9B-49F0-8EF3-C53EA993CB88 Page 2 of 3 RES-24-7439 The County will make sample ballots and candidate statements in the required languages available at all vote centers, on the County’s website, and in the City Clerk’s office. SECTION 3. PAYMENT. A. Translations. 1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate’s statement into any required foreign languages as specified in (A) and/or (B) of Section 2 above, pursuant to Federal and/or State law. 2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate’s statement into any foreign language that is not required as specified in (A) or (B) of Section 2 above, pursuant to Federal and/or State law, but is requested as an option by the candidate. B. Printing. 1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate’s statement in English in the main voter pamphlet. 2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate’s statement in a foreign language required in (A) of Section 2 above in the main voter pamphlet. 3. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate’s statement in a foreign language requested by the candidate per (B) of Section 2 above, in the main voter pamphlet. 4. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate’s statement in a foreign language required by (A) of Section 2 above in the facsimile voter pamphlet. 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 shall require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the City his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement included in the voter’s pamphlet. 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 City Clerk is not bound by the estimate and shall, on a pro rata basis, bill the candidates for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid, depending on the final actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the City Clerk shall require the DocuSign Envelope ID: D1F0A3DD-7B9B-49F0-8EF3-C53EA993CB88 Page 3 of 3 RES-24-7439 candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of overpayment, the City 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 City Clerk shall allow boldface type, underlining, capitalization, and leading dashes/hyphens in the statement, to the same extent and manner as allowed in previous City elections. Words/acronyms to be printed in boldface type, underscored and/or CAPITALIZED must be clearly indicated and shall not exceed 25 words. C. The City Clerk 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. The City Clerk shall provide to each candidate or the candidate’s representative a copy of this Resolution at the time the nominating petitions are issued. SECTION 7. All previous Resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for candidates’ statements are repealed. SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; shall cause the same to be entered among the original resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceeding 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 this 11th Day of June 2024. __________________________________________________________________________ Mayor Justin Massey PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, CA ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________________________________ __________________________________ Myra Maravilla, Patrick Donegan, City Clerk City Attorney DocuSign Envelope ID: D1F0A3DD-7B9B-49F0-8EF3-C53EA993CB88 State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss ) City of Hermosa Beach June 18, 2024 Certification of Council Action RESOLUTION NO. RES-24-7439 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE STATEMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024 I, Myra Maravilla, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. RES-24-7439 was duly approved and adopted by the City Council of said City at its regular meeting thereof held on the 11th day of June 2024 and passed by the following vote: AYES: MAYOR MASSEY, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE FRANCOIS, COUNCILMEMBERS SAEMANN, DETOY and JACKSON NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE ________________________________ Myra Maravilla, City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: D1F0A3DD-7B9B-49F0-8EF3-C53EA993CB88