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RESOLUTION NO. 95-5746
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
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 7. 1995
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 7, 1995, 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 qualification 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may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00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. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
A. Pursuant to State law, the candidates statement must be translated and printed in
Spanish at the candidates' request.
B. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, the city may be required to translate candidates
statements into one or more of the following languages in addition to English: Spanish,
Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog.
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C. The City Clerk shall have translated only those statements into Spanish as requested
by the candidate and shall print Spanish translations of candidates who request printing in the
voters pamphlet pursuant to State law as specified in A. above. The City Clerk shall also have
translations made that may be required by the Voting Rights Act as specified in B. above..
SECTION 3. PAYMENT.
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates statement
in English.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate's
statement into Spanish, as specified in A. above, pursuant to State law.
3. The candidate shall also be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates
statement in Spanish, as specified in A. above, pursuant to State law.
The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and making
the candidates statements filed pursuant to this section, and shall 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. The required estimated payment
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 shall, 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 shall 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. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include
additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's
representative a copy of the Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
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SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for
candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on Tuesday,
November 7, 1995, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION S. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPR D),.OPTED OVI �,/27TH DAY OF JUNE, 1995.
the Gly-evm ii'and the City of Hermosa Beach
ATTEST:
City
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Elaine DoerIling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 95-5746 was duly and
regularly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Hermosa Beach at a Regular Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof
on June 27, 1995.
1*4010� The vote was as follows:
AYES:
Edgerton, Oakes, Reviczky, Mayor Bowler
NOES:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
Benz
Dated: June 29, 1995
Elaine Doerfling, Ci Cler