HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 067-18RESOLUTION NO. 06 7 - 18
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT AN ELECTION
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, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Bakersfield, 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 Bakersfield 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during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 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after
the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. PAYMENT. That all the candidates shall pay all costs in printing,
handling, translating and mailing the candidate's statements.
The City Clerk 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.
ORIGINAL
SECTION 5. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. That no candidate will be permitted
to include additional materials in the voter information guide.
SECTION 6. That the Bakersfield City Clerk 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 at the next ensuing municipal
election and at each municipal election after that time.
SECTION 10. That the Bakersfield City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the
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Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on JUN 0 6 2018
by the following vote:
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AYES COUNCILMEMBER : RIVERA, GONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, SULLIVAN. PARLOR
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CHRISTOPHER GERRY
ACTING CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: JUN 0 6 2018
KAREN GOH
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROI as to form:
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VIRG IA GE NARO
CITY ATTORNEY
of the City of Bakersfield
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