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THE CITY OF DIAI
/ADOPTING REGUL,
FOR ELECTIVE (
CANDIDATES' STA'
THE VOTERS AT A ;
HELD ON TUESDAY
ON NO. 2005- € 6
THE CITY COUNCIL OF
IOND BAR, CALIFORNIA,
►TIONS FOR CANDIDATES
FFICE PERTAINING TO
EMENTS SUBMITTED TO
IPECIAL ELECTION TO BE
JUNE 7, 2005.
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 candidate's statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. General Provisions.
Pursuant to Section 13307 of the Electl
elective office to be voted for at an election t(
may prepare a candidate's statement on ar
statement may include the name, age and oc
more than 200 words of the candidate's edgy
himself or herself. The statement shall not in(
or activity in partisan political organizations.
office of the City Clerk at the time the candidat
withdrawn, but not changed, during the period
next working day after the close of the nominat
Section 2. Foreign Language Policy.
)ns Code of the State of California, each candidate for
be held in the City of Diamond Bar on June 7, 2005,
appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The
Ovation of the candidate and a brief description of no
ration and qualifications expressed by the candidate
ude party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership
'he statement shall be filed in typewritten form in the
,'s nomination papers are filed. The statement may be
for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the
)n period.
A. Candidates' statements, pursua t to State law, may be translated and printed in
Spanish and included in the Sample Ballot an Voter Information Pamphlet, if requested and paid for
by the candidate.
B. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, in addition to English, the City
Clerk is required to translate candidates' statements and voter information into Chinese, Korean and
Spanish and have that information available.
C. The City Clerk shall arrange to
translated into Chinese, Korean and Spanish
however, the Sample Ballot and Voter Inform
include only those statements translated into
individual candidates.
have candidates' statements and voter information
end available upon request in the City Clerk's office,
ation Pamphlet mailed to all registered voters shall
Spanish which were requested and paid for by the
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Section 3. Payment.
A. The candidate shall be required
in the Sample Ballot and Voter Information
Spanish translation of his or her statement i
those costs will be borne by the candidate.
B. The candidate shall not be rec
statement into any foreign language as specifi
C. The City Clerk shall estimate the
candidates' statements filed pursuant to this sE
with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amende
in advance to the local agency his or her estim
statement included in the Sample Ballot and
approximation of the actual cost that varies
significantly more or less than the estimate,
statements. Accordingly, the City Clerk is not b
the candidate for additional actual expense or
cost. In the event of underpayment, the City C
the cost incurred. In the event of overpayment,
the candidates and refund the excess amount r)
Section 4. Additional Materials.
No candidate will be permitted to include
pay for the cost of printing the candidate's statement
'amphlet. if the candidate requests inclusion of a
the Sample Ballot and Voter Information Pamphlet,
red to pay for the cost of translating the candidate
I in Section 2B above.
Mal cost of printing, handling, translating and mailing
:tion, including costs incurred as a result of complying
, and require each candidate filing a statement to pay
ited pro rata share as a condition of having his or her
'oter Information Pamphlet. The estimate is just an
`rom one election to another election and may be
epending on the actual number of candidates filing
fund by the estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill
efund any excess paid depending on the final actual
erk shall require the candidate to pay the balance of
he City Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among
.id within 30 days of the election.
itional materials in the sample ballot package.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's representative a
copy of this resolution at the time nomination pa ers are issued.
Section 6. All previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for candidates'
statements are repealed.
Section 7. This resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on June 7, 2005, and
shall then be repealed.
Section 8. The City Clerk shall certify to
it into the book of original resolutions.
e passage and adoption of this resolution and enter
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on January 18, 2005.
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I, LINDA C. LOWRY, City Clerk of the City of
Resolution was passed, adopted and approv
Diamond Bar held on the �uiay of .�
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
amond Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Lary 2005 , by the following vote:
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ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:tsa
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: � .Al-
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ATTEST:
Linda C. Lowry, City' ererk�
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