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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR, 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 8 2005.
WHEREAS, §13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that
the governing body of any local ag ncy adopt regulations pertaining to materials
prepared by any candidate for a mun cipal election, including costs of the candidates
statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESO VE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. General Provisions.
Pursuant to Section 13307 of tl
candidate for elective office to be v(
Diamond Bar on November 8, 200,1
appropriate form provided by the City
and occupation of the candidate and
the candidate's education and qualif
herself. The statement shall not
membership or activity in partisan polis
typewritten form in the office of the {
papers are filed. The statement may
for filing nomination papers and until 5
the nomination period.
Section 2. Foreign Language
A. Candidates' statements,
printed in Spanish and included in the
requested and paid for by the candidal
B. Pursuant to the Voting F
with the practices of the Los Angeles (
language equals 3 percent or more of
post a facsimile of an official sample
polling place and mail minority lar
requesting such material
Section 3. Payment.
Elections Code of the State of California, each
id for at an election to be held in the City of
may prepare a candidate's statement on an
erk. The statement may include the name, age
brief description of no more than 200 words of
itions expressed by the candidate himself or
clude party affiliation of the candidate, nor
3LI organizations. The statement shall be filed in
I Clerk at the time the candidate's nomination
withdrawn, but not changed, during the period
p.m. of the next working day after the close of
icy.
quant to State law, may be translated and
pie Ballot and Voter Information Pamphlet, if
lhts Act of 1965, as amended, and consistent
,unty Registrar/Recorder, if a qualifying minority
ting age residents the County will translate and
iallot in the qualified language in the affected
uage Ballot information Booklets to voters
A. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidate's statement in the Sample Ballot and Voter Information Pamphlet. If the
candidate requests inclusion of a Spanish translation of his or her statement in the
Sample Ballot and Voter Information Pamphlet, those costs will be borne by the
candidate.
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B. The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of translating the
candidate statement into any foreign lar guage as specified in Section 2B above.
C. The City Clerk shall estim,
and mailing candidates' statements f
incurred as a result of complying with tl
require each candidate filing a stateme
her estimated pro rata share as a cont
the Sample Ballot and Voter inforn
approximation of the actual cost that v,
may be significantly more or less than tl
candidates filing statements. Accordinc
and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the ci
any excess paid depending on the final
City Clerk shall require the candidate ti
event of overpayment, the City Clerk
candidates and refund the excess amoui
Section 4. Additional
to the total cost of printing, handling, translating
led pursuant to this section, including costs
e Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and
7t to pay in advance to the local agency his or
ition of having his or her statement included in
ation Pamphlet. The estimate is just an
.ries from one election to another election and
e estimate, depending on the actual number of
ly, the City Clerk is not bound by the estimate
ndidate for additional actual expense or refund
actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the
pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the
shall prorate the excess amount among the
t paid within 30 days of the election.
No candidate will be permitted to �nclude additional materials in the sample ballot
package.
Section 5. The City Clerk sh Il provide each candidate or the candidate's
representative a copy of this resolution at the time nomination papers are issued.
Section 6. All previous resoluti
candidates' statements are repealed.
Section 7. This resolution
November 8, 2005, and shall then be
establishing Council policy on payment for
I apply only to the election to be held on
!aled.
Section 8. The City Clerk shal� certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND
ON June 21, 2005.
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Wen Chang, Mayor
2005-34
I, Linda Lowry, City Clerk of the City of
foregoing Resolution was passed, adol
City Council of the City of Diamond Ba
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ATTEST:
da Lowry, City
)iamond Bar, do hereby certify that the
ted and approved at a regular meeting of the
held on the 21St day of June, 2005 by the
rrera, Tanaka,, Zirbes, IAPT/C'Connnor.
Chang