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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2024-17RESOLUTION NO. 2024-17 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 5, 2024. 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, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER 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 Diamond Bar on November 5, 2024 may prepare a candidates' 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.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. ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION. Pursuant to Section 13307(c) of the California Elections Code, the governing body of the City of Diamond Bar authorizes the preparation of candidate statements for nonpartisan elective office for the purpose of electronic distribution. Candidates will prepare statements for electronic distribution pursuant to Section 13307(a) of the Elections Code. A statement prepared pursuant to this subdivision shall be posted on the internet website of the County Elections Official. Pursuant to Section 13307.7(a) of the Elections Code, candidates shall provide payment of the requisite fee to cover the duties and procedures set forth in Sections 13307(b) and (d) of the Elections Code. Section 3. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY. A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidates' statements will be translated into all languages required by the County of Los Angeles. B. The County will print and mail voter information guides and candidates' statements to only those voters who are on the county voter file as having requested a voter information guide in a particular language. The County will Resolution No. 2024-17 make the voter information guides and candidates' statements in the required languages available at all vote centers, on the County Is website, and in the Election Official's office. Section 4. PAYMENT. A. Translations: 1. The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidates' statement into any required foreign language as specified in (A) and/or (B) of Section 2 above pursuant to Federal and\or State law. B. Printing: 1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates' statement in English in the main voter pamphlet. 2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates' statement in Spanish, in the main 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 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 City 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 City Clerk may require the 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 5. MISCELLANEOUS. A. All translations shall be provided by professionally -certified translators. B. The City Clerk shall allow bold type, underlining, capitalization, indentations, bullets and/or leading hyphens to the same extent and manner as allowed in previous City elections. 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. Resolution No. 2024-17 Section 6. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the voter information guide. Section 7. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued. Section 8. That all previous resolutions establishing council policy on payment for candidates' statements are repealed. Section 9. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on November 5, 2024 and shall then be repealed. Section 10. That the City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions, and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of June, 2024. CITY OF DIAMOND BAR St,�rf Liu,,JMayor ATTEST: I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk for the City of Diamond Bar, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar at a regular meeting held on the 4th day of June, 2024, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS ChouLowTyMPT/TengM None None None Kristina Santana, City Clerk