HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 087-90 CandidateStatementRESOLUTION NO. 87 - 90
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT AND ISE COSIS I~ER[O[ FOR
THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH
THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1990
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California specifies
that the local agency for that election shall determine whether a charge shall be levied
against the candidate for the Candidate's Statement and whether or not the limitation on
words for such statement shall be increased from 200 to 400 words; and
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California further
provides that a written statement of the regulations with respect to charges for handling,
packaging and mailing shall be provided to each candidate or his/her representative at the
time the nomination papers are received.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does
hereby adopt the following regulations pertaining to the Gener. al Municipal Election to be
held in the City of Dublin on November 6, 1990:
Section 1. Pursuant to Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of
California, each candidate for elective office to be voted for at the General Municipal
Election to be held in the City of Dublin on November 6, 1990, may prepare a candidate's
statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. Such 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. Such statement shall not include the party affiliation of the candidate nor
membership or activity in partisan political organizations. Such statement shall be filed
in the Office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's nomination papers are filed.
Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination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. Spanish Language. That in compliance with amendments to the Federal
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 54-73, August 6, 1975), a Spanish translation of the
candidate's statement shall be made available to anyone requesting the translations.
Section 3. Payment. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing,
handling, translating and mailing the candidate's statement filed pursuant to the
Elections Code, and require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance his/her
prorata share as a condition of having his/her statement included in the voter's pamphlet.
The City Clerk shall bill each candidate for any cost in excess of the deposit and shall
refund any unused portion of any deposit.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's
representative with a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June, 1990.
AYES: Councilmembers Hegarty, Jeffery, Snyder, Vonheeder and Mayor Moffatt
NOES: None
ABSENT: None