Resolution Number 08-05-20-04RESOLUTION NO. 08-05-20-014
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES
STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT ELECTIONS TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008
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, BE IT RESOLVED,
SECTION 1. General Provisions: That pursuant to Section 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 San Juan Capistrano on November 4, 2008
may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk.
The statement may include the name 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 an electronic format approved by the City Clerk, 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withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:30
p.m. of the next working day, after the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. Foreign Language Policy: a) Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights
Act, the City is required to translate candidates' statements into Chinese, Korean,
Spanish, and Vietnamese languages:
a. The City Clerk shall have all candidates statements translated into languages,
as specified above, and
b. Print all translations of all candidate statements in the voters' pamphlet.
SECTION 3. Payment: 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. The estimated payment is just an
approximation of the actual cost that varies from one election to another election any
may be significantly more or less than the estimate, depending on the actual number of
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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
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excess paid, depending on the final actual cost. In the event of an 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 receiving an invoice for the costs from
the Orange County Registrar of Voters.
SECTION 4. Additional Materials: No candidate will be permitted in include
additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTIONS. 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 6. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment
for candidates' statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply at the next ensuing municipal
election and at each municipal election after that time.
SECTION 8. That the City clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution
PASSED, APPROVED AND
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
ON ITHE ;,I�" day of May 2008.
EXPEAJ
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I, MARGARET R. MONAHAN, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 08-05-20-04 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held the 20th day of May 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER:
ABSENT: CO NI ME Bly{I ER:
A A ET R. MONAHAN, City Clerk
Allevato, Nielsen, Hribar, Uso and Mayor Soto
None
None
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