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RESOI,UTION NO. 77-110
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING TO
MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE
COSTS THEREOF FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, THE 7TH DAY
OF MARCH, 1978
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of
California authorizes the governing body of any local agency to adopt
regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a
muncipal election, including costs thereof; and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Attorney General of the State
of California (No. CV, 76/5, May 6, 1976) that a candidate may not
be billed for the additional cost of preparing candidates' statements
in Spanish if such were not requested by the candidate but were re-
quired solely by reason of recent amendments to the Federal Voting
Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94-73, August 6, 1975);
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETEP~.4INE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That 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 Tustin on the 7th day of March, 1978, 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 two
hundred (200) words of the candidate's education and qualifications
expressed by the candidate himself. Such statement shall not
include party affiliation of the candidate, nor..membership or
activity in partisan political organization. Such statement
shall be filed in the office of tl]e 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withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomina-
tion papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the
close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. That in compliance with the recent amendments to
the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Iaw 94-73, August 6, 1975)
the City Clerk shall provide a Spanish translation of the candidate's
statement to each voter who has requested Spanish translations
and to be made available to anyone requesting the translations.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall send to each voter with
the sample ballot, a voter's pamphlet which contains the statement
of each candidate in Eng].ish and Spanish for those candidates
who have requested the translation pumsuant to law.
SECTION 4. That each candidate filing a candidate's state-
ment shall be billed for the services rendered, a sum not greater
than the actual...prorated costs of printing and handling and such bill
shall be due and payable immediately upon receipt thereof.
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SECTION 5. 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 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Resolution; shall enter the same in the book
of original Resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute of
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of
the City Council of sa.id City, in the minutes of the meeting at
which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of November, 1977.
MAYOR . /
ATTEST:
STATE OF ~%LIFOF~;IA)
,,COUI~TY OF OIb%,'.:GE ) SS
CITY OI? TUSTIN )
RUTll C. POE, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of %lie City
Council of tl~e City of Tustin, California, does hereby
certify that the whole number of the members of the City
Council of the City of 'Tustin is five; that the above and
foregoing Resolution No. 77-110 was duly and regularly
introduced, read, passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of thee City Council held on the 7th day of November,
1977, by the following vote-
AYES-
NOES'
ABSENT-
COUNCIL,'4EN '
COUNCIL~.~EN ·
COUNCILMEN -
SHARP, WELSH, EDGAR, SALTARELLI, SCHUSTER
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