HomeMy WebLinkAbout24627RESOLUTION NO. 24627
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING
TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019.
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California
provides that the governing body of the local agency adopt regulations pertaining to
materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the
candidate statement.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated
herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each
candidate for elective office to be voted for at the City of Palm Springs General Municipal
Election to be held on November 5, 2019, may prepare a candidate's 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statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination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.
The City Clerk is NOT permitted to edit any material contained in candidate
statements. Candidates are responsible for proofreading spelling, punctuation, and
grammar. Since the statement cannot be changed after it is submitted, it is important for
candidates to carefully prepare and proofread their statements. Pursuant to the Palm Springs
Municipal Code §2.02.035, the City Clerk shall not cause to be printed or circulated any
statement which the City Clerk determines does not comply with the provisions of the
Elections Code. The City Clerk, in his or her sole discretion, after first attempting to consult
with the candidate, may strike or modify the portion or portions of the candidate statement
that is not in compliance and thereafter cause to be printed and circulated the candidate's
statement as redacted or modified. (Ordinance No. 1820, adopted May 15, 2013)
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SECTION 3. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidates statements will be translated
into all languages required by the County of Riverside. The County is required to translate
candidates statements into the following language(s): Spanish.
The County will print and mail voter information guides and candidates statements
to all voters in English and Spanish or the County will send voter information guides and
candidate statements in Spanish 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 make
the voter information guide and candidates statements in the required languages
available at all polling places, on the County's website, and in the Election Official's office.
SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS.
No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the voter
information guide.
SECTION 5. PAYMENT.
The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidates
statements into any required foreign language pursuant to Federal and/or State law.
The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidates
statement in English and any foreign language as required in the voter information guide.
The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and
mailing the candidate's 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 City, his or her estimated pro
rata share as a condition of having the candidate statement included in the voter
information guide.
The estimate is just an approximation of the actual costs 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 expenses or refund any excess paid depending on the final actual cost.
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SECTION 6. The City Clerk is directed to provide each candidate or the
candidate's representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nomination papers are
issued.
SECTION 7. All previous resolutions adopting regulations for candidate
statements are repealed.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS THIS 19th DAY OF JUNE, 2019.
David H. Ready, Esq., P
City Manager
ATTEST:
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%Wfiony J. M i ,
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
CERTIFICATION
ss.
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24627 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 19th day of June, 2019, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Holstege, Middleton, Roberts, Mayor Pro Tern Kors, and
Mayor Moon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this r1_"��`' day of —,To -a- , w<<.
kAwfiony J. eji C
City Clerk