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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25010RESOLUTION NO. 25010 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 8, 2022. 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 8, 2022, 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the .period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.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) Resolution No. 25010 Page 2 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 t-he 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. Resolution No. 25010 Page 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) CITY OF PALM SPRINGS) CERTIFICATION ss. I, MONIQUE M. LOMELI, Interim City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. 25010 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 261h day of May 2022, by the following vote: AYES: Garner, Holstege, Kors, Middleton, Woods NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand City of Palm Springs, California, this 74 day of Mon Inter affixed the official seal of the M. L`dmeli, CMC Clerk Resolution No. 25010 Page 3 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 26th DAY OF MAY 2022. Justin ifton City Manager ATTEST: Monique M. Lomeli, CMC Interim City Clerk