HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-034 Candidate RegulationsRESOLUTION NO. 2022-34
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Whereas, §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 optional candidate statement; and,
Whereas, Section 13307(b) of the California Elections Code states that the Statement of
each candidate shall be printed in type of uniform size and darkness, and with uniform spacing;
and,
Whereas, the City Clerk is responsible for enforcing formatting requirements that exceed
those acceptable by the County and wishes to streamline the review process by imposing limits
relating to the format of candidate statements to block format, and prohibit Bolding, Capitalized
Words, Italics, Underlining and Bullets. The City Clerk has final sign-off and approval of all
candidate statements for elected city offices.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. General Provisions. That pursuant to §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 Lake Elsinore on Tuesday, 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 The statement may be withdrawn,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 shall require each candidate filing a statement to pay a deposit in advance,
as a condition of having his or her statement included in the voters' pamphlet.
Section 2. Foreign Language Policy.
A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidate statements will be translated into all
languages required by the County of Riverside. The County is required to translate candidate’s
statements into the following languages: Spanish.
B. The County will print and mail sample ballots and candidate statements to all voters in English
and Spanish. The County will make the sample ballots and candidates statements in the required
languages available at all polling places, on the County’s website, and in the City Clerk’s
Department for the City of Lake Elsinore.
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Section 3. Payment.
A. Translations:
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate’s statement
into any required foreign language as specified in (A) and/or (B) of Section 2 above
pursuant to Federal and\or State law.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate’s statement
into any foreign language that is not required as specified in (A) and/or (B) of Section 2
above, pursuant to Federal and\or State law, but is requested as an option by the
candidate.
B. Printing:
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate’s statement in
English in the main voter pamphlet.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate’s statement in
a foreign language required in (A) of Section 2 above, in the main voter pamphlet.
3. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate’s statement in
a foreign language requested by the candidate per (B) of Section 2 above, in the main voter
pamphlet.
4. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate’s statement in
a foreign language required by (A) of Section 2 above, in the facsimile voter pamphlet.
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 local agency his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition
of having his or her statement included in the voter’s pamphlet. An estimated payment is required
and the estimate is just an approximation of the actual cost 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 expense or refund any excess paid
depending on the final actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the City Clerk may require the
candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of overpayment, the City Clerk
shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within
30 days of the election.
Section 4. Miscellaneous.
A) All translations shall be provided by professionally-certified translators.
B) The City Clerk shall allow underlining, capitalization and bullets to the same extent and
manner as allowed in previous City elections.
C) The City Clerk shall comply with all recommendations and standards set forth by the California
Secretary of State regarding occupational designations and other matters relating to elections.
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Section 5. Additional Materials. No candidate will be permitted to include additional
materials in the sample ballot package.
Section 6. 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 7. That all previous resolutions establishing council policy on payment for
candidate statements are repealed.
Section 8. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on November 8,
2022, and shall then be repealed.
Section 9. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
Passed and Adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake
Elsinore, California, this 26th day of April 2022.
Timothy J. Sheridan
Mayor
Attest:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Candice Alvarez, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2022-34 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California,
at the Regular meeting of April 26, 2022 and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Magee, Tisdale, and Manos; Mayor Pro Tem Johnson; and Mayor
Sheridan
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
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