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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-056
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT THE RECALL
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010 TO DETERMINE IF
COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS BUCKLEY SHALL BE
RECALLED OR REMAIN IN HIS CURRENT ELECTED
POSITION
WHEREAS, California Elections Code Section 13307 provides 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's statement;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMIE
AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY. This Resolution shall apply only
to the Special Runoff Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.
All previous resolutions establishing Council Policy on payment for Candidate
Statements are repealed.
SECTION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Pursuant to California
Elections Code Section 11307, each candidate for elective office to be voted on in
the Recall Special Municipal Election scheduled to take place on Tuesday,
February 23, 2010 may prepare a candidate's statement for submission to 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 as expressed by the candidate. The statement shall not include party
affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political
organizations. The statement shall be filed 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but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 closing of the nomination period.
SECTION 3. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
(a) Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, the City may be required to
translate candidates' statements into the following language: Spanish
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(b) The City Clerk shall cause all candidates' statements translated
into Spanish at no charge to the candidates.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT.
(a) The candidate shall be required to pay a filing fee of $25.00
when nomination papers are pulled.
(b) If the candidate chooses to prepare an optional Candidate's
Statement of 200 words, the estimated charge is $850.00. This cost has been
established by the Riverside County Registrars of Voters and includes printing the
candidate's statement in the voter's pamphlet along with related handling and
mailing charges. Excess funds received will be reimbursed or insufficient funds will
be requested when the final cost have been determined after the election.
SECTION 5. No candidate will be permitted to include
additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk will provide each candidate with a
copy of this Resolution at the time nomination papers are pulled.
SECTION 7. It is agreed by the City Council this Resolution
shall apply ONLY to the Recall Special Municipal Election of Thomas Buckley and
shall automatically be rescinded 60 days after the completion of this election
process.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 27, 2009.
Mayor Robe"agee
City of Lake Elsi re, California
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ATTEST:
Debora Thomsen, CMC City Clerk
City of Lake Elsinore, California
APPROVED TO FORM:
Barbar Zeid Leibold, City Attorney
City o Lake Elsinore, California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SS
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
I, Debora Thomsen, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 2009-056 was adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lake Elsinore, California, at a regular meeting held on the 27 h day of October, 2009,
and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Bhutta, Hickman, Magee, Melendez.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Buckley.
ABSTAIN: None.
EXECUTED this 301h day of October, 2009, at the City Clerk's office of
Lake Elsinore, California.
Debora Thomsen, CMC, City Clerk
City of Lake Elsinore, California