RES-11097 Regulations For Candidate StatementsRESOLUTION NO. 11097
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE'S STATEMENTS
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018.
WHEREAS, Section 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 candidate's statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section 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 Orange on November 6, 2018 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 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not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.
SECTION 2. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidate's statements will be translated
into all languages required by the County of Orange. The County is required to translate
candidate's statements into the following languages: Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.
B. The County will mail separate sample ballots and candidate's statements in Spanish,
Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese to only those voters who are on the county voter file as having
requested a sample ballot in a particular language. The County will make the sample ballots and
candidate's statements in the required languages available at all polling places, on the County's
website, and in the Election Official's office.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT.
A. Translations
The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate
statement into any required foreign language as required in (A) of Section 2
above, pursuant to Federal and /or State law.
B. Printing
The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate
statement in the main voter pamphlet in a foreign language, as required in (A) of
Section 2 above.
The Chief 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. In the event the estimated
payment is required, 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 Chief 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
Chief Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of
overpayment, the Chief Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and refund
the excess amount paid.
SECTION 4. MISCELLANEOUS. The Chief 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.
SECTION 5. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to
include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 6. That the Chief 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 this Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
November 6, 2018.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
Resolution No. 11097 2
ADOPTED this 12th day of June 2018.
Tere a E. Smith, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
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Mary E. ity Clerk, Orange
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF ORANGE
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12 day of June 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Alvarez, Whitaker, Smith, Murphy, Nichols
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Mary E. City Clerk i y nge
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