Resolution 12795CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12795
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
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 candidates
statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA,
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 in the City of Alameda may prepare a
candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City
Clerk. 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The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period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. on the next
working day after the close of the nomination period.
Section 2. That the candidate shall be required to pay for
the cost of printing the candidate's statement. The City Clerk
shall require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance
to the local agency a deposit of $100.00 as a condition of having
his or her statement included in the voter's pamphlet. The actual
cost varies from one election to another election and may be
significantly more or less than the deposit, depending on the
actual number of candidates filing statements. Accordingly, the
Clerk is not bound by the deposit 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 Clerk may require the candidate to pay the
balance of the cost incurred. In the event of overpayment, the
Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and
refund the excess amount paid.
Section 3. 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 4. That this Resolution shall apply at the next
ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election after
that time.
Section 5. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of
original resolutions.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council
of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 2nd
day of July , 1996, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Arnerich, Mannix and
President Appezzato - 3.
NOES: Norte.
ABSENT: Councilmember Lucas - 1.
ABSENTENTIONS: Councilmember DeWitt - 1.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 3rd day of July , 1996.
Diane"': .V Felsch. City C 'erk
City of Alameda