HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2022-003RESOLUTION NO. 2022-003
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD TUESDAY,
JUNE 7, 2022
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California allows each
candidate for elective office to prepare a candidate’s statement of no more than 200 words, on a
form provided by the elections official; and
WHEREAS, Section 13307 requires the elections official to include the written statements
of each candidate in the voter information guide, with a Spanish translation in some instances; and
WHEREAS, Section 13307 permits the governing body of any local agency to estimate the
total cost of printing, handling, translating, mailing, and electronically distributing these
candidates’ statements, and to require each candidate filing such a statement to pay in advance his
or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement included in the voter
information guide.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California,
each candidate for elective office running in the general municipal election to be held in the City
of Chula Vista on Tuesday, June 7, 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 the
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 during normal business hours, as posted,
no sooner than Monday, February 14, 2022 and no later than Friday, March 11, 2022. The
statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the stated period and until 5:00 p.m. on
Monday, March 14, 2022.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating,
and mailing the candidates’ statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code, 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 his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition
of having his or her statement included in the voter information guide. The estimate shall be an
approximation of the actual cost and may be significantly more or less than the estimate.
Accordingly, the City is not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill each candidate
for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on the final actual cost.
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SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate, or the candidate’s
representative, with a copy of this resolution at the time his or her nomination papers are issued.
SECTION 4. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the voter
information packet.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC Glen R. Googins
City Clerk City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 11th day of January 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Galvez, McCann, Padilla and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2022-003 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 11th day of January 2022.
Executed this 11th day of January 2022.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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