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RESOLUTION NO. 10727
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDI~TES FOR THE
OFFICES OF COUNCIL AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
PERTAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE
AND COSTS THEREOF FOR THE APRIL 13, 1982 GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the general municipal election for the City of
Chula Vista will be held on April 13, 1982, and
WHEREAS, any candidate for the office of Council must
file no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 4, 1982, and
WHEREAS, at such time as nomination papers are taken out
by various candidates, said candidates may prepare a candidate's
statement on an appropriate form as provided by the City Clerk in
accordance with Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State
of California, including the name, age, occupation of said candi-
date and a brief description of no more than 200 words of the
candidate's education and qualifications, and
WHEREAS, in compliance with amendments to the Federal
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94-73, August 6, 1975), the
City shall pay the expense of translating the candidates'statement
into Spanish which translation shall be available in the office of
the City Clerk for anyone desiring to obtain a copy thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Chula Vista that the following regulations are adopted as
the regulations of the City of Chula Vista pursuant to Section
10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California:
1. Each candidate shall be allowed to prepare a candi-
date's statement on a form provided by the City Clerk of the City
of Chula Vista not to exceed 200 words in accordance with the
Elections Code provisions as set forth above.
2. The City does hereby accept the cost of translating
said candidates' statements which statement shall not be sent out
with sample ballots but will be available from the office of the
City Clerk or shall be distributed by the Registrar of Voters.
3. The City Clerk shall reject any statement which makes
references to partisan political affiliation and which does not
conform fully to the requirements of uniformity of size, darkness
and spacing of type and which contains any obscene, vulgar,
profane, scandalous, libelous or defamatory matter, or any
language which in any way incites, counsels, promotes or advocates
hatred, abuse, violence or hostility toward, or which tends to
cast ridicule or shame upon any person or group of persons by
reason of sex, race, color, religion or manner of worship, or any
language or matter the circulation of which through the mails is
prohibited by Congress.
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4. The City Clerk shall reject any candidate's statement
which is not printed in a unifonn print in the manner and custom
nonnally observed in the printing of the English language. There
shall be no italics, nor underscoring, nor capitalization of words
except as customarily observed. All candidates will be clearly
aware that the statements will be unifonn and identical in
printing style to that prepared by any other candidate.
5. The City Clerk is authorized to bill each candidate
providing a candidate's statement for the services set forth above
within fifteen days following the date on which the City Clerk
receives the actual cost breakdown of said printing and handling
of a candidate's statement.
6. The City Clerk is hereby empowered to proceed in Small
Claims Court as necessary to secure payment of any sum owing to
the City of Chula Vista by virtue of the services provided herein
fifteen days following the mailing of the charges levied with
respect to the candidate's statement.
7. These regulations shall apply equally to all
candidates.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of
Chula Vista is authorized and hereby directed to undertake all
other activities necessary to comply with the provisions set forth
above.
Presented by
Approved as to fonn by
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George D. Lindberg, City Attorney
ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 22nd day of December
198~, by the following vote, to-wit:
McCandliss, Scott, Cox, Gillow, Campbell
AYES:
Councilmen
NAYES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen None
City of Chula Vista
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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CITY OF CHULA VISTA)
I, , City Clerk of the
City of Chula Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above
is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 10727, and
that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED
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City Clerk
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