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Resolution No. 2024-XXX Page 2 of 3 Section 3. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall provide the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the candidate statements filed pursuant to this resolution, 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 their pro rata share as a condition of having their statement included in the voter information guide. The City 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 City Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of overpayment, the City Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days following receipt of an invoice from the County of Orange for election services rendered. The Orange County Registrar of Voters has provided the following estimated cost of translating, posting, printing, handling, and mailing of 200 -word candidate statements for candidates for elective office in the City of Santa Ana: Position Printed in Voter Information Guide and Posted Online Posted Online Only Mayor $1,560.16 $509.82 Ward 1 Councilmember $731.33 $509.82 Ward 3 Councilmember $703.11 $509.82 Ward 5 Councilmember $652.67 $509.82 Section 4. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot package/voter information guide. Section 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate’s representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating papers are issued. Section 6. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment for candidate statements are repealed. Section 7. That this Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on November 5, 2024. Section 9. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. ADOPTED this ____ day of June, 2024. City Council 35 – 10 6/4/2024