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Section 3. PAYMENT. <br /> The City Clerk shall provide the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and <br /> mailing the candidate statements filed pursuant to this resolution, including costs incurred <br /> as a result of complying with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as amended), and require <br /> each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the local agency their pro rata <br /> share as a condition of having their statement included in the voter information guide. The <br /> City Clerk is not bound by the estimate, and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the candidate <br /> for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on the final actual <br /> cost. In the event of underpayment, the City Clerk may require the candidate to pay the <br /> balance of the cost incurred. In the event of overpayment, the City Clerk shall prorate the <br /> excess amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days <br /> following receipt of an invoice from the County of Orange for election services rendered. <br /> The Orange County Registrar of Voters has provided the following estimated cost <br /> of translating, posting, printing, handling, and mailing of 200-word candidate statements <br /> for candidates for elective office in the City of Santa Ana: <br /> Position Printed in Voter Posted Online Only <br /> Information Guide and <br /> Posted Online <br /> Mayor $1,564.85 $461.46 <br /> Ward 2 Councilmember $616.35 $461.46 <br /> Ward 4 Councilmember $661.32 $461.46 <br /> Ward 6 Councilmember $624.09 $461.46 <br /> Section 4. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. <br /> No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot <br /> package/voter information guide. <br /> Section 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate's <br /> representative a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating papers are issued. <br /> Section 6. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on payment <br /> for candidate statements are repealed. <br /> Section 7. That this Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on <br /> November 3, 2026. <br /> Section 8. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by <br /> the City Council and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this <br /> Resolution. <br /> ADOPTED this day of June, 2026. <br /> Resolution No. 2026-XXX <br /> Page 2of3 <br />