HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-024 - Candidate Statement Regulations for Election on November 5, 2024RESOLUTION NO. 2024-024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ONTUESDAY, NOVEMBER
532024
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
candidate's statement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
That pursuant to §13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each
candidate for elective office to be voted for at an Election to be held in the City of Santa
Ana on November 5, 2024 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 themselves. The statement shall
not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political
organizations. The statement shall be filed in typewritten form in the office of the City
Clerk at the same 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be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until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. of the next working date after the close of the nomination period, except as
provided in §13309 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
Section 2. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidate statements will be
translated into all languages required by the County of Orange. The County is
required to translate candidate statements into the following languages:
Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean.
B. The Orange County Registrar of Voters shall have all candidate statements
translated into the languages specified in Section 2.A. above, print all translations
of the candidate statements in the voter information guide, and these translations
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shall be made available at all vote centers and in the City Clerk's office, upon
request.
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 Only
Posted Online
Mayor
$11560.16
$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.
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ADOPTED this 4t" day of June, 2024.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
By:Somivu A-.4 T�o
Laura A. Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
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Amezcua, Bacerra, Hernandez, Lopez,
Penaloza, Phan, Vazquez (7)
None (0)
None (0)
None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, JENNIFER L. HALL, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2024 -024 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on June 4, 2024.
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