2012/06/12 City Council Resolution 2012-64RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -64
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT
AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 2012
WHEREAS, the City will be holding a General Municipal Election on Tuesday,
November 6, 2012, for the purpose of electing three (3) City Council Members.; and
WHEREAS, § 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 that the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park does hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as follows:
SECTION 1. Each candidate for elective office may prepare a candidate's statement on
an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. Elections Code § 13307 requires. that, if the candidate wishes to file a
candidate statement, it shall be filed in the office of the elections official no later than the 88`h
day before the election. Therefore, the candidate shall file the candidate's statement no later than
5:00 p.m. on August 10, 2012, unless extended pursuant to Elections Code § 10225, which is the
88`h day prior to the general municipal election.
SECTION 3. The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for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 day after the close of the
nomination period.
SECTION 3. The candidate's statement may include the name, age (optional), and
occupation of the candidate and a brief description of no more than 200 words describing the
candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or herself.
SECTION 4. The statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor
membership or activity in partisan political organizations.
SECTION 5. The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidate's statement in English.
SECTION 6. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidate's statement into any foreign language, as specified pursuant to State and /or Federal
law, and shall pay the estimated cost in advance at the time of the filing of nomination papers.
SECTION 7., The City Clerk shall provide each candidate a copy of this Resolution at
the time nomination petitions are issued.
SECTION 8. This Resolution shall apply at the general municipal election to be held
within the City of Rohnert Park on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park this 12th day of June, 2012.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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