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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7,2000
WHEREAS, §13307 of the Election 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 candidates'
statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to §13307 of the
Election 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 Lodi on November 7, 2000, 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 himself or herself. The statement shall not include party affiliation of the
candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. The statement
shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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 day after the close of the
nomination period.
SECTION 2. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall have translated and
printed in the voters pamphlet only the candidates' statements of those candidates who
request translation and printing.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT. No charge shall be levied to the candidates for the
printing, handling, translation and mailing the candidates' statements filed pursuant to
the Election Code.
SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. No candidate will be permitted to
include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the
candidate's representative a copy of this resolution at the time nominating petitions are
issued.
Resolution No. 2000-35
March 1, 2000
Page Two
SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on
payment for candidates' statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
November 7, 2000 and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
Dated: March 1, 2000
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2000-35 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held March 1, 2000 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Land, Nakanishi, Pennino
and Mann (Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
Alice M. Re the
City Clerk
2000-35
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE
PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2000
WHEREAS, §13307 of the Election 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 candidates'
statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to §13307 of the
Election 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 Lodi on November 7, 2000, 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 himself or herself. The statement shall not include party affiliation of the
candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. The statement
shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the 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 day after the close of the
nomination period.
SECTION 2. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall have translated and
printed in the voters pamphlet only the candidates' statements of those candidates who
request translation and printing.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT. No charge shall be levied to the candidates for the
printing, handling, translation and mailing the candidates' statements filed pursuant to
the Election Code.
SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. No candidate will be permitted to
include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the
candidate's representative a copy of this resolution at the time nominating petitions are
issued.
Resolution No. 2000-35
March 1, 2000
Page Two
,SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing Council policy on
payment for candidates' statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on
November 7, 2000 and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
Dated: March 1. 2000
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2000-35 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held March 1, 2000 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Hitchcock, Land, Nakanishi, Pennino
and Mann (Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
Rermc .he
City Clerk
2000-35