2023-056 - Adopting a Regulation for an Officer Whose Recall is being Sought Pertaining to a Statement Submitted to the Voters at a Special Election on November 14, 2023 and Establishing a System for Payment of the Cose of Inclusion of the Officer's Stat

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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-056 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING A REGULATION FOR AN OFFICER WHOSE RECALL IS BEING SOUGHT PERTAINING TO A STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT A SPECIAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2023 AND ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT OF THE COST OF INCLUSION OF THE OFFICER'S STATEMENT IN VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE/PAMPHLET AND/OR ELECTRONIC COPY WHEREAS, on August 15, 2023, by adoption of Resolution No. 2023-055, the City Council called a special municipal election pursuant to the California Elections Code, to be held on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, whereby the voters of Santa Ana Ward 3 will consider whether Councilmember Jessie Lopez shall be recalled from elective office. WHEREAS, Section 11327 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that an officer whose recall is being sought may file a statement with the elections official in accordance with Section 13307, to be sent to each voter, together with the voter information guide/pamphlet. WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that the governing body of any local agency may adopt regulations pertaining to a statement prepared by any officer whose recall is being sought for a special municipal election, including costs of the statement. WHEREAS, Section 13307(d) of the Elections Code of the State of California authorizes the governing body of any local agency to require the officer whose recall is being sought and filing a statement to pay in advance to the local agency the estimated cost as a condition of having his or her statement included in the voter information guide/pamphlet or electronically distributed. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: That pursuant to Sections 13307 and 11327 of the Elections Code of the State of California, an officer whose recall is being sought at a special election to be held in the City of Santa Ana on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 may prepare a statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk and in compliance with the requirements of the Elections Code for the State of California. The statement shall not exceed 200 words. Section 2. Foreign Language Policy. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, the officer's statement will be translated into all languages required by the County of Orange. Resolution No. 2023-056 Page 1 of 4