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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR <br />CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO <br />CANDIDATE STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS <br />AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER <br />5, 2024 <br />WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California <br />provides that the governing body of any local agency adopt regulations pertaining to <br />materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the <br />candidate's statement; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. <br />That pursuant to §13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each <br />candidate for elective office to be voted for at an Election to be held in the City of Santa <br />Ana on November 5, 2024 may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form <br />provided by the City Clerk. The statement may include the name, age, and occupation of <br />the candidate and a brief description of no more than 200 words of the candidate's <br />education and qualifications expressed by the candidate themselves. The statement shall <br />not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political <br />organizations. The statement shall be filed in typewritten form in the office of the City <br />Clerk at the same time the candidate's nomination papers are filed. The statement may <br />be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until <br />5:00 p.m. of the next working date after the close of the nomination period, except as <br />provided in §13309 of the Elections Code of the State of California. <br />Section 2. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY. <br />A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidate statements will be translated into <br />all languages required by the County of Orange. The County is required to translate <br />candidate statements into the following languages: <br />Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean. <br />B. The Orange County Registrar of Voters shall have all candidate statements translated <br />into the languages specified in Section 2.A. above, print all translations of the <br />candidate statements in the voter information guide, and these translations shall be <br />made available at all vote centers and in the City Clerk's office, upon request. <br />Resolution No. 2024-XXX <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />