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REL:adg 11/13/80 RESOLUTION NO. 80-208 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS THEREOF FOR THE 1981 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California authorizes the governing body of any local agency to adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs thereof; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Attorney General of the State of California (No. CV 76/5, May 6, 1976) that a candidate may not be billed for the additional cost of preparing candidates' statements in Spanish if such were not requested by the candidate but were required solely by reason of recent amendments to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94-73, August 6, 1975); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA: SECTION 1: That pursuant to Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective office to be voted for the 1981 General Municipal Election may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the Clerk of the Council. Such statement may include the name, age and occupation of the candidate and a brief description of no more than two hundred (200) words of the candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the candidate. Such statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. Such statement shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Council at the time when the candidate's nomination papers are filed. Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.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: That in compliance with the amendments to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94-73, August 6, 1975) the Clerk of the Council shall provide a Spanish translation of the candidate's statement to each voter who has requested Spanish translations and be made available to anyone requesting the translations. SECTION 3: That the Clerk of the Council shall send to each voter with the sample ballot, a voter's pamphlet which contains the statement of each candidate in English and Spanish pursuant to law. SECTION 4: That, promptly following the last day on which candidates' statements may be filed, the Clerk of the Council shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, and mailing the candidates' statements (but not including the cost of printing of Spanish translation) and shall determine the pro rata share of each candidate filing a statement based upon such estimate. The payment in