Res 22-039RESOLUTION NO. 22-039
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, 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 8, 2022
WHEREAS, §13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that the
governing body of any local agency may adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by
any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the candidate statement.
follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as
SECTION 1: General Provisions.
That pursuant to §13307 of the Elections 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 Poway on November 8,
2022, may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk.
Such 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. Such statement shall not include party affiliation of the
candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. The statement shall be
filed in typewritten form 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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 5:30 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination
period.
SECTION 2: Foreign Language Policy.
A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidate statements will be translated into
all languages required by the County of San Diego Registrar of Voters Office. The
County is required to translate candidate's statements into the following languages:
Spanish, Vietnamese, Filipino and Chinese.
B. The Registrar of Voters will mail separate local sample ballots and candidate
statements in Spanish, Vietnamese, Filipino and Chinese to only those voters who are
on the County voter file as having requested a sample ballot in a particular language.
The Registrar of Voters will make the sample ballots and candidates statements in the
required languages available at all vote centers, on the County's website and in the
Election Official's office.
SECTION 3: Payment.
Translations: The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the
candidate's statement into any required foreign language as specified in
Section 2 pursuant to Federal and/or State Law.
Printing: The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the
candidate's statement in English and the required languages, as specified
Resolution No. 22-039
Page 2
in Section 2, in the sample ballot pamphlets and any language the
candidate requests as an option by the candidate.
The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating and
mailing the candidate's statements filed pursuant to this section, including costs incurred
as a result of complying with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as amended), and
require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the local agency of his or
her estimated pro rata share of $1,200 for Mayor, and $1,000 for member of the City
Council, District 1 and District 3, as a condition of having his or her statement included in
the voter's pamphlet. The estimated amount is just an approximation of the actual cost
that varies from one election to another election and may be significantly more or less than
the estimate, depending on the actual number of candidates filing statements.
Accordingly, the Clerk is not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the
candidate for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on the final
actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the Clerk may require the candidate to pay the
balance of the cost incurred. In the event of overpayment, the Clerk shall prorate the
excess amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount.
SECTION 4: Miscellaneous.
A. All translations shall be provided by professionally certified translators.
B. The City Clerk shall comply with all recommendations and standards set forth by the
California Secretary of State regarding occupational designations and other matters
relating to elections.
SECTION 5: Additional Materials.
A. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot
package.
SECTION 6: 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.
SECTION 7: That all previous Resolutions establishing council policy on payment for
candidate's statements are repealed.
SECTION 8: That this Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on November
8, 2022 and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 9: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
//
//
//
//
Resolution No. 22-039
Page 3
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Poway, California on the 21st day of June, 2022 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: LEONARD, FRANK, GROSCH, MULLIN, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
./�AJtWWW
Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk