ResolutionNo1409_EstablishRegulations_CandidateStatement_F_E
Resolution No. 1409 -1-
RESOLUTION NO. 1409
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. RECITALS. Section 13307 of the Elections 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 candidate’s statement.
Section 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 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 Rolling Hills on November 3, 2026, 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
400 words of the candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the candidate.
The 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statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination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 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.
Section 3. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY
A. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidate statements will be
translated into all languages required by the County of Los Angeles Registrar-
Recorder/County Clerk. The County is required to translate candidate’s statements into
the following languages: Armenian, Chinese Farsi, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean,
Russian, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino, Vietnamese, and other required languages as
identified.
B. The County will mail sample ballots and candidate statements in a particular
language to only those voters who are on the county voter file as having requested a
sample ballot in a particular language. The County will make the sample ballot and
candidate statements in the required languages available at all vote centers, on the
County’s website, and in the Election Official’s office.
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Section 4. PAYMENT
A. Translations
1. The candidate shall not be required to pay for the cost of translating the
candidate statement into any required foreign language as specified in (A)
of Section 2 above pursuant to Federal and\or State law.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the
candidate statement into any foreign language that is not required as
specified in (A) and/or (B) of Section 2 above, pursuant to Federal and\or
State law, but is requested as an option by the candidate.
B. Printing
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate
statement in English in the main voter pamphlet.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate
statement in a foreign language requested by the candidate per (B) of
Section 2 above, in the main voter pamphlet.
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 Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as amended), and require
each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance to the local agency his or her
estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement included in the
voter’s pamphlet. In the event the estimated payment is required, the estimate 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 City 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 City
Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the event of
overpayment, the City Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and
refund the excess amount paid within 30 days of the election.
Section 5. MISCELLANEOUS.
A. All translations shall be provided by professionally-certified translators.
B. The City Clerk shall not allow bold type, underlining, capitalization, indentations,
bullets, leading hyphens to the same extent and manner as in previous City elections.
C. 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 6. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include