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RESOLUTION 75-129
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA ESTABLISHING A POLICY LIMITING
ENCLOSURES WITH SAMPLE BALLOTS FOR MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE ELECTION
CODE, AND STATING REASONS THEREFOR.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
THAT, WHEREAS, Chapter 1158 was adopted by the California Legis-
lature as Assembly Bill 1961; and
WHEREAS, said legislation added, among other things, Section
10010.5 to the Election Code, providing that the County Clerk my, at
the request of County Central Committees, insert party contributor
envelopes in sample ballot mailings; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Registrar of Voters, by letter dated
November 14, 1975, to the City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, indi-
cated its intention not to mail candidate materials other than the
qualification statements along with said sample ballots; and
WHEREAS, Section 10012, Election Code, has been amended to provide
that local agencies may adopt regulations to permit each candidate for
elective office to prepare separately other materials to be sent to each
voter, in addition to the sample ballot and the voters' pamphlet, which
said materials presumably would include election campaign materials; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa deems it a
fair political practice to limit mailings with sample ballots to candi-
date qualification statements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that sample ballot mailings be
limited to sample ballot and candidate qualification statements only;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be instructed to decline
to accept campaign materials in addition to candidate qualification
statements to be included with said sample ballot mailings;
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution or an
information sheet digested therefrom be supplied to each candidate in a
municipal election at the time nomination papers are secured from the
City Clerk.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of December, 1975.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of C a Mesa
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ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of C a Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Resolution No. 75-129 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on
the lst day of December, 1975.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this 2nd day of December, 1975.
City Clerk and ex -officio C c of the
City Council of the City .(/cars Mesa
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