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2 3� 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 i 17 18 19 I 20 21 i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 3747 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTI G REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS THEREOF. WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California authorizes the governing body of any local agency to adopt regula- tions pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal elec- tion, 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, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, CALI- FORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, , DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective office 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 two hundred (200) words of the candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself. Such state- ment 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 City Clerk at the time 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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p. m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.