HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10202009 - C.38RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and ADOPT Candidate Statement Regulations, requiring candidates to pay for
optional statements, for the 06/08/10 Primary & 11/02/10 General Elections.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no direct cost to the County.
BACKGROUND:
Elections Code 13307 provides that before the nomination period opens, the local agency
shall determine whether a charge shall be levied against the candidate for the candidate's
statement sent to each voter; and that decision shall not be revoked or modified after the
seventh day prior to the opening of the nomination period; and that a written statement of
the regulations with respect to charges, shall be provided to each candidate. Elections Code
13307 (f) provides that the Board of Supervisors shall be deemed the governing body of
Judicial Elections.
The Election Division recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the following
candidate statement guidelines:
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/20/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Candy Lopez,
925.335.7808
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 20, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: EMY L. SHARP, Deputy
cc:
C.38
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Clerk Recorder - Elections
Date:October 20, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Candidate Statement Regulations for the 06/08/10 Primary & 11/02/10 General Elections.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Candidate Statements shall be limited to no more than 250 words. The format must
comply with the word limit and fit within the allotted space on the form provided by the
elections official. The statement shall conform to the font size, darkness and uniform
spacing specifications as provided by the Elections Division.
Candidate Statements are optional. Candidates for the above offices who file a statement
shall be required to pay in advance the estimated pro rata share as of the cost of printing,
handling, translating and mailing the statement as shown on the attached table.
The estimated cost shall be paid at the time the statement is filed. The candidate shall be
given written notice that the estimate is just an approximation of the actual cost, which
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. The
elections official is not bound by the estimate and shall, on a pro rata basis, bill the
candidate for additional actual expenses or refund the excess paid depending on the final
actual cost.
The Elections Division shall not provide for the distribution of additional candidate
materials.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not approving this request would require the county to absorb the full cost for candidate
statements filed by candidates, as shown on the attachment labeled "Candidate Statement
Estimates for the 06/08/10 Primary and 11/02/10 General Elections."
ATTACHMENTS
County-Estimated Candidate Statements