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Clty Clerk:AMS:GP
Councll Meeting September 27, 1983
Santa Monica, Callfornia
SEP 2"7 \9&1
TO:
Mayor and Councllmembers
FROM:
C1ty Clerk
SUBJECT:
Recommendatlons from Falr Electlon
Practices Comm1ssion
Attached lS a report from the recommendat1ons of
the Fa1r Elections Practices Comm1ssion that the
Council approve changes 1n the C1ty Elections
Code and a Charter Amendment on the next City
ballot to allow electors from Mallbu to be nomin-
ated to serve the Commlssion. Attached are proposed
rev1sed Code pages and a copy of the m1nutes of
their meetings of August 30, 1983 and September l5,
1983 related to these matters.
Attachments
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\AN [l\ MO""CA MUNICIPAL CODE
ARTICLE XI - ELECTIONS CODE
Chapter 1 - ELECTIONS
dlVldual who IS listed on the ballot or who
has quahfled to have write-in votes on such
person's behalf counted by electIon offiCIals
for the nomination for election to the Sant~
MOnica City Council. Santa Monlca'fUml,eo l-il1ali..buJ
School District Board of Education. ~San. .
ta MOElca Community Collegt;,,(rroard of f,trlctJ
T........., who ,,,,,u. a oo.'"b.'..., aID_ Santa: M:lni4
makes ad expenditure or gives consent for -
any other person to receive a contnbutlon or Rent Cqntrol
to make an expenditu re wuh a view to b nnll. Board
mil about such person's nommahon or eJec.
hon tosuch office. whether or not the specifiC
elective office for whIch such person Will
seek nomination or election IS known at the
time the contribution IS receIved or the ex
pendllure is made. and whether or not such
person has announced candidacy or filed a
declaration of candidacy at such time
"CandIdate" also includes any office holder
who is subject of a recall petition,
B Expenditure. "Expenditure" means a
payment. a forgiveness of a loan. a payment
of a loan by a thIrd party. or an enforceable
proml&e to make a payment unless It 15 clear
from the surrounding circumstances that It
IS not made for the purpose of promotmg.
demoting or commentmg upon an electIon
Item
C Committee. "Committee" means anv
person or combination of persons wh~
directly or indirectly receives conlnbullom
or makes expendLtures or contnbullons lor
lhe purpose of snrluencmg or attemptsng to
Innuence the action of Lhe voters for or
against the nommallon or electIon of one (1)
or more candLdates or In support of or In
opposLtlon to a measure
F Election. "ElecHon'" means anv :~.,~20If
gener..1 speCIal. or recall elect Lon held to ",~1lI
elect or remove a member of the Sanl3 ,,,.....
MOnica Cn)' CounCil the SanLa MOnllaf-M:iriliUl
Umfled School Dlstrlct Board of EdUl3tlOnj - - ~
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MOnica Community College ~tDistr1.ct and
aft.. fIIe8~lil'e ISanta Monica Ren~
G Votln.~ Age Populallon. "Volin!! A~e~ntrol Bociid, or
~t~u;:t~~~::; ~_~~~~ th:r r::~~~~~~r~~d\;~l tovo~ on ~~
other elected OUICIa1\' aged {'ghlccn (18)' measure.
year; or over a~ determtnt'd by the Umled
Stale~ Secretary of Commerce pur~u..nl 10
SECTION 11000 Nomination of Can.
did.tes. ~J~; ~.;;:;;;- ~~g," ::-;~ e~~:-;, ~.i, -nor
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I ate shall be proposea Dy not less than
100 registered volers but only one can.
d,date ma\' be named in anyone
nomm3110n pelltlon. Any person regIstered
10 \ote 31 Ihe election may Circulate a
nommatlon petlllOn Where there are full
lerms and short terms to be fiJled. the term
shall be spcclf,ed in the nommatlon
peLllIon
SECTJON 11201. Intent and Purpose. It
I~ Ihe IDlen! of the CJly Counctl of the City
(If S..nl:J Momca m enactmg this ordmance
j reasonable -.No plac~ah5lu! aas tRfeneall-t. Ismlts on
_ contnbUllons 10 political campaIgns m
mUniCIpal eletuons as well as limit the
amount \\ hlch a candidate can expend on a
campaign to be elected to mUnlclpal offIce
The purpose for "hlch this ordmance IS
bemg. enacted IS to prevent the exercise by
campaIgn contributions of potential undue
or Improper mfluence over elected offiCials
:md 10 ensure agamst a candIdate bemg
elected or a measure bemg passed based
pnmanh on the amount expended on a
~antpal!;!n
I [ IS .:;:~;; the IDtent and purpose of the
. Cm CounCIl of the Cnv of Sanla MOnica to
l prm Ide a bod\ of unq~eslloned integrity to
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_~~atJ.OI1~ ~~~~~:.:::::._..::..._... of .._. -'''J no.
n....._ p_u_ _n contrIbutions and ex-
pendrl ure~ -1=::: ::!l ;:-:::-.,:~;~!'.- relating to
eJecllon I.llr practices enumerated herem 11
" ;!ho Ihe Inlenl and purpose of the Clly
COUnL II of the 01)' of Santa Montca to
pro\ Icle for the '" Ides I pOSSIble
dl\\.cmm"lIon of Informallon concerning
\. .lndld..le, ..nd mea~urcs In local elecllons
The Cm CounCil hnds that mUnlclpal
ckCllnn\. are mUl1lclp.ll affairs and con-
\.cqucnlh .I charier cm' IS not preempled by
!;!...ne 1''' I \tale I..", from regulatsng con-
'nO\1l1on..
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The voters may n
mate candidates
for electloo by
S1.gn1.llg a pet1. t1.OI1
pursuant to State
of Cal1.fomla
Electlons Code,
Sect1.on 22836.
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~I:CTION 11202 Definitions.
" CandIda Ie "Candldale" mean~ an tn-
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within the boundar1.es of the
City of Santa Moruca and the
Santa Mon1.ca-Malibu DlUfied
School D1.str~ct Board of
Education and Santa Mon1.ca
ecmnum.ty College D1.str1.ct
Board of Trustees.
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SANTA MONICA MIJNICIP4.L CODE
Secuon l04(a)5 of the Federal Election
Campaign ACI of 1971 If, for any reason.
no such determinatIOn IS made. the com-
m]SSlon shall. from tIme 10 Ume. delermme
the voting age population from the best
readily available sources of Informatlon
H Commission. "CommIssIon" mean~
the Santa MOnica FaIr ElectIon PractIces
CommissIOn
I Pay Mento "Payment" means a
pavment distTlbutlon transfer, loan, ad-
vance, deposit. gIft or other rendeTlng of
mane)', property. service or anything else of
value, whether tangIble or mtangtble
J Contribution. "ContnbutlOn" means a
p:wment a forgIveness of loan, a payment
of a loan by a thIrd party, or an enfor~eable
promIse to make a payment except to the
extent that full and adequate conSIderation
]s recen'ed unless It IS clear from the
surroundmg cm:umstances that It IS not
made for the purpose of promoting,
demonng or commentmg on an eleCHon
,tem An expenditure made at the behest of
the candIdate. committee or elected 01-
hcer IS a contributIOn to the candIdate.
committee or elected officer unless full and
adequate conSlderal1on lS receIved for
making the expenditure
1 he term "contnbutlOn" also mcludes
the purchase of ttckets for events such as
dmners. luncheon. rallies, and ~Imllar fund-
raiSing events, the candidate's own money
or propel tv used on behalf of his candtdacy,
Ihe granting of dIscount or rebate not ex
tended 10 the pubhc generally or the gran-
!lng of c.'scounts or rebates not extended to
1he publil generally or the grantmg of
dlscount~ or rebates bv teleVISion and radIo
Slatlons ,md newspapers not extended on an
equal baSIS to all candIdates for the same
oJfflce !h payment of compensatlon by any
person for the personal servlceS or ell:penses
of any person If such sernces are rendered
or expenses Incurred on behalf of the candI-
date or committee wlthout payment of full
and adequate conslderatlOn
The IeI'm "contnbuuon" further Includes
an\ transfer of anythmg of value receIved by
a commlllee from another commIttee
The lerm . contnbutlon" does not melude
amounts recen'ed pursuant to an en.
forceable promise to the ell:tent that such
amounts have preVIOusly been reported as a
contnbu!lon However, the fact that such
amounts have been received shall be In-
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dtcated 1n the appropnate campaign
statements
Notwlthscandmg the foregomg defmltron
of "contnbuuon." the term does not mclude
volunteer personal servIces or payments
made by any tndlVldual for hIS own travel
expenses If such payments are voluntanly
made WIthout any understandmg or
agreement that they shall be directly or in-
directly repaId to him
K Measure. "Measure" means an}' City
Charter Amendment. or other propositIon
or other bond Issue \I.'hlCh is submitted to a
popular vote at an elechon by actIon of a
legislative body, or which IS submitted or IS
mtended to be submitted to a popular vote
at an electlon by Inltlatlve, referendum, or
recall procedure, whether or not ]t qualifies
for the ballot
L Proponement oC a Measure
"Proponent of Ii Measure" means a person
or group of persons organIZed for the pur-
pose of CIrculating a petlllon for the
qualification of a measure on the ballot m a
mumclpal electIon or for the purpose of ob.
tammg the passage of a measure that has
quahfled for the ballot m a municipal elec-
lion
M Opponent of a Mellsure. 'Opponent
of a Measure" means a person or group of
persons orgal11zed for the purpose of op
posmg Ihe c]rculatlOn of a petition for the
qualification of a measure on the ballot m a
mumclpal eleCtlon or for the purpose of op-
posmg the passage of a measure that has
been qualifled for the ballot In a mun1clpal
electIOn
N Election Item. "Election Item' shall
mean each offIce that Will be filled bv an
election and each measure thaI Will b~ ap
proved or dIsapproved by an election
5 ECTIO"l 11203 Fair Election Practlce~
Commission. There shall be a Fa]r Election
Practices Commlss]on conSIsting of seven
('1) members Selection of members of the
Comm]sslOn shall be III random manner
from a Itst of nommees. submllted to the
Clt, Clerk. selected In the follo~ mg man
ner' each member of the Cltv CounCil each~ ' .'
member of the''f'Board of Educatl~ each .s':':l D~trlCt1
member of the COmmUnH}' College)l:loard 0 ,_ _~_tric_
rust and each person who was a can.
dldate 10 the last electIon for the City Coun
crthe Board of Educallo~_Communtty
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SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
228 0
~ ColleJj:c Board of T~tees';\vho receIved
votes equal to at least len (10"10) percent of
the ballot ~ cast shall name onc (1) nommee.
Each nominee musl be a resident of Santa
MllmC..l "ho has agreed to 511 on the com-
nlll,MOn If selected [f the Inlllal submlulon
01 nominees does not produce suffiCIent
qualifIed persons. the indIviduals listed
above shall each be requested to submIt two
(2) addlllOnal nominees To be eltglble for
appomtment. nommees shall neuher hold
pubbc offIce or employment. nor be a can-
didate for any public office or pOSItion
From the list of nommees selected In the
manner described above. the seven (7) per-
sons to ,11 on the commiSSIon shall be selec.
ted ..t random at a regularly scheduled City
CounCil meetJng
The l'Qembers of the Fair Election Prac.
!Ices CommiSSion shall serve for a term of
\1'1: (6) ) ears and unttl theIr respective suc-
ces~ors arc appomted and qualifIed The
lerms of such members shall be staggered so
thai the lerms of at least two (2) but not
more Ihan three (3) thereof shall expIre on
e\ery other July 1st. begmnmg July 1. 1975.
and ex('epl on July 1. 1979. the terms of
three (J) members shall expire The terms of
the members first appOinted to such com-
miSSIon shall be determmed by a castlOg of
10lS 10 determme 1IIohtch two (2) of the mem-
bers fIrst appOinted shall serve only until
Juh I 1975. and which two (2) members
,hall serve only until July 1. 1977 The
rematnlng members of the fIrst commISSion
\hall sen'e until July 1. 1979. Thereafler. the
term of each ll'ember shall run a period of
\lX (6) yeary Any vacancy on the com-
miSSion shall be ftlled In the followlOg man-
ner each candIdate 10 the most recent elee.
1Ion for CIty CounCil. the Board of
Educallo~ -aM- the Community College',! District I
Board or Trustees""v.ho rettlved votes equal
10 at least ten (10%) percent or the ballots
1.....1 ~h..il have the right to make one (l}
nommallon From those nommatlons. sub-
milled 10 the CIIV Clerk. the number or per-
~onl, needed to c~mplete the board shall be
\eleued at random If the number or
nominations 15 not SulflClenl to covcr the
\ oICllnl.le~ existing on the board. those
people eligible 10 submll nominations shall
be reque\ted to nommate t1llo0 (2) persons
':"I.h ror the vacanCies before the random
..eleuLOn l~ made 10 f,lI the vacancies at a
rCllul.trl\' I,cheduled Cltv CounCil meellng
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~ECTrON 11204 FaIr Elecdon Practi--1
Co~ml..lon - Power. and Dullea. Tj;e
FaIr ~Iectlon Practices CommlS5lon s\iall
have e power and be required 10 !
(a) eVlew and examine all camp Igns
;latem ts required to be hIed WIth t CIty
::lerk an approve those whIch com Y wllh
the City a d Stale Code requlremen
(b) Rec ve complaJnts filed WIt the City
:Ierk. sub Itted under penalty f perjury
!nd mform hon corroborahng uch com-
olalnts from ny person who be eves that a
'1lolatlon of a portlon of any rdmanee or
)f any law rei bng to elecllo s or election
:>ractlces has oc urred On re elp! of such a
:omplatnt the emISSIon s all mveshgate
and shall delermJ e wlthm 0 days whether
Jr not there IS robab cause that a
Violation bas occurr d ,
[cl The CommtSSI n all have such In-
.estlgauve po~ers as a e necessary for tbe
;Jerformance of Its tItS under thiS or-
:lmance and shall b subpoena powers
fhe commISSIon shal ,u on request. be fur-
nished rt"cords of mp Ign contributions
and expendItures . lhe lty Clerk and by
~ach candldlate. ommlt e or treasurer
ProseculJons un rtaken a a result of thIS
investigation of lleged com lamts shall be
referred 10 th District At rney or any
()ther pro~ecu nal body havl g the power
to act thereo The City A ttorn of the City
:If Santa mea wtll have n duties or
powers rei Ive to the enforcem nt of thiS
Jrdmance
(d) Th Clerk shall transmit to
mISSion 11 materIals receIved fro or on
~eha\f f the candIdates or commIt es or
:oples hereof for concurrenCe as re utred
f,y th terms of thIS chapter
(e) e commISSIon shall have lhe p .....er
and be reqUIred to formulate rules ld
re lations for the performance of ItS dut s
a d the conduct of Its 1I1Vesllg4l1ons an
- all ha~e the power 10 amend saId rule
nd regulations from time 10 tlme
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SECTION 11204 Fair ElectIon Practices
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a) Revlew and exarrune all
campaign statem9nts reqlured
to be f1led Wl.th the Clty Clerk.
If any of these do not carply
with the Clty or State Cede
reqtllrerren ts, the F alr Electron
Practices Ccmmssion shall
contact the ccmm..ttee lnvolved
ln order to bring about can-
pllance. If there are still
dlscrepancles, the Falr Elec-
hon Practrces Ccmnission
shall nohfy the appropr1ate
governm:=nt regulatory agency
and approprlately publiclze
the problem for the beneflt
of the voters.
b) Rules and regulahons
stipulated by the Falr Pollt-
1cal Practlces CommiSS1OO
shall be those used by the
Falr Electl.on Practices
Cormuss~on m regard to
campalgn fillngs.
c) Receive canplaints
f1led with the C1ty Clerk,
subrm tted under penalty of
pequry, and infOI1l1auon
corroborating such canplamts
fran any p:!rson who beheves
that a v101atlon of any portion
of any ordllliillce or of any law
relating to electl.ons or
elect1.on practices has occurred.
On recelpt of such a cc:npla1nt
the Ccrmu.ss~on shall lnvestigate
and shall deternune wi tlu.n 30
days whether or not there 1S
probable cause that a vlolatlon
has occurred. Probable Vlo-
lations shall be referred to
the approprlate governrren-.!- _
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SECTIO"i 11204 F.lr Elecllon Prac!icft
Comm'ulon _ -::' Powers and Dntlpc_
regulatory agency or court.
d) If the Carroiss~on deter-
nunes that vl.olation of any I
portion of any ordl.~~_()E--~
- -any-raw relating to elections
or election practJ...ces has
occurred, l.t shall have the
duty to l.nfonn the candLdate
of thl.S finding and to notify
the Cl.ty Clerk and other elec-
tl.on off~cials. If the candl-
date makes no effort to correct
tlus vl.olabnn, the Cam'USS10I1
shall make this refusal knavn,
by whatever legal rreans p:>SSl-
_ _bl~,__'l:o j::he votlng carrnunity.
e) FollOWlng each M\llllClpal
Election the Fair Elechon
PractI.ces camussion shall
reVl..ew the electl.on and elec-
bon laws Wl th respect to the
disserru.nation of informa:tlon
and voter ease of partlClpahon
and make any approprlate recan-
nendations to the Clty Council
Wlthln 6 IIX)Ilths of the election.
f) 'Ihe City Clerk shall
transmi t to the camri.ssion
all rnaterlals recel ved fran
or on l:.ehalf of the candidates
or canmi ttees or copl.es thereof
for review as required by the
terms of tlus chapter.
g) The Cc:romission shall
have the power and be. re-
qmred to fonnulate rules and
regulahons for the perform-
ance of 1 ts dunes and the
conduct of its mvestigations
and shall have the J?C)'i>Jer to
amend said rules and regu-
latlons fran tJ..rre to tJ.rre.
SECTION 11205 Removal From Office
of Fair Election Practices Commission
Member. No member of the Fair Election
Practlces Commissi<m shall be removed
from hIS term of offlce except by unammou~
vote of the City CounCil on good cause
shown or as otherWIse provided by la"'
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SECTIO:--'- 11208 FIling of Stalements
E<lLh candIdate and each committee sup
porting or opposmg a candldlate or can-
dld.lles or measure or measures and each
member of Ihe City Council of the City of
S<lnt;[ MOnica. Umfted School DIstrict
Board of Educallon..,of.-S~;:~:;. ~,~:::::::: C,tv
Co]~e Board of ~rustee~hall file "'lth th~
City Clerk each statement reqUlred under
Chaoter 4 of Title 9 of the Government
Code (Political Reform Act of 1974)
Sot 112nBA SECTION' 11208A Lale Filing Fee. An}'
I ,~ The Clty Clerk shall' ~:!:::; ~e::;:.:::e::! ~:: ~: :::.::.::!: ~:.::-:;:.:::.::: ~:
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',accept late fllings of ;:.~:~.~:l..:l.v..~.:~:~::_..L "'..:_ ':':: ;.~;.::.:.:l.-~
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I campaign statements and d::.:: ~:::j:.::::::! ~~::.~! ~:: ~:.:1::-;-;:o:: :~ ::. !::.:? ~~!:ng
1 f 1, f -fDo.<:lo .'" .ho C-n__ ^, T..... (elf" n.......n.......r- ........... rI...~,
assess ate 1 lng ees i::'~ '.:~::';':- ;:.~--.~~. :::.~...- i.i:_-= ~.~~-.:.~t::_--.'
pursuant to the Poll tical :.:.~:._-;f~~ ~;~!!.;~. ..~~~~~~~.;:: :!:;-;:o .~;!;.~!~~.
RefOnTl Act of 1974. !~~~ !>:?_':'!~-:-~~ c~~!!!!!~!~~ ~..!:~ '2'C'-Il~~~~~ bl,'
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Ord. #1266 (a::s)
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Selllon 11209 Limitalions on Con-
tributions
(a) No person other than a
candldate when contrlbutmg
to his or her own campalgn
shall make, and no campalgn
treasurer shall SOllCl t or
accept, any contrlbutlon
to the carrpaign of a candl-
date for election whlch Wlll
cause the total amount con-
trlbuted by such person to
such candldate to exceed
two (2) cents nultlphed by
the voting age population.
Nothlng m this sectlon or
m tlus Co:1e shall 1m t
the rlght of any person to
make or accept contrlbub.ons
to ballot measure cart1palgns.
(b) Except as provlded ln
SectlOIl ll2l0, no COIltrlbutlon
shall be pernu tted except
\\.hen the legal name of the
person or orgaru.zatlon who
offers the contrlbuo.an 1S
dlsclosed. Contributions
under assumed names or
contr1.butI.ons offered by
indl vlduals who are acting
as COndUl ts or agents for
other llldi vlduals or inter-
ests are prohwlted..
SECTION 11210 Anonymous Con- :~~:.~'B
tributions. The total anonymous CO'1' ~rONl
tnbutlons to a candIdate or commJtt~ .101&CCS _
which IS to exceed 10 the aggregate ~~w -1$1,000 f
wlth respect to a smgle election shall not be -
used by the candldale or commltlee for
whom Lt was mtended To the eXlent that
the total anonymous contributIOns exceed
that amount th~ excess shall be forfeited Im-
medIately to the Cuy Treasurer Where con-
tnbutlons are received at a group event, the
treasurer or representative of the candidate
or committee at said event. Insofar as I~
practicable shall list the names and ad.
dresses of those persons who contribute at
said event and shall certify as to the ac
curacy of said 11st and shall list the total
contr;butlons receIved at each such event
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SECTION 11212 Candidate's Statemenl Sot 11m
of Quahfications Each candIdate for City AIIcI.d
Councl!. !3::=~= ~! E:=:.::::~:::::: :! ~!'::: $:::-~= ~~:Ccs
u,:,o::-:.. Unified School DIstrict :~ ~~:: AOop<ed
Commumty College ~ Dmnct _ )1)~4
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appropnale form proVided bv the C,tv I df
Clerk Such statement may mclude the - - - - --
name. age. and occupation of the candidate
and a brief descnpl10n of no more than two
hundred (200) words of the candidate s
educallon and quahftcallons e1(pres~ed by
the candidate Such state'l1ent shall be hied
In the office of the CltT Clerk when Ihe tan-
dldate's nommalLon papers are returned for
fIling It may be wnhdrav.n. but noj
thanged. dUring the penod Ear fllmg
nommallon papers and un111 5 00 pm of
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SECTION 112]4 Ba&t Ord.,. In enyelec-
tion for City CoWlCll ~Lu' D___'" -, .L._
-se.. MOBie& Uzu.fied 5chdolM~~ District, or
u! '1\ ti"-" of ... CommunIty Colleg~ Rent Control
order in whicb the name "hall appeu on Lhe ~,_
ballot, .ball be determined by a cuting of lots
Tbe ballot. order of all cancbd.BteII, propositJon3
and ballot mealtUrM .hall be the "llDle .. Lhe
order whleh i.tI drawn from .ald lot!!
SAN'!' A MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
.he nexl working day after the close of 1m
nomination penod
The City Clerk shall send to eacb voter
together With a sample ballot. a voter's
pamphlet whK:h contams the written
statemen.s of each candldate's
qualifications that IS prepared pursuant to
thiS sectiOn The statement of each can.
dldate shall be printed In type of uniform
Size and darkness and With uniform
spac1l1g The City Clerk shall prOVide for or
certify a Spanish translation to those can-
didates who wish to have one. and sball
selee. a person where needed to prOVI(K
such translation from the list of approved
SpaDlsh language translators and m.
lerpre.ers of the Supenor Courl or from an
Instllullon accredited by the Western
ASSOC'I:llIon of Schools and Colleges.
The costs of pnnhng, handling and tran-
slating of any statement submitted pursuant
10 .hls seellon shall be paId by the Cuy.
The City Clerk shall reject any statement
"" hlch contalDs any obscer.e. vulgar.
profane. scandalous. hbelous or defamatory
maller or any language whlcb In any way
IncUes counsels. promo'es or advocates
hatred. abuse. Violence or hostility toward,
or '" hlch lends to cas. rllilcule or shame
upon any persons by reason of race. color.
religion or manner of worship. or any
language or matter the cllculation of which
through the mail is prohibited by Congress
Nothmg In thIS sccUon shall be deemed to
make any such statement or the authors
Ihcreof free or exempt from any CIvil or
cnmmal action or penalty because of any
false or libelous statements offered for prm-
ling or contained In the voter', pamphlet
SECTlON 12113 D1llrlbutlon of
Newsleuer Prohibited During Campatgn.
No nev. sleller or SimIlar matler shall be CIl-
culaled by mass maIlmg or SImIlar method
hv the Cuy CouncIl. Board of Educallon Q(i
~ g....IH.:. ~_~.:.;:;._ Unified School DI!itnct~, _ ,
Community COllege"Board of Trustees)~IRent Cpntro!_~dJ
EiI-) their admInISlratlve officers .....uhm slJ(t)-l4o~~ ct'
-- eIght (liS) days prior to any elechon to select 1S ~ I
members or satd bod)'s or to approve or
dl~apl'Ho\e any ballol mea~ure
SEcrlON 11215 DistrIbution of In-
formation for Candidates and Committees
In order to Insure that each candidate and
proponent or opponent of a measure has
full opportunity to understand and fulfill
the requ.rements of the'tate and MuniCipal
Code. tbe latest reVision of the State of
California Informabon Manual on Cam-
paIgn Disclosure Provtslons of the Pohllcal
Reform Act and a schedule outllmng re-
qUired filings of campaign statements In
addition, candidates are to receive I Jlst
outhnmg basic mUDlc:ipal candidacy re-
qUirements
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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
INTER- DEP ART.HENT MEHORANDm1
DATE:
TO:
June 13, 1984
Falr Electlon Practlces Commlssion
F RO~1 :
Ann M. Shore, City Clerk
SYBJECT: 1984-85 Workplan of Falr Electlon Practices COnffilssion
The Clty Councll at ltS ~eeting of June 12, 1984 under Agenda
Item lO-A approved a motion to delete from the FEPC Workplan
Item C 1n ObJectlve 3. Attached for your convenlence 15 a
copy of the Workplan as presented to Councll.
ThlS me~orandum lS sent for your lnformatlon.
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Fa1r Election Practices Commission
1984-85 Work Plan
The purpose of this work plan 1S to articulate a methodology for
the fulfillment of Commission responsibilities as currently estab-
11shed by the Municipal Code and as proposed by the Cornrn1ssion 1n
lts recommendation to the City Council on September 27, 1983.
OBJECTIVE l. To review and examine all political campaign contribution/
expenditure ~tatements filed with the City Clerk in
relation to City elections and to approve those which
c~mply with City and State Codes.
Time Frame: Hold review meetings beginning 4S days
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before the City election and 6S days after the
election, and further meetings as necessary to
complete the review and examination.
OBJECTIVE 2. To investigate complaints filed wlth the City Clerk
relative to violations of ordinances or laws related
to City elections and election practices.
Time Frame: Within 30 days the Commission will determine
whether or not a violation has likely occurred. Prose-
cutions wlll be referred to the District Attorney or
other prosecutorial body having the power to act.
OBJECTIVE 3. The Commission will amend its rules and regulatlons
document to incorporate the following activities not
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currently specified in Section 11204 of the Municipal
Code.
A. If campa~gn statements do not comply with
requirements, the Commission will contact the
committee involved in order to bring about
compliance. If discrepancies remain, the Com-
mission will notify the appropriate government
regulatory agency and appropriately publicize
the problem for the benefit of the voters.
B. When' a violation has been identified, the Com-
mission will inform the candidate of the viola-
tion and notify the City Clerk and other elec-
tion officials. If the candidate makes no effort
to correct the violation, the Commission will
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make this refusal known to the voting public by
any legal means poss~ble.
C. After each municipal electio~, the Commission
will review the election for compliance with
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election laws regarding dissemination of in-
formation and ease of voter participation.
Any recommendations for change will be made
to the City Council within 6 months of the
election.
Time Frame: Following approval by the City Council,
Commission rules and regulations will be amended
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to incorporate Objective 3.