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ORDINANCE NO.
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(C~ty Council Ser~es)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING
SECTIONS 4116 AND 4l16A OF THE SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO
THE CONTROL AND LICENSING OF DOGS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. ~4l16 of the Santa Monlca Municipal Code
1S amended to read as follows:
Sect~on 4116. DogS. Licens~ng. Every person
who harbors a neutered male dog or a spayed female dog wlthln
the C~ty shall pay to the Clty Clerk, L~cense D1vis~on, an
annual llcense tax of Five ($5.00) Dollars, and every person
who harbors an unneutered male dog or an unspayed female dog
wlthln the C1ty shall pay an annual 11cense tax of Ten (SID. 00)
Dollars ~n the same manner. The Clerk shall dellver to the
person mak1ng such payment a llcense Wh1Ch shall describe the
dog, together with a seal or metall1c plate hav1ng thereon
the number of such 11cense, and flgures 1ndlcatlng the year
for WhlCh the l~cense has been paid, provided the person maklng
the payment has filed w1th the Clerk a certif1cate 1nd1catlng
the dog has been vacclnated in accordance with this Chapter
and state law, otherWlse a recelpt for payment shall be lssued.
Dupllcates shall lssued for lost tags for One Dollar and Flfty
($1.50) Cents upon the flllng of proof of such loss. Such
metalllc tags shall be attached to a collar or harness and
such collar or harness wlth the attached tag shall be kept
on such dog at all tlmes, excepting as ln the Code otherWlse
provlded.
The llcense fee her8lh mentloned shall be due
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and payable on the 2nd day of January each year and shall explre
on the 31st day of December next ensulng. Where a dog lS
acqulred after the 2nd day of January, the llcense fee thereon
shall be due on the date of acquisltlon of such dog for such
calendar year and thereafter on the 2nd day of January of each
succeedlng year.
In the event that any person shall fall, neglect,
or refuse to pay the required llcense tax before the 1st day
of Aprll of each year, a penalty will be assessed through the
lncrease of the license tax as follows: for every neutered
male or spayed female dog, $5.00~ and for every unneutered male
or un spayed female dog, $10.00.
The provislons of this section shall not apply
to any dog not more than SlX (6) months of age.
SECTION 2. S4116A of the Santa Monlca Munlcipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
Sectlon 41lfu~. Refund of Llcense Fee. Any person
who acqulres and harbors an unneutered male or unspayed female
dog wlthln the City, and who subsequently causes said dog to
be neutered or spayed shall be entltled to a refund of the
llcense fee paid hereunder for the year ln WhlCh such dog is
acqulred upon presentation of proof to the Clty Clerk that such
dog was neutered or spayed durlng the year following ltS
acqulsitlon. The provlslons of this sectlon shall apply only
to a llcense fee pa1d durlng the year 1n Wh1Ch such a dog is
acqu1redr and any right to refund of said llcense fee shall
exp1re at the end of such year of acqU1slt1on.
SECTION 3. Any prov1sion of the Santa Monlca ~lunlc1pal
Code, or appendlces thereto 1nconslstent herew1th to the extent
of such 1nconslstencles and no further, are hereby repealed
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or modlfied to that extent necessary to effect the provlsions
of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsectlon, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be lnvalld or unconstltutlonal by a decislon of any court of
competent Jurlsdlction, such decision shall effect the valldity
of the rernalnlng portlons of the ordinance. The Clty Council
hereby declares that it would have passed thlS ordinance and
each and every sectlon, subsectlon, sentence, clause or phrase
not declared lnvalid or unconst~tutlonal without regard to
whether any portlon of the ordlnance would be subsequently declared
lnvalld or unconstitutlonal.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall slgn and the City Clerk
shall attest to the passage of thlS ordlnance. The Clty Clerk
shall cause the same to be publlshed once in the offlcial
newspaper within fifteen days after its adoption. This
ordinance shall become effective after thirty days from lts
adoptlon.
ADOPTED this 17th day of
December
, 1974.
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 5S.
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
I do hereby certlfy that the foregolng ordlnance was
duly and regularly introduced at a meetlng of the Clty Council
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on the lOth day of
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, 1974; that thereafter
the sa~d ord~nance was duly adopted at a meeting of the City
, 1974, by the
following vote:
Council on the 17th day of
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
December
Councilmen: Lawson, McCloskey, Swink, Trives
van den Steenhoven, Hoover
Councilmen: Judson
Councllmen: None
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regulations ?TIcontr~but~ons and expenditures, but all provis~ons
relatLng to electiorr fair practices enumerateu hereln. It ~s
also the ~ntent and purpose of the C~ty Council of the City
of Santa Mon~ca to provide Tor the wldest poss1ble dlsse~1lnat~on
of ~nformatlon concerning candidates and meabures 1n local
elections.
The City Council finds that mun~cipal elections
are mun~cipal affairs and consequently a charter city 1S not
preempted by general state law from regulating contr1but1ons
and expend1tures and practlces ~n local elect1ons.
SECTION 4. Section 11202 is hereby added to the
Santa Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 11202r Definitions.
A. Candidate. "Candidate" means an individual
who is listed on the ballo~ or who has qualifled to have wrlte-
in votes on such person~ behalf counted by electlon offLcials
for the nomination for election to the Santa Monlca C~ty
Council, Santa Monica Unified School District Board of Educat~on,
or Santa Monica community College Board of Trustees, or who
receives a contribution or makes an expenditure or g~ves consent
for any ot:her person to receive a contribution or to make an
expenditure wIth a v~ew to bringing about such person's
nomination or election to such office, whether or not the
specific elective office for which such person will seek nomi-
nation or election 1S known at the time the contribution is
received or the expend1ture is made, and whether or not such
person has announced candidacy or flled a declaratlon of
candidacy at such tlme.
"Candidate" also includes any office
holder who 1S subject of a recall petltion.
B. Expenditure.
"Expenditure" means a payment,
a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a tlurd party,
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An cxpendllure ~s p1a~2 O~ the dJ~e
th9 payment 15 ~~de or O~ the date conslderat~on, If any, lS
recelved1 ~hlcheV2r 15 earller.
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Co:mralt1:.ee.
II COIPflltteer. meaDS any person
or combinatlon of persons who dlrectly or l~dlrectly rccelves
contrlbutlons or makes eXge~dlturcs or contrlbutlcns far the
purpose of lnfluenclng or atteDptlng to influence the actlon
of the voters for or agalnst the noml~atlon or electlon of
one (1) or more candidates or ln support of or ln opposltion
to a measure.
D.
OfflClal CO~~lttee.
"0ff1.c~al COi""lllltteeU
weans any COTh~lttee WhlCh lS controlled directly or lndirectly
by a candldate or the proponent or opponent of a neasure WhlCh
acts JOlntly '_lth a candldate or the proponent or oppone~t
of a measure or hlS or her oEflclal CO~~lttee In con~ection
wlth mak1ng of expendltures.
A candidate o~ propo~ent or
opponent of a measure controls a CO~~lttee lf such persor. or
hlS or ~er agent or any other COwIDlttee such person controls
ha~ 5ignlflcant lnfluence on the actlons or declslons of the
COrnf1l ttee.
E.
Independent COx~lttee.
"IndepeDdent
CO!1'~lttee" means any com..'"'uttee ot.her than aCl offlcial CO:T'illttee
WhiCh recelves contrlbutions or makes expendltures 1n support
of or ln Opposltlon to a cancldate or 10 sUDport of or ln
Opposltlon to a measure.
F.
Election.
"Electlon" neans any general,
speclaJ, or recall electlon held to elect or re~OV0 a member
of the Sant:a "lorllca Cl ty Councll, the Santa t1on1ca Vnl fled
School Dlstrlct Doard of education, or the Soard of ~~ustees of
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clear from the surrounding Clrcumstances that lt 15 not made
for pol1tccal purposes. An expenditure 15 Inade on the da~e
the payment 1S made or on the date cons1deratlon, lf any, is
received, whichever is earlier.
C. COrrun1ttee.
"Conunittee" means any person
or combination of persons who directly or lndirectly receives
contributions or makes expendltures or contributions for the
purpose of influencing or attempting to influence the action
of the voters for or against the nominatlon or election of
one (1) or more candidates or in support or or 1n opposition
to a measure.
D. Offlclal Corrunittee.
"Official Cornnuttee"
means any committee which is controlled directly or indirectly
by a cand1date or the proponent or opponent of a measure which
acts J01ntly with a candidate or the proponent or opponent
of a measure or h1S or her official committe~ in connection
with mak1ng of expenditures. A candldate or proponent or
opponent of a measure controls a COmID1ttee if such person or
his or her agent or any other committee such person controls
has signlficant influence on the actions or deciS10ns of the
coromi ttee.
E.
Independent Comrnlttee.
"Independent
Committee" means any committee other than an offlcial cOITUIlittee
wh1ch receives contrlbutions or makes expenditures in support
of or in oPPos1tion to a candidate or 1n support of or in
Oppos1tion to a measure.
F. Election. "Electlon" means any general,
speclal, or recall elect~on held to elect or remove a member
of ~he Santa Mon1ca C1ty Council, the Santa Monlca Unlfied
School Dlstrlct Board of Education, or the Board of Trustees of
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Votl~g Age Populatlon.
WVOtl ~'g F_ge
PO?Ulatlon"' rr-eans tr':'e ?orn11a1:1..o~ of the CLty of Santa :IO:1l::a
or the area s~rved by other elected off1Cl~ls aged elJhLe~n (18)
yea~s or over as detcrmlned by the unlted States Secretar7 of
Coy~erce pursuant to ~104(a)5 of the Feder2l Electlon Cfu~palgn
Act of 1971.
If. for any reason, no such deterElnatlon 1S
~ade, the CO~c1S51on shall, from t1me to tl~e, determlne ~he
voting age populatlon from the best readlly avallable sources
of lnrorn:atlon.
H.
ComIlllSSlon.
"COIlLlllssion" means the Santa
Monlea Falr Electlon Practlces CornmlSSlon.
I.
Payment.
"Payment" rleans a payment,
dlstrlbutlon transfer, loan, advance, depo51t, glft or otber
renderlng of money, property, serVlce or anythlng else of
value, whether tanglole or lntanglble.
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ContrlDut.l.Cn..
11Contrlbutl0nl1 Feans a
payment, a forg~venes5 of loan, a payment of a loan by a thlrd
party, or a~ enforceable pro~15e to ma~e a payment except to
the extent that full and adequate conslderatlon 15 recelved
unless It 15 clear froI'l the 5urroundu:.g circumstances that
It lS not made for polltlcal purposes.
An expendlture made
at the behest of the candldate, co;runlttee or elected ofrlceT
.is a contr.lbutlon to the candldate, CO:r4"'lttee, or elected
offlcer unless full and adequate conslderatlon 15 recelved
for naklng the expendlture.
The c,,"rm "contLLbutlon" also lncludes the
purchase of tickets for events such as dlnners, luncheons,
ral11cs and sl~llar fund-ralslng events; the canaldate's own
~oney or property used on behalf of G15 candld~cy; the grantlng
ot discounts or rebate not extended to the publlC generally or
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the Santa Hon~ca Community College or to vote on any measure.
G. Voting Age Population. "Voting Age
Populat~onlt l"e.:l115 the population of the City of Santa l1on~ca
or the area served by other elected off~clals aged e~ghLeen (18)
years or over as determuled by the Un1ted States Secretdr.y of
Commerce pursuant to :l)104(a)5 of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971. If, for any reason, nO such deterffi~natlon 15
made, the cO~"iss10n shall, from time to time, detexffi1ne the
voting age population from the best readily available sources
of infomation.
H. commission.
"Commission" means the Santa
Monlca Fair Electlon Practlces Commission.
I. Payment. "Payment" means a payment,
distribution transfer, loan, advance, deposlt, gift or other
rendering of money, property, service or anythlng else of
value, whether tangible or intangible.
J. Contribution. "Contributl.'pn" means a
payment, a forgiveness of loan, a payment of a loan by a third
party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment except to
the extent that full and adequate consideration is rece~ved
unless it lS clear from the surrounding CJrcumstances that
it LS not made for po1ltJcal purposes. An expendlture made
at the behest of the candidate, COffimlttee or elected offlcer
is a contribution to the candidate, COITUn.Lttee, or elected
off~cer unless full and adequate consideratlon 1S received
for making the expend~ture.
The term "contribution" also includes the
purchase of tickets for events such as dlnners, luncheon~,
ra1lles and hLITIllar fund-ra1slng events; the candldate's own
monE'Y or property used on behalf of hlS candldacy; the granting
of discounts or rebate not extended to the pub11c generally or
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statIons und ne'.vs92?e::.-s no t 2X:::'2::lded O~ a:-i. 0Gl12.1 bas2.s to
all cand1datcs for th~ saMe offlce; the payment o~ C07pen~3tlon
by any person for the pe~soDal serVlces or €xpe~se~ of an~!
person If such S2rVlces ar~: re~dercd or expens?s lD=~rre~ O~
behalf of the c~~cldate or co~mlttee wlthout pay~ent of full
and ad2ql~ate consl..deratlon..
The terw 'tcontrl~ution't furt~er lDcludes any
transfer of anyth1ng of value rec8lved by a comnlt~ee iraQ
another caT~lttee.
The ter!'\ "contrlbutlon" does not lnclude amounts
recelved pursuant to an enforceable promlse to the extent
that such amounts have been prevlously reported as d
contrlbutlon.
However, the fact that such amounts have been
recelved shall be lndlcated ln the approprlate cam~algn state-
mentE..
NOt1~Jl t!-'~.3 t2ndlng the forego1-ng defln~tl.On of
"contrlbutlOTI," the ten" does not lTIclli.de volunteer p",rs:>nal
serVlces or paywents ~ade by any lndlV1GUal for filS own travel
exp~nses If such payments are voluntarlly made wlthout any
understandlng or agree~ent that they shall be GLrectlv or
lndJrectly repald to hlm.
K.
~-leasure _
"Measurer, means any Clty Charter
~endwent, or other proposltlon or other bond
lssue WhlCh
submltted to a popular vote at an electlon by actlc~ of a legls-
lat~v? body, or vrllch 15 submltted or lS lntended to be submltted
to a popular vote
at an electlon
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reierendu!:\, or
recall procedure, whether or not lt quallfles for the ballot.
L.
Proponent of a Measure..
"?ro?one:1t of a
Mea3urel. weans a person or group of persons org2Dlzed for the
purpose of cLrculatlng a pet~tlon for tn? quallflcatlcn of a
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stationb and newspapers not extended on an equal baslS to
all candldates for the SaJ'l8 office; the payment of cOl'1pen:,atlon
by any person for the personal serVlces or expenses of any
person if such serVlces are rendered or expenses incurren on
behalf of the candidate or committee wlthout payment of full
and adequate consLderat1on.
The term "contributlon" further 1ncludes any
transfer of anything of value received by a committee from
another commlttee.
'I'he term "contrlbution" does not 111clude amounts
recelved pursuant to an enforceable promlse to the extent
that such amounts have been previously reported as d
contrlbution. However, the fact that such amounts have been
rece1ved shall be lndlcated ln the approprlate campalgn state-
ments.
Not.wi ths tand1ng the foregolng definl tiun of
"contr1butlon," the term does not ~nclude volunteer pecsonal
serV1ces or payments made by any 1ndiv1dual for hlS own travel
expenses if ~uch payments are voluntarily made without any
understandlng or agreement that they shall be dlrectly or
1ndJrectly repaid to him.
1<. Measure.
"Measure" means any C~ty Charter
Amendment, or other propos1tion or other bond issue which is
submitted to a popular vote at an elect10n by action of a leg1s-
lat1ve body, or whLch 1S submitted or is lntended to be submitted
to a popular vote at an election by ln1t1ative, referendum, or
recall procedure, whether or not it qualLfles for the ballot.
L. Proponent of a Measure.
"Proponent of a
Measure" means a person or group of persons organlzed for the
purpose of clrculat1ng a petltion for the qualif1catlon of a
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purpose of obtalnlng the p~3sa;e of 2 we~SUL2 that ~~S
quallfled for the ballot In a muniCIpal electIon.
H.
Opp8nent of a l1easure_
"Opponent of a
Measure" means a per;:;on or group of persons organIzed for the
purpose of oppOSIng the CIrculatIon of a petItIon for the
quallfication of a ~easure on the ballot in a munICIpal electIon
or for the purpose of oppOSIng the passage of a measure that
has been qualified for the ballot ln a munICIpal electIon.
N. ElectIon Item.
"ElectIon IteM" shall mean
each offlce that wlll be fllled by an electlon and each
measure that wlll be approved or dlsapproved by an electlon.
SECTION 5.
SectIon 11203 IS hereby added to the
Santa Monlca MunIClpa1 Code to read as follows:
SectIon 11203.
FaIr Election Practlces Co~mISSlon_
There shall be a FaIr Electlon Practlces CO~~lsSlon cons~stlng of
seven (7) members.
SelectIon of members of the CO~~lssion shall
be In random Planner from a IlSt of nomInees, submltted to the City
Clerk, selected In the fOllowIng manner: each member of the Clty
COUDCll, each member of the Board of Educatlon, each member of
the Communlty College Board of Trustees, and each person who was
a ca~dIdate In the last elect con for the Clty Councll or the
Board of Educatlon or Cowmunlty College Board of Trustees who
receIved votes equal to at least ten (10%) percent of the
ballot's cast shall name one (1) nOIDlnee. Each nomlnee BUSt
be a resIdent of Santa Monlca who has agreed to Slt on the
COr.F.ISS10n If selected.
If the Inltlal submlssIon of nOPllnees
does not produce sufficIent quallfled persons, the lndlviduals
llsted above shall each be re~uested to sUDrit two (2)
addltlonal nO~lnees.
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purpose of ubtainlng the passage of a measure that has
quallfied for the ballot In a municipal electlon.
M. Opponent of a Measure.
"Opponent of a
Measure" means a person or group of persons organlzcd for the
purpose of opposing the clrculatlon of a petition for the
qualificatlon of a measure on the ballot in a municlpal electlon
or for the purpose of opposing the passage of a measure that
has been quaIl fled for the ballot in a municipal electlon.
N. Election Item.
"Election Item" shall mean
each offlce that will be filled by an electlon and each
measure that wll1 be approved or disapproved by an election.
SECTION 5. Section 11203 is hereby added to the
Santa Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 11203. Fair Election Practices Commission.
There shall be a Falr Election Practices Cornrnisslon conslsting of
seven (7) members. Selectlon of members of the Commisslon shall
be in random manner from a list of nominees, submitted to the City
Clerk, selected in the following manner: each member of the City
Counc~l, each member of the Board of Education, each member of
the Co~~unity College Board of Trustees, and each person who was
a candidate In the last election for the City Counc~l or. the
Board of Educatlon or Community College Board of Trustees who
recelved votes equal to at least ten (10%) percent of the
ballot's cast shall name one (1) nomlnee. Each nOffilnee must
be a resldent of Santa Monica who has agreed to s~t on the
commlssion ~f selected.
If the lnitial submlsslon of nOilllnees
does not produce sufflclent qualified persons, the lnd~viduals
listed above shdll each be requested to submit two (2)
addltlonal no~inees. To be eligible for appoLntment, nORlnees
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candldate for n~y ~Ub~lC Oft'C2 or pos~tlon.
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of nO""'"ll~ee.s se::,::,c-ted In the n~-~Hi"~:.e~ dcscrlbsd above, the S(?\-"C~r1
(71 persons to s~t on the CO~~lSSlon shall be selected a~
random at a regularly schedulec Clty Councll meetlng.
The member3 of the Falr Election Practices
COti~lSSlOn sh~ll serve for a term of SlX (6) years and until thelr
respectlve successors are appolnted and qual~fled.
The terms of
such members shall be staggered 50 that the ter~s of at least two
(2) but not more than three (3) thereof shall explre on every
other July~t, beglnnlng July 1, 1975, and except that on July 1,
1979, the terms of three (3) members shall explre.
The terms of
the members first apPolnted to such cO~~lssion shall be determined
by a castlng of lots to determlne ,vh:Lch two (2) of the members
flrst appolnted shall serve only until July 1, 1975, and WhlCh
two (2) members shall serve only until July 1, 1977. The remair.~ng
~embers of the flrst CO~~lSSlon shall serve untl1 July 1, 1979.
Thereafter, the term of each ~ember shall run a period or SlX (6)
:}'ears.
Any vacancy on the COr.~lSSlon shall be fl11ed In the
followlng manner:
each candldate in the most recent electlon for
Clty Councll, the Board of Educatlon and the Corrmunlty College
Board of Trustees who recelved votes equal to at least ten (lO%)
percent of the ballots cast shall have the right to make one (1)
nOTI'lnation.
From those nomlnatlons, submltted to the Clty Clerk,
the number of persons needed to complete the board shall be selectea
at rando::n.
If the nu~ber of nominations 1S not sufficient to
cover the vacanCles eXlstlng In the board, those people el1glble
to submlt nomlnatlons shall be requested to nomlnate two (2}
persons each for the vacanCles before the random selection
lS made to fl11 the vacanCles at a regularly scheduled Clty
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candidate for ilIlY' publ~c office or posJ.tJ.on. From the list
of nOln:Lnees selected J.n the manner described above, the seven
(7) persons to s~t on the commission shall be selected at
random at a regularly scheduled city Council meeting.
The members of the Fair E1ectJ.on PractJ.ces
Co~mJ.sSJ.on shall serve for a term of six (6) years and untJ.l their
respect~ve successors are appointed and qualif~ed. The terms of
such members shall be staggered 50 that the terms of at least two
(2) but not more than three (3) thereof shall exp~re on every
other July~t, begJ.nning July 1, 1975, and except that on July 1,
1979, the terms of three (3) members shall expJ.re. The terms of
the members first appointed to such commission shall be determined
by a castIng of lots ~o determine which two (2) of the members
first appoJ.nted shall serve only until July 1, 1975, and which
two (2) members shall serve only until July 1, 1977. The remaining
members of the first commission shall serve unt~l July 1, 1979.
Thereafter, the term of each member shall run a period of six (6)
years. Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the
following manner: each candidate in the most recent election for
C~ty Counc~l, the Board of Education and the Community College
Board of Trustees who received votes equal to at least ten (lO%)
percent of the ballots cast shall have the r~ght to make one (1)
nomination. From those nominatJ.ons, submJ.tted to the City Clerk,
the number of persons needed to complete the board shall be selecte~
at random. If the number of nominations is not 5uff~cient to
cover the vacancies existing in the board, those people eligible
to subm~t nominations shall be requested to nomindte two (2)
persons each for the vacancies before the random selection
is made to fill the vacancJ.es at a regularly scheduled City
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Falr Elect~on Practlces
COIDffilSS1on - Po~ers and Dutles. Th2 Palr ElectLon Pract~ce3
CO~~iSSlon shall have the power and be required to:
(a) Review and examlne all ca~palgn
statements requlred to be flIed with the Clty Clerk and the
Clty Clerk shall not certlfy any such state~ents requ~red
under this ordlnance untll approval lS glven by the CO~~lSSlon.
(b) Recelve co~plalnts flIed wlth the Clty
Clerk, sub~ltted under penalty of perJury and lnformatlon corrob-
orating such camp] alnts from any person ''IIho belleves that a
vlolatlon of any portlon of any ordlnance or of any l~w relatl~g
to electlons or electlon practlces has occurred. On the recelpt
of ~uch a complalnt, the Board shall investigate and deternine
w1thin ten (10) days whether or not there lS ~robable cause to
bel1eve that a v1olatlon has occurred and notlfy the Clty Clerk
of l.ts decis1on.
If the cO~~lssion flnds that there 1S probable
cause ~o belleve that a wlllful vlolatlon of any ordlnance or
electlon law has occurred or is about to occurt It s~all cause
to be lnstltuted such legal actlon as lt dee~s necessary.
(c) The COIIlEl1SS10n shall ha"e such
l..nVestlgatlve pOT"vers as are necessary for tl~.e perj:orrc:.ance of
ltS dutles under thlS ordlnance and shall have subpoena powers.
The COIl'1U1SS10n shall, upon request, be rurnlshed records of
campalgn contrlbutlons and expendltures by the Clty Clerk and
by each candldate, co~mittee or treasurer.
ProsecuClons under-
taken as a result of th15 lnvestlgatlon of alleged compla1nts
shall be referred to the D1strlct Attorney or any otheL
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SECTION 6. ~11204 is hereby added to the SQnLa
f-Iornca. !lufLlC.l.P<ll Codi2 to read as follow,>:
Section 11204. Fair Electlon Practlces
Commlsslon - Powers and Duties. The fair Electlon Dractlces
Commisslon shall have the power and be required to:
(a) Review and examine all campaign
statements requlred to be filed with the City Clerk and the
City Clerk Shall not certify any such statements requlred
under this ordinance until approval is glven by the coromlSSlon.
(b) Receive complaints filed \nth the City
Clerk, submitted under penalty of perJury and information corrob-
orating such complalnts from any person who belleves that a
violation of any portlon of any ordinance or of any law relating
to elections or electlon practices has occurred. On the recelpt
of such a complaint, the Board shall investigate and determine
wlthln ten (10) days whether or not there is vrobable cause to
believe that a Vlolatlon has occurred and natify th~ City Clerk
of ltS decislon. If the commission finds that there is probable
cause to belleve that a willful violation of any ordlnance or
election law has occurred or is about to occur, it shall cause
to be lnst~luted such legal action as ~t deems necessary.
(c) The Commission shall have &uch
lnvest~gative powers as are necessary for the performance of
its duties under this ordinance and shall have subpoena powers.
The commlSs~on shall, upon request, be furnlshed records of
Campalgn contributlons and expenditures by the City Clerk and
by each candidate, committee or treasurer. Prosecutlons under-
taken as a result of this lnvestigatlon of alleged complalnts
shall be referred to the Distrlct Attorney or any other
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prosecutorial body having the power to act thereon. The City
Attorney of ~~ .City of Santa Monica. w~11 have no autlas or
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powers relat~ve ~o the enforcement o~ ChlS ordlnance.
(d) The Clerk shall trans~lt to the commission,
all materials recelved from or on behalf of the candidates
or committees or caples thereof for concurrence as requlred
by S1lll1 [b) or other action requi.red by the terms of thlS
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be required to formulate rules.and regulations for the performance
of its duties and the conduct of its investlgations and shall
have the power to amend sald rules and regulations from time
to time.
(f) Upon notification from the appropriate
prosecutlng agency that a candidate has been convicted of any
violation under this ordl-nance or any other election law, which
constitutes a misdemeanor or felony, If sald candidate is
successful, the commission shall, forthwith dpclare the office
to which he was elected, vacant.
SECTION 7.
Sll20S ~s hereby added to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 1~205. Removal From Office of Falr
Election practices Couw,ission Member. No member of the Fair
Election Practices Commiss~on shall be removed from his term
of office except by unanlIDOUS vote or the Clty Counc~1 on
good cause shown or as oLherwise provided by law.
SECTION 8. Sl1206 is hereby added to the Santa Monica
Municipal Code to read as follows:
Sectlon 11206. Limltations on campaign
Expendltures. The follow~ng limltations on c~~paign expenditures
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Attorney'of the City of Santa Mon1c~ will have no dut~es or
powers relative to the enforcement of this ordinance.
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(e) The commission shall have the power and
be required to formulate rules~and regulations for the performance
of its duties and the conduct of its investigat10ns and shall
have the power to amend said rules and regulations from time
to time.
(f) Upon notification from the appropriate
prosecuting agency that a candidate has been convicted of any
violation under this ordinance or any other elect10n law, which
constitutes a misdemeanor or felony, if said candidate is
successful, the commission shall, forthwith dpclare the office
to which he was elected, vacant..
SECTION 7.
Sl120S is hereby added to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code to read as~fo110ws:
Section 1120S~ Removal From Office of Fair
Election Pract1ces Commission Member. No member of the Fair
Election Practices commission shall be removed from his term
of office except by unanimous vote of the City Council on
good cause shown or as otherwise provided by law.
SECTION 8. S11206 is hereby added to the Santa Monica
Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 11206. Limitations on Campaign
Expend~tures. The follow1ng limitations on campaign expenditures
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or proponent or opponent of a measure, h~s or her agents, and
off~~~al CQmrn~ttee durl~g the five (5) months prior to an
election shall not exceed the following amounts, adJusted in
all years after 1974 for cost of living changes:
(1) ~ienty (20) Cents mu1ti-
plied by the voting age population;
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(b) Except as provided in (d) below, no
independent committee shall make expenditures aggregating more
than Two (.02) Cents mult~plied by the voting age populatlon
durlng the flve (5) months preceedlng a municipal election.
Two (2) or more independent committees which act ]olntly
in making expenditures shall be considered a single independent
commlttee for the purpose of this sectlon.
(c) Not more than Twenty Flve (.25) Cents
multiplied by the number of signatures required for quallfica-
tlon, adJusted for cost of living changes, shall be spent in
the furtherance of the circulation or qualificatlon of a petition
to place a measure on the ballot.
(d) Expenditures incurred by an independent
cornm~ttee for communicat~ons d~rected at lts own members shall
not be 1ncluded wlthin the limitat~ons contained In Sections (a).
(b) or (c).
(e) If an expend~ture is lncurred in support
of ~ore than one (1) candldate, a proportionate amount lS
charged to each candldate for the purpose of Section (b).
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or proponent or opponent of a measure, h~s or her agents, and
off~9~al committee during the five (5) months pr~or to an
election shall not exceed the fOllowing amounts, adjusted in
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independent committee shall make expenditures aggregating more
than Two (.02) Cents multiplied by the voting age population
during the five (5) months prece~ding a municipal election.
Two (2) or more independent committees which act Jointly
in making expenditures shall be considered a single independent
committee for the purpose of this section.
,(c) Not more than Twenty Five (.25) Cents
multiplied by the number of signatures required for qualifica-
t~on, adjusted for cost of living changes, shall be spent ~n
the furtherance of the circulation or qualification of a petition
to place a measure on the ballot.
(d) Expenditures incurred by an ~ndependent
comm~ttee for communicat~ons directed at ~ts own members shall
not be included within the limitations conta~ned in Sections (a),
(b) or (c).
(e) If an expenditure is incurred in support
of more than one (1) candidate, a proportionate amount is
charged to each cand~da~e for the p~rpose of Section (b).
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15 made durlng the f:Lve (5) i,unth pcrlod befcce ",-~ c>:c-.,::;[",
If elt~e~ 92Y~3nt 1S i:l:d2 or 28nblCcrat~0~1 lS rec~~vcd or l3
used durlng ~hat perlod.
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511207 15 hereb7 added to the Santa Honlea
HU'OlCJ_pal Code ta read as fo110'lS:
Sectlon 11207.
CO~"TLlttees .
(a) Eaeh candldate, proponent of a ~sasur8,
or opponent or a measure shall have o~ly on~ (1) ofilcla1
corL"'"111 ctee.
(0) At the tlme of flllng for offlce, each
candldate shall deslgnate and ldentlfy an offlcal con,,-rtl ttee
and d1sclose the name of the treasurer of the offlclal CO~~lttee
to the Clty Clerk.
In the case of a neasurer the cfflc~al
co:n:m~ttee
of the
propane'lt
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by the Falr Electlor:. P!:.'"actices COlT'.l'"'1l..SS10~1..
Suci det9rp~na~10n
shall be ~ade aft~r ~ll lntcrested CO~~ltte2s hav2 D22n SlV2TI
an opportuDlty to d2s1g~ate an offic~al treasuyer a~d rsg~est
reC':Jgnl tlon b~i:- the :F2-1r Elect ~on Practlcf~S CCr.I:i~S310n as the
offlClal eor.@lt~ee.
(el The offlcial C02nlttoc of a ca~dldate
or of the proponent or opponent 0= a neasure shall ~ave o~ly
one (1) treasurer.
(d) An l:-;.cependent COJli'"l:lttee s---~all have only
on~ (1) treasurer ,:.:hose l".ame shall be dls~los2d to the Ci tv
Clerk wlthlD flve (~) days of the forDatlon of t~e CO~~lttee_
(e\ No cxpendlture shall be Dade by a
ca~~ldate or p~O~O~2~t or oppo~ent of a ~e&surc OT t~- or O~
behalf of a CGr:'~.:..+:tee 'rAllthollt authorlzat2..-0n of th2 tJ::"2.asur~r of
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15 made durlng the flve (5) month period before dO elect-Lon
if either payment is mad8 or consideration 1S reC''?lvcd or lS
used during that perlod.
SECTION 9.
~11207 15 hereby added to th~ Sdnta Monica
Munlclpal Codo to xead as follows:
Sectlon 11207. Committees.
(a) Each candldate, proponent of a measure,
or opponent of a m~asure shall have only one (1) officlal
conUlU t tee.
(b) At the time of filing for offlce, each
candidate SllDll designate and identify an offlcal conooitLae
and dlsclose the name of the treasurer of the offlclal COmIDlttee
to the Clty Clerk. In the case of a measure, the offlclal
co~mlttee of the proponent and the opponent shall be dete~mlned'
by the Falr Electlon Practices Commission. Such determlnation
shall be ~ade after all lnterested Comm1ttees have been given
an opportunlty to deslgnate an officlal treasurer and request
recognitlon by the Fair Election Practlces Commisslon as the
offic_lal commlttee.
(c) The official commlttee oE a candldate
or of the proponent or opponent of a measure shall nave only
one (1) treasurer.
Cd) An lndependent committee shall have only
one (1) treasurer ,.hose name shall be dlsclosed to the City
Clerk wlthln flve (5) days of the formation of the co~~ittee_
(e) No expenditure shall be ~ade by a
candldate or proponent or opponent of a measure or by or on
behalf of a CO~mlttee wJ.thout authorizatlon of the trE'-<lsurer of
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a..-;t:l.n-j as eLl ~g2"i~ 0;' ad ():!:~___Cla.:i cor-,"""l::::22 Sf:3.-Ll b~_ :-c~y~~,--tcd
9rO:iT.ptl~l by the reClOlcnt to the COITE711tt.ee I s treas~].rer-
IrproP"'ptly'
~~ usej ln -n'~ s~ctlon means not later than flve (5) days
beEocc the closlng d~tc o~ the nex~ c3wpelgn std~e~ent
req~~red to be f11ed by the treasucer, Rnd ir~aed~d~e1y lf the
contr1Dutl0TI was recelved less than tlve (5) days before t~e
closlng date.
(g) It shall be the duty ot the candldate
or proponent or opponent of a measure and the ~reasurer of a
CO~~lLtee to keep detalled accounts, records, bllls and recelpts
relating to all expendltures made and contrlbutlons received.
SEeTIO", 10.
gl1208 1S hereby added to the Santa
J:.~onlca Hunlclpal Code to read as fo11m.'s;
Sectum 11208.
Flllng of state@ents.
Each
candldate and eac~ CO~~lttee supportlng or opposlng a can~~date
or C3ndidates or measure ar ~easures and each re0ber of the
Clty Cauncll of the C1ty of Santa MO~lca, Unlfled School Dlstrlct
Board of Ed~catlon, or San~a MOillca Clty College Board of
7rus~ees shall flle with the Clty Clerk, cop~es of each statcnent
r",c;u:.red under Cha?ter 4 of T1tle 9 of the Go'''errrnS:lt code.
The statenents deSCY1!J2d for candldates and propone:1ts and oppo-
nents of a ~easure above shall be flIed forty (40) days prlor to
a~ electlon, twelve (12) days prlor ~o an elcc~~on a~d lot later
thdn tKenty one (21) days after the electLcn.
:~ec--:[ber5 of t!le
Clty Counell, Sar-:ta 210"lca Dnl_led School Dlstrlct Board of
EduCiltlon and Santa ~lonlca COr'"-nunl ty College Board of Trustees
shall =lle statements at the tlffie requlred under C0apter 4 of
T]t2~ 9 of t~e Go,ern~e~t Code wlth the City Cler<.
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(E) ,.\11 contrl.butlol1S le'~f~l'!,~,j D1' ,1 U',YS')il
actl.ng as an agent of an offJ..cial comrnlttee shall be reDrH"ted
promptly by the recipient to the COml'al.ttee's treasurer. "Promptly
as used in thlS s~ctlon means not later than flve (5) day~
before the closing date of the next campalgn statement
requlred to be fjled by the treasurer, and i~nediately If the
contributlon was recelved less than five (5) days before the
clos Lng date.
(g) It shall be the duty of the candl.date
or proponenL or opponent of a measure and the treasurer of a
commlttce to keep detalled accounts, records, bl1ls and recelpts
relating to all expenditures made and contributlons rcceived.
SECTION 10. 511208 lS hereby added to the Santa
Monica Municl.pal Code Lo read as follows:
Sectlon 11208. Filing of Statements. Each
candldate and each committee supportlng or oppos~ng a candidate
or candidates or measure or measures and each ~~mber of the
Clty Counc~l of the Clty of Santa Monlca, Unlfled School Distr~ct
Board of Education, or Santa Monica Clty College Board of
Trustees shall flle with the City Clerk, caples of each statement
rvqulrcd under Chapter 4 of Tl tIe 9 of the Government Cm1e.
The sLat.eraents described for candidates and proponents and oppo-
nents of a measure above shall be filed forty (40) days prior to
an electl.on, twelve (12} days prlor to an elect~_on and not later
than twenty one (21) days after the election. Members of the
Cl ty CounCl 1, Santa 11ol11Ca UnJ.l:ied School DJ strlct Board of
Educatlon and Santa Monica Community College Board of Trustees
shall flle statements at the tlme requJred under Chapter 4 of
Tltle 9 of the Government Code with the City Clerk.
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L:~~]t2c~on5 on Co~~~~b~t~02S~
(a) :-~0 persc:1 ot~cr than a C2.~~~A:C-~':::~ ~,.~'-3:;:-i
cO-l--::r~b""'l':li;.S: tG 111S O'".lD caDlpalgn shall Irtalc.c, a~G. ~---=-:.J Ca7;.lp3.lg~1.
(.rc~1:;ure:c 51'.3.1l SO.!..l.Clt or i3.-::co~pt 2.Tf\7 c..Oi'...t-rl}::.:t~on t'JDICn ;-',,1"111
CClU;.-,8 th2 total anount cOlltr l~uted by such pcr--;oi:: ~.''''J th resnec-::..
to each electlon lte~, to exceed One Huccred ($100) DJllar3.
(b) ~o candldate shall ~a~e any contrlb~tlon
WhlCh wlll cause the total amount co~trl~utcd by hlm ~o hlS
ca~Falgn and all polLt~cal COllLlttees sUppo~clng hlS c~~pa10n
to exceed, ~lth respect to a Sl~gle electloD, Four (.04) CG~ts
nult~pl18d by the votLng uge p8pulac1on.
(c) The Jlffilts stated l~ (a) una (b) ~Jove
arc to be adJusted lTI all years af~er 1974 ~~~ changes lTI cost
of JlVl.ng.
Cd) Ko cOfitrlbutlon sh3Jl be per2~tted
except when Lile legal TIdD12 o~ the ?e~so~ or orga~l7atlo~ ~ho
offers the con~rlbu~lo~ lS ~lsclos2d.
Co~trlbetlcns under
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act~~g uS condults O~ agents ~or ot~cr lndlvlc~al~ or lntercsts
are ~):"-8h~blt:~d.
(e) ~o co~~rlbutlon n~y :Je g~v~~ ~y a~y
?rOprletors~Lp, Ilrm, partnerSI1lpl JOlnt venture, sY~0ica~e,
bU5l~ess trust, CO~9anYf corporatlonJ aS30clatlOTI, or labor
UI1l0Y1.
If the VDte OIl a If'C3S~3.re has a dlrc~ct eftect on t.he
contlnued eXlstc~ce of dD c~tlty of t~e type llS~eG, ths
~nt]ty may cantrlbute Fo~r I.Da) Cents ~ultlpl1ed by t~8
votl~q age of 9opulatio~.
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i'lll""I1,.CLthlL l~_,l' La tf"'dd a'3 (allows:
GCC[-L<H1 11209. L.im~t,at.ions on COl'Ll.'l.i)'.lLinr~',.
(a) No person othr,T tll<ll1 J '~l\"ll,l-d.' 'il,"'1
conLrlbu L 1,n'.J La l11s 0\-;0 campa1gn shall mal.e, i1nd no ('.:IDl;_'d HJl1
trCQ3UrCr sha.ll 5011cit or accept any contrlbutlon l;/hir_~n i.vlll
cau<;e the rota 1 amount contributed by ::;uch per. son ":1 \:.h respect
to each election 1lmn, to exceed'One Hundred ($100) f)"IL.I!:":;.
(b) No candidate sha] 1 flIdl:e <.In',' cOlltr~bl.ltion
\"h1.ch \'1111 cause the total amount contr.ibutcd by nLm ~:o h,-s
ccllnpa '-'In and <\11 pol it:ical committees support1nq his \.a1npai'}n
to exceed, wlth respect to a single election, Pour (.04) CC'nts
multLp1ied by the vot1ng age popu1at1on.
(c) The 'l:qt1~ts stated 1n (a) ilnd (b) above
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are lo be adlusted ll1 all years'after 1974 for Chi'llltjC'5 1n cost
oE l,-vlng.
(d) No contribulion GhnJ1 be parmltte~
excctJt Hhen Lhc le'jal ndme of the person or orYLln L7at.i.Un \1ho
offerb the cOllt~ibuljon is disQ~~sed. Contrlbut'-ons under
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assumed names or contrlb"tion~~~ffered by individuals who are
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actin~ as cr,:muu1.ts or agents,fC?P:,other lndividuals or jntercsts
are prall] bl tc'd .
(e) No contribution may be given by any
prOpJOletoIship, firm, partnersl,:1~~" Joint venture, symlicute,
bUSL1IeSS l~ust, company, corporation, assoClatlon, ot' labor
I . /f= r~'
unIon. If the vote on a rneasure~has a direct effect on lDe
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contl-nued e:U.S tenee of an entity of the type 11s rcd, the
cntlty may co~tribute Four (.04)' Cents multlp11Cd by [-h~
VqlUlq '\.9<' oC pOIJulati.on.
SECTiON 12. S11210 i~, hereby cHided t.o th-= ::junta
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rfhe 't-f)t.al <::.no~r<m.:Jus CG:1L~J~=:iutlons to a cap::l1.dalc or C0:rJi:.ittee
Wl1lCh 15 to exceed l~ the aggregate One Eundred (SlOO) uG~lars
w~tr respect to a s~ngle elect~on shall not be used by th~
C3'lclluate or COf!1ITIlttee ior ';;,ihOill It ~...las lnter'lded..
To the extent
that the total anonymous contrlbut~ons exceed that amount,
the excess shall be forfelted lmmediately to the Clty Treasurer_
SECTION 13. 511211 lS hereby added to the Sant~
~onlca Munlclpal Code to read as follows;
Sect~on 11211_ Dlstrlbutlon of Cfu~palgn Statements
of Candldates.
(a) Each candldate for Clty Councll, the
Board of Educatlon of the Santa Monlea Unifled School Dlstrlct,
or Communlty College Board of Trustees and the offielal co~~ittee
of tr.e proponent or opponent of a measure may prepare a cdu.paign
statenent.
Such statements may be flIed ln the offlce of the
Clty Clerk no later than thlrty flve (35) days before the
electJon.
(b) The Clerk, wlth the concurrence of the
Fair Electlon Practlces Corr~lsslon, shall reJect any statement
under thlS sectloD WhlCh contalns any obscene, IlbeloU5, or
defu~atory matter, or any language WhlCh In any way incltes,
counsels, promotes or advocates hatred, abuse, vlolence or
hostlllty toward, or WhlCh tends to cast rldlcule or shame
upon any person or group of persons by reason of race, color,
relig~on, or manner of worship, or any language or matter
the clrculatlon of WhlCh through the malls lS prohlblted by
Congress.
Any candldate who deslres advance clearance of a
cfu~palgn statement may submlt lt to the Clty Clerk who must
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Sectl-Ofl 11210. Anonymous C;on::rlbuLl.oL1s.
The total anonymous contributions to a candl-date or co~~lttee
whleh 15 to exceed ln the aggregate One Hundred ($100) Dollars
w1th respec~ to a s1ngle election shall not be used by th~
cand1date or committee for whom l.t was intended. To ,the extent
that the total anonymous contributions exceed that amount,
the excess shall be forfeited immedlately to the City Treasurer.-
SECTION 13. 511211 is hereby added to the Santa
Monica Mun1clpal Code to read as follows:
Sect10n 112114 Distribution of Campa1gn Statement.
of Candidates.
(a) Each candidate for City Council, the
Board of Education of the Santa Monica Un1f1ed School District,
or Communlty College Board of Trustees and the official committee
of the proponent or opponent of a measure may prepare a campaign
statement. Such statements may be flIed in the offlce of the
City Clerk no later than thirty five (35) days before the
electlon.
(b) The Clerk, with the concurrence of the
Fair E1ectlon Pract1ces Commission, shall reject any statement
under this seetlon which contains any obscene, libelous, or
defamatory matter, or any language which in any way inc1tes,
counsels, promotes or advocates hatred, abuse, violence or
hostllity toward, or WhlCh tends to cast rldicule or shame
upon any person or group of persons by reason of race, color,
rellglon, or manner of worship, or any language or matter
the circulatlon of which through the mails 1S prohiblted by
Congress. Any candldate who desires advance clearance of a
campaign statement may submit it to the City Clerk who must
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prOPQnc~_ t n-c C....pP-3ilF:.rL ~ 0 t c ;:;~a surE s hell ~ be p-.r..-l.fL t~Li at '._~:.:::!
expense of tr-.l.e r'andldatE. on pape~ of SlZC a"1C -o,:J-'..:l]_0!l"C. 1:0 i)e
p::-€~SCrJ~L;2d by the Falr Electlon Practl.ces CO~T~lssloni an.~ a
Su~flClent nurilier of caples of each state~ent to provide one
(1) for each rcs~stered vater lTI the area fro~ wh~ch the
candldate lS to be elected shall be provlded to t~e CLty
Clerk not later than thlrty (30) days before the electlc~_
(d) The Clerk shall slrIml taneously s'=nd
to each reglstered voter a copy of each 'vrit-cen Ci1rapalgn
statel'lent prepared pursuant to thlS sectlon not later than
fourteen (14) days prlor to the electlon day.
Nothlng In thlS sectlon shall be deemed to
~ahe any such state~ent or the authors thereof free or exempt
from any civll or crl~lnal actlo~ or penalty because of any
fdlse, slanderous or llbeloas statewents of~ered for olstrlbut1on
pursuant to thlS sectlon.
Sf:CTImJ 14.
~11212 lS hereby added to the Santa
;'10:--i Lea rlUD1Clpal Code to r'2ad as follo~-'l3:
SeCLlon 11212.
Candldatels Statenent of
Q2cllflcat-:...ons.
Eacb candldate for C1ty CounCIl, Board of
Educatlon of the Sdnta ~onlca U~lfled School Dlstrlctt or
Cc~~unlty CollGge Board of Trustees iray ?repare a state~ent
of quallflcatlon In an approprlate for~ prOVlned by t~2 Clty
CleL"k..
Such sta~e~2~t ~ay include the na~e, age, and occupatlo~
of the candluate a:1d a brle:: descr1ptlon of no Irare than tvlO
hi.lrHlred (2eO) words of the c2nd1datc:' s education dncl cpallflca-
tlO~S expressed by the c~~dldate..
Such stateD~~~ sh3Ll be
flied 1n the offlce of the Clty Clerk ~~8n the ca~dldatels
DO~lnat1on ~apers are recur1ed for flllng~
It Mav be Withdrawn,
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accept or reject. it w~thln five (5) duY5.
(c) <Ehe s;tatement ot each candid"lLC ")r
p:toponent or opp0nent of a measure shall be pr1ntcd at -the
expense of the candidate on paper of s lze a!lU \IE' ~ght to be
pr('scrj bed by the F'alr El(~ction Pract1CeQ C;oinnnsslon; afl.j a
sufficlent llUl'lber of copies of each statement to provlCle one
(1) for each registered voter in the area frOIl! winch tiw
candidato is to be elected shall be provlded to the Clty
Clerk not later than thlrty (30) days before the election.
(d) The Clerk shall simultaneously s~nd
to each reglstered voter a copy of each wrltten campaign
statelnent prepared pursuant to this sect~on not later than
fourteen (14) days pr~or to the election day.
Nothlng in thls section shall be deemed to
make any such statement or the authors thereof free or exempt
from any c~vll or crimlnal action or penalty because of any
fulse, slanderous or libelous statements offered for dlstribution
pursuant to thls scct~on.
SECTION 14. ~112l2 is hereby added to the Santa
Hon:Lca riunicJ_pal Code to read as follows:
Section 11212. Candidate's Statement of
Quallflcations. Each candidate for City Councll, Board of
EducatlCJn of the Santa l<1on~ca Un~fied School D~strict, or
ComP1un~ty College Board of Trustees may prepare a state1'1ent
of qualifJcation on an appropriate form provlded by the Clty
Clerk. Such statement may include the name, age, and occupatlon
of the cand1.date and a brlef description of no n'ore than bolO
hunured (200) words of the candidate's educat~on ~nd quallflca-
t~ons expressed by the candldate. Such stat~m8nt hhJl1 be
filed ~n the office of the City Clerk Iolhen the canfhdat0' s
nom1.ndll0n papers are returned for fllinq.
It mJY be \vl.thdrawn,
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the close of ~r:e ~ox:natlon p~~lod_
The C~ty Clerk hhall send to eac~ V8~er ~o~(:~h~r
~AJ.L~D CL '3~t:":l~l~ ~~L:lllot., d voter J s pa[(!~hlet -vhich contalns the
~~rltten stat8~~nts o~ each ca~dld~Le's gual~flcatlG~S that lS
p=epared pursGa~t to thlS sectlon. The statowent of edch
candldate shall b~ pclnted In type of unlfor~ Slze and ddrk~ess
and wlth unlform spaclng.
The Clty Clerk snaIl provlde for
or certlfy a Spanlsh translatlon to those candldates who wish
to have one, and shall select a person where needed to provlde
such translatlon from the 11St of approved Spanlsh language
translators and lnterpreters of t~e Superior Co~rt or from
an lnstltutlon accredlted bv the ~estern ASSOCldtlO~ of Sch80ls
a:::d Colleges.
The costs of prl~tlng, hanQl~ng and trarslatlng
of aCl',' statenent SUD:>'ltted pu:::-suant to tIns sectlo," 5113.11 be
pald by the Clty_
The Clty Clerk 3hall rej2ct any state~ent WhlCh
CO])ta2ns a~y obs~e~e, vulgarr profane, sc~ndalous, Ilbelous
or Gcfa:r.1..'3.tory rratter I or aD}' language whlCh In any -..-ay lI"""lcltes,
cO~Ylselsr prarotes or advocate3 hatred, abuse, ~~lO~2ncc or
hostlllty to~ard, or WhlCh tends to cast rlelCule or share
upon any person or group of persons by reason o~ race, cola:::-,
r~llglon or war~2r of worshlp, or any languag2 or 7atter the
clrcG1atlOr.
~~~ch t~rougn the malls
15 pro~lblted by Congress.~
NO~~l~g 111 thlS sectlon shall be dee~~d to
make any such s~ate~ant or tha authors thereof free or exe~pt
fTO~ any Clvll or cr~rlna] actlon or penalty because of a~y
false o"!:' llL~lous statC;-1ent3 of::cred for prlnt:lr>; or CO:lt::1l'12d
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pclp~r~~ u.Dd 'intl.l 5.')0 p.;". of the nex~ ';ur,a:l'j ctJ./ _t~i.' "'
the close of the nomlnatlon period.
The City Clerk shall send to each voter together
wi th a saluple ballot, a voter I s pamphlet ''1hich contclllls the
wrltten st.atcm(~nts of each candidate's qual1.ficatuJl!s that lS
prepared pursuant to thlS section.
The statement of each
candidate shall be printed 1n type of unlform size dnd d~rkness
and with uniform spacing.
The City Clerk shall p~ovlde for
or certify a Spanlsh translation to those cand1dates who wish
to hdve one, and shall select a person where needed to provlde
such translat10n from the llst of approved Span1sh language
translators and interpreters of the Superior Court or from
an inst1tution accredited by the Western Assoc1atlon of Schools
and Colleges.
The costs of printing, handling and trapslat~ng
of any statelnent submitted pursuant to th is sect10n shall be
paid by the Clty.
The City Clerk shall reject any state~ent WhlCh
contalns any obscene, vulgar, profane, scandalous, 11belous
or dcfaQatory mdtter, or any language which 1n any way incites,
counsels, pr0illotes or advocates hat~ed, abuse, vl01~nce or
hostlllty to~ard, or WhlCh tends to cast rl~1cule or shame
upon any person or group of persons by reason of race, color,
rel1~ion or mdnner of worship, Dr any language or matter the
circulat10n of Wh1Ch through the mails 1S proh1blted by Congress.
Nothing 1n this sectlon shall be dee~ed to
make any such statement or the authors thereof free or exa~pt
from any C1Vll or cr1m1na] action or pE'llal ty bccaub'2 of any
fals0 or ltLelous statements offered for prlntlnq or cont~Jned
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SectlO:l 112l3.
Dlstrlbutlo'1 of ~'8,.,-.dr;t.t:.'-,r
~~ohlblLed D~rl!lq C3npalgn.
~.~::J 118'i~ls1etter 0:: sllrJ=-lar r'"tat.ter
shall be clrculated bl{ rra.ss J:'"~al.llng or sl~ilar methDd b~{' the
Clty Counc~l, Board of
I:ducat.lon
of the Santa !'lom.ca Unified
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adl'1inlstratlve offlcers withln sixty elght (68) da.ys prior ~Q,! f:~-~--
electlon to select members of Sdld body or ta approve or dis~E/::
any ballot measure.
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Ballot Order. In any electl~~}~~
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for Clty Cauncll, SC~OOl Board
School Dlstrict, or Board of Trustees 8f
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Cor...I'1.U'l.~ ty
the order In WhlCh nQR2S shall appear on
the ballot shclll be
Qcte~mlned by a castlng or Jots.
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Any proVlslon of the Sdnta Xonlca Huni~~~~~=
Cocie, or appendlces thereto lnconslste~t here~ith, to the exten~~~
of such lDconSlstencL2S and no further, are hereby repealed~
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validlty of the rerralnlng portlons of the ordlnance.
The Clty
Coun8ll hereby declares that It would have passed thlS ord1nance
and each sectlon, subsectlon, sentence, clause or p~rase thereo=,
lrre5pect~ve of the =act ~hQt ~ny one or ~ore SCC~~8ns. sub-
sectlons, sentences, c]auses or phrdses b2 declared
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511213 is heceb-{ q(!dc'd to '_'i" ,,::;~,'_l
flan 1 C'a Hunic l~nl Code to read as f0110\1S:
Section 11213. Distrlbutlon of ~cw~lctt~r
Prahlultcd Durlng Campalgn.
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Scctlon 11214.
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SECTION 16.
Sl12l4 is hereby added to the Santa
Monica MU~lclpal Code to read as follows:
In any
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School Dlstrict, or Board of Trustees of the Co~unity Col~eg~:~.
the order ln wh~ch names shall appear on the 'ballot shull be ~t~~~
detet"nuned by a castl.ng of lots.
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SECTION 17. Any proVlsion of the Santa Monlca Huni~~~t'
Code, or appendlces thereto inconsistent herewith, to the extent~
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SECTION 18.
If any sectlon, subsectlon, sentence,
clause or phrase of thlS ordinance is for any reason held to
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be lnvalld or unconstltutlonal by a declslon of any court of . t~
competent Jurisdl.ct~on, such decision shall not affect the )~1
The Ci t/'~
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Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance'
validlty of the remainlng portions of the ordinance.
and each Bectlon, subsect~on. sentence, clause or phrase thereof,
lrre~pectlve of the fact that anyone or more sccti0ns, suh-
sections, sentences, clau3es or phrases be dec1at"cd .~
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invalid or unconst~tutional.
SECTION 19. The C~ty Council finds that this ord~-
nance relates to an election and elect~on practlces.
SECTION 20. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk
shall attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City Clerk
shall cause the same to be published once ln the offlclal
newspaper wlthin fifteen days after its adoption. ThlS ordlnance
shall take effect upon adoption, pursuant to S6l9 of the City
Charter of the City of Santa Monlca.
ADOPTED this 17thday of
December
, 1974.
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STATE OF ALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
I do hereby certlfy that the foregolng ordlnance
was duly and regularly lntroduced and adopted at a meetlng
of the c~ty Counc~l of the C~ty of Santa Monlca on the
17th day of
December
, 1974, pursuant to ~615 of the
Charter of the Clty of Santa Monica, by the following vote of
the Council:
AYES:
Councllmen: Judson, Lawson, Swink, Trives
van den Steenhoven, Hoover
Councl1men: McCloskey
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councllmen: None
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