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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 96-81 RESOLUTION ESTABLISFI]NG CERTAIN POLICIES FOR THE NOVEMBER 5, 1996 MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code authorizes the City Council to establish certain charges for handling candidate election materials; and WHEREAS, the City Council, at its meeting of July 2, 1996, considered the options available under the above-mentioned section pertaining to the length of the candidate's statement, billing candidates the pro rata cost of printing and mailing to voters the candidates' statements and setting rules and regulations for mailing additional materials; and WHEREAS, prior to the November 5, 1996 election, the City Council must establish a procedure to resolve tie votes should a tie vote occur; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk has presented the two options available to address this issue; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Authorizes the City Clerk to request consolidation of the Pleasanton municipal election with the statewide general election on November 5, 1996. Section 2: Candidates will be charged a pro rata mount for the cost of printing and mailing their Statement of Qualifications. Section 3: The candidate's Statement of Qualifications shall not exceed 200 words. Section 4: No materials other than the voter's pamphlet and sample ballot shall be transmitted by the City Clerk to the voters; ff a candidate wishes to send additional materials to the voters, it will have to be at the candidate's expense or by persons other than the City.