RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO
MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AT THE
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 3, 2026
WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California allows each candidate for elective office to prepare a candidate statement of no more than 200 words on a form provided by the elections official; and
WHEREAS, Section 13307 and the Federal Voting Rights Act require the elections official to include the written statements of each candidate in the voter information guide, with translation into all languages required by the County of San Diego; and
WHEREAS, Section 13307 permits the governing body of any local agency to estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, mailing, and electronically distributing these candidate statements and to require each candidate filing such a statement to pay in advance their estimated pro rata share as a condition of having their statement included in the voter information guide.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective office running in the general municipal election to be held in the City of Chula Vista on Tuesday, November 3 , 2026 , may prepare a candidate statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The statement may include the name, age , and occupation of the candidate and a brief description of no more than 200 words of the candidate’s education and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or herself. The statement shall not include the party affiliation of the candidate nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. The statement shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk during normal business hours, as posted, no sooner than Monday, July 13, 2026, and no later than Friday, August 7, 2026.
The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the stated period and until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 10, 2026.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidate statements will be translated into all languages required by the County of San Diego. The County is required to translate candidate statements into the following languages: Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Chinese (traditional). The County will print , mail, and make available voter information guides and candidate statements in applicable languages as required.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the candidates’ statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code, including costs
incurred as a result of complying with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as amended), and require each candidate filing a statement to pay in advance their estimated pro rata share as a condition of having their statement included in the v oter information guide . The estimate shall be an approximation of the actual cost and may be significa ntly more or less than the estimate.
Accordingly, the City is not bound by the estimate and may, on a pro-rata basis, bill each candidate for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on the final actual cost.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall provide each general municipal election candidate, or the candidate’s representative, with a copy of this resolution. An electronic copy is sufficient to meet this requirement.
SECTION 5. No candidate will be permitted to include additional mat erials in the voter information packet.
Presented by
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC
City Clerk
Approved as to form by
Marco A. Verdugo
City Attorney