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Attachment 2
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ADOPTING A 200-WORD MAXIMUM FOR A CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND
CHARGING EACH CANDIDATE FOR A FIXED SHARE OF COSTS FOR THE PRINTING, HANDLING,
TRANSLATING, AND MAILING FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026
WHEREAS, California Elections Code § 13307 provides that each candidate for elective office to be voted for at the November 3, 2026 election may prepare a candidate’s statement, and provides for the governing body of any local agency to set parameters on co sts of the candidates’ statements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mountain View as follows:
Section 1. General Provisions. Pursuant to California Elections Code § 13307, each candidate for elective office to be voted for at an Election to be held in the City of Mountain View may prepare a candidate's 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 themselves. The statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations. The statement shall be filed in typewritten form in the Office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate's nomination papers are filed. The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.
Section 2. Foreign Language Policy. Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidates' statements will be translated into all languages required by the County of Santa Clara. The County is required to translate candidates' statements into the following languages:
Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
Section 3. Payment. As provided by Mountain View City Code Section 2.151, candidates who file a statement of acceptance of the Voluntary Expenditure Limit (VEL) set forth in Mountain View City Code Section 2.150 and pay the first $500 toward the cost of publishing said candidate's statement paid at the time nomination papers are filed, will be eligible to have the City pay for the balance of the cost of the statement subject to certain limitations.
Section 4. Additional Materials. No other candidate materials will be permitted in the sample ballot for said General Municipal Election to be held Tuesday, November 3, 2026. – – – – – – – – – – –