RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE STATEMENTS TO
BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026
WHEREAS, CaliforniaElectionsCode Section 13307 provides thatthe governing body of any localagency may adopt regulationspertainingto materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election,includingcosts of the candidate’s statement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
General Provisions. Pursuant to California Elections Code SectionSection 1:
13307, each candidate for electiveofficeto be voted for at an election to be held in the City of Newport Beach on November 3, 2026, 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 briefdescriptionof no more than 200 words of the candidate’s education and qualificationsexpressed by the candidate himself or herself.The statement shallnot includepartyaffiliationof the candidate, nor membership or activityin partisanpoliticalorganizations.In additionto these restrictions,pursuant to §13308 ofthe ElectionsCode of the State of California,any candidate statement shallbe limitedto a recitationof the candidate’s own personal background and qualifications,and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate’s qualifications,character,or activities.A candidate is hereby authorized to prepare a statement for the purpose of electronicdistributionpursuant to and in accordance with Section 13307, ifthe elections officialwho is conducting the election permits electronicdistributionof the statement. The candidate’s statement shall be filed intype writtenform, as wellas inelectronicformat,with the Officeof the CityClerk at the time the candidate’s nomination papers are filed.The candidate’s statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period forfilingnomination papers and until5:00 p.m. of the next working day afterthe close of the nomination period.
Section 2: Foreign Language Policy.
Pursuant to the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidates’ statements will be translatedintoalllanguages required by the County of Orange.
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The County willmail separate voter informationguides and candidate statements in languages other than English to only those voters who are registeredwith the County of Orange as having requested a voter informationguides ina particularlanguage. The County of Orange willmake the voter information guides and candidate statements in the required language availableat allpollingplaces,on the County’s website and in the Election official’soffice.
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Section 3: Payment.
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The candidate shallbe required to pay forthe cost of translatingthe candidate’s statement intoany required foreign language pursuant to federal and/or state law.
1. The candidate shallbe required to pay forthe cost of translatingthe candidate’s statement intoany foreign language that is not required pursuant to state and federal law but is requested as an option by the candidate.
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The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printingthe candidate’s statement in English inthe main voter informationguide.
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printingthe candidate’s statement intoany required foreign language pursuant to federaland/or state law, inthe main voter informationguide.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printingthe candidate’s statement in a foreign language requested by the candidate, inthe main voter informationguide.
3. C. Miscellaneous
All translations shall be provided by professionally-certified translatorsas set forthin ElectionsCode 13307(b).
1. That candidate’s statement shall comply with the formatting and submission guidelines provided by the City Clerk and the Orange County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.The City Clerk shall allow indentationsand hyphens to the same extent and manner as allowed in previous City elections.
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The CityClerkshallcomply withallrecommendations and standards set forthby the CaliforniaSecretaryof State regardingoccupational designationsand othermatters relatingto elections.
3. The candidate shallbe liableforthe cost of printing,handling, translating,mailing and electronicallydistributingthe candidate statements including costs incurred as a resultof complying withthe Voting RightsAct of 1965, as amended, and the City Clerk shallestimate the cost thereof and requireeach candidate filinga statement to pay in advance tothe Cityof Newport Beach hisor her estimatedpro rata share as a condition ofhavinghisorherstatementelectronicallydistributedor included in the voter information guide.The estimateisjustan approximationof the actual cost that varies from one electionto another electionand may be significantlymore or less than the estimate, depending on the actualnumber of candidatesfilingstatements. Accordingly, the City Clerk isnot bound by the estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, billthe candidates for additionalactualexpenses or refund any excess paid depending on the finalactual cost.
In the event of underpayment, the City Clerk may requirethe candidates to pay the balance of the cost incurred.Inthe event of overpayment, the City Clerk shallprorate the excess amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within thirty (30)days of the election.
No candidate willbe permitted to include additionalmaterials in theSection 4:
voter informationguide.
Section 5: The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the candidate’s representativea copy ofthisresolutionatthe time nominating petitionsare issued.
Allprevious resolutionsestablishingCityCouncil policyon paymentSection 6:
forcandidates’ statements are repealed.
Section 7: This resolutionshallapply only to the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and shallthen expire without furtheraction by the CityCouncil.
The City Clerk shall certifyto the passage and adoption of this resolutionand enter itintothe book of originalresolutions.
Section 8:
The recitalsprovided in thisresolutionare true and correct and are incorporatedintothe operativepartofthisresolution.
Section 9:
Section 10: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolutionis,forany reason, held to be invalidor unconstitutional, such decision shall not affectthe validityor constitutionalityof the remaining portions of thisresolution.The City Council hereby declares that itwould have passed thisresolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespectiveof the fact that any one or Resolution No. 2026-
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 11: The CityCouncilfindsthe adoptionofthisresolutionisnot subject to the CaliforniaEnvironmental QualityAct (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activitywillnot resultina director reasonablyforeseeable indirectphysical change inthe environment) and 15060(c)(3)(theactivityisnot a projectas defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, CaliforniaCode of Regulations, Title14, Division6, Chapter 3, because ithas no potentialforresultinginphysicalchange to the environment, directlyor indirectly.
Section 12: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the CityCouncil,and the CityClerkshallcertifythevote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this9th day of June, 2026.
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
fAaron C. Harp
CityAttorney