Source: https://www.marincounty.org/depts/rv/election-info/election-schedule/page-data/tabs-collection/2018/nov-6/candidate/candidate-guide?tabnum=1
Timestamp: 2019-02-15 19:47:44
Document Index: 452856596

Matched Legal Cases: ['§35107', '§1000', '§201', '§24001', '§9352', '§9358', '§32100', '§34882', '§ 5328', '§ 13107', '§ 20710', '§ 13107', '§13307', '§13308', '§ 85601', '§ 91013', '§ 91003', '§ 2', '§1', '§ 2', '§ 10554']

This guide gives you information about candidate forms, fees, requirements, and deadlines for the November 6, 2018 General Election. You can also find more information under the election schedule section on our website.
If you have questions about your candidacy or the information in this guide, please call Dan Miller at 415-473-6437.
Candidates can obtain nomination papers beginning July 16th through August 10th.
City and Town Council candidates must pick up and file nomination documents at their City/Town Clerk’s office. (Some cities charge a filing fee.)
Aug 11 thru
Public review of candidate statements 87-78 During this period voters can get copies of candidate statements filed for offices closed for nomination, or file a Writ of Mandate in Superior Court.
Extended nomination period begins 87-83 The nomination period will remain open if an incumbent does not file by the August 10th deadline. Incumbents may not file during this period.
Aug 16 thru
Public review of candidate statements filed in extended nomination period 82-73 During this period voters can get copies of candidate statements filed for offices with extended nominations, or file a Writ of Mandate in Superior Court.
Random alphabet drawing 82 •	The Secretary of State conducts a random drawing to decide the order of candidate names on the ballot. The Registrar of Voters draws the random alphabet for State Assembly and State Senate candidates for the Marin County ballot.
Sept 10 thru
Write-in candidates 57-14 Write-In Candidates pick up and file your papers at the Marin County Elections Department.
Voter Information Guide Mailing 40 Marin County Elections Department starts mailing Voter Information Guides to all registered voters in the county.
Vote-by-Mail ballots 29 Marin County Elections Department starts mailing vote-by-mail ballots to all vote-by-mail voters in the county. Any Marin County voter may pick-up a vote-by-mail ballot at the Elections Department starting this date.
Exception as noted 15 This is the last day to register to vote for this election. If voters miss the registration deadline for this election, they can come into the Elections Department to register and vote on the same day beginning October 23rd.
Campaign finance 12 Candidates who have campaign finance committees must report all financial activity from the date of their last statement through 10/20/18.
School Districts Elections - Governing Board Members/Trustees
Candidates must be a registered voter in the district who is not disqualified by the Constitution or laws of the state from holding a public office. (Education Code §35107)
A Board of Education candidate must be an elector of the trustee area which he or she represents and shall be elected by the electors of the trustee area. (Education Code §1000)
Any registered voter is eligible to be a member of the county board of education except the county superintendent of schools or any member of his or her staff, or any employee of a school district that is within the jurisdiction of the county board of education. (Education Code 1006)
Trustee Area No. 3 - One full term seat
Trustee Area No. 5 - One full term seat
Trustee Area No. 6 - One full term seat
Sonoma County Board of Education Trustee Area 2
One full term seat
Sonoma County Junior College District Trustee Area 2
Trustee Area No. 1 - Two full-term seats
Trustee Area No. 2 - One full term seat
Three full-term seats
Three full-term seats; One short-term seat
Two full-term seats
Special District Elections - Directors
Candidates must be a registered voter and otherwise qualified to vote for that office at the time nomination papers are issued to the candidate. (Election Code §201 & Gov’t Code §24001)
Any additional qualifications determined by the principal act of the district, or by referenced code sections.
Two full term seats
Two full term seats; One short term seat
Three full term seats
Four full term seats; Two short term seats
Division 1 - One full term seat
Division 3 - One full term seat
Division 4 - One full term seat
Qualifications: Candidate shall (1) reside within the district and either own real property in the district or alternatively have served, pursuant to the district’s rules, for two years or more as an associate director providing advisory or other assistance to the board of directors; or (2) be a designated agent of a resident landowner within the district. Public Resources Code §9352. Requires signatures of five (5) landowners within the district. Public Resources Code §9358
Qualifications: Candidate must be a registered voter in the district. Health & Safety Code §32100
Mesa Park Recreation District, Director
Qualifications: No person shall be a candidate for or be appointed to the board of directors unless he or she is a voter of the district. Public Resource Code 5784(c)
Strawberry Recreation District, Director
A person is not eligible to hold office as a member of a municipal legislative body unless he or she is otherwise qualified, resides in the district and resided in the district from which he or she is elected and a registered voter of the city at the time nomination papers are issued to the candidate as provided for in Section 10227 of the Elections Code. Gov. Code §34882
Three council member seats
If the number of candidates is less than the number of offices to be filled, the governing board of the district will appoint any qualified person(s) who will then serve exactly as if elected. (Education Code §§ 5328 & 5328.5)
When Nominees Take Office
Before taking office, all elected candidates must take the oath of office after the results are certified.
School and Special District nominees elected to full terms take office on December 7, 2018.
The following documents are available starting July 16, 2018 and are required to be filed with the Elections official
City and Towns are the only offices requiring sponsor signatures for candidate nomination. Contact your City or Town Clerk for details and forms.
Candidates may not file a Declaration of Candidacy form for more than one term of office for the same district, or for more than one district or municipal office at a time.
You can use your nickname in quotation marks, along with your legal name on your form. If you do not write your nickname on the Declaration of Candidacy form, you cannot use it afterwards on other candidate papers.
The Ballot Designation refers to your current occupation, vocation, profession, or incumbency status. You may list more than one profession, occupation, or vocation, but you are limited to 3 wordsand you must separate them with a slash: Professor/Mother/Doctor. The exception is that an elected official can use the exact title of the office currently held: Director, ABC Fire Protection District.
Note: If you choose words that are very long they may be printed in a smaller font size.
If you decide to use a ballot designation you must fill out a Ballot Designation Worksheet (E.C. § 13107.3; Admin. Code § 20710-20719) and file it with your candidate papers by the deadline.
Suggest status and do not say your occupation
Suggest a racial, religious or ethnic group
Suggest a political party
Examples: Libertarian, Democrat
Refer to illegal activity
Examples: Outlaw, gambler
The elections official may reject a candidate’s ballot designation based on restrictions stated in the Elections Code. The Secretary of State’s office administers rules and procedures for State and Federal candidates. Candidates are given an opportunity to make a correction. If you do not provide an acceptable alternative designation by the deadline, no ballot designation will be listed after your name. (E.C. § 13107(f))
Words designating the actual job title if employed by the city, county, district, state, or federal office held by the candidate at the time of filing, and must contain relevant qualifiers such as “City of...”, “County of...”, or the full name of the governmental agency.
File your statement with your payment (check or cash) along with your other candidate papers no later than 5 p.m. on August 10th.If you are running for an office with an extended nomination period, the deadline is 5 p.m. on August 15th.
Your candidate statement can include information about your education, experience and other qualifications, and shall not include information about your party affiliations, memberships or activities in any political party organizations. (EC §13307(a); §13308)
If your statement does not comply, the Elections Department will require changes.
All candidates must pay a fee to have their statement printed in the Marin County Voter Information Guide. If you want your statement translated into Spanish, the cost is doubled plus a translation fee. The fees are based on typesetting, printing, mailing expenses, and the number of registered voters in specified areas based on the May 21, 2018 report to the Secretary of State.
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 1,188
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 3,198
Statement printed in English only, $172
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $444
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 4,237
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 932
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 4,567
Statement printed in English only, $182
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $464
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 35,338
Statement printed in English only, $413
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $926
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 17,725
Statement printed in English only, $281
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $662
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 440
Statement printed in English only, $151
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $402
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 5,070
Statement printed in English only, $186
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $472
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 697
Statement printed in English only, $153
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $406
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 1,825
Statement printed in English only, $162
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $424
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 18,498
Statement printed in English only, $287
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $674
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 33,038
Statement printed in English only, $396
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $892
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 6,105
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 7,302
Statement printed in English only, $203
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $506
Tiburon-Sanitary District No. 5
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 4,119
Statement printed in English only, $179
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $458
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 803
Statement printed in English only, $154
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $408
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 466
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 23,958
Statement printed in English only, $328
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $756
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 26,351
Statement printed in English only, $346
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $792
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 25,820
Statement printed in English only, $342
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $784
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 37,060
Statement printed in English only, $426
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $952
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 445
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 3,308
Statement printed in English only, $173
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $446
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 120,253
Statement printed in English only, $1,050
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $2,200
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 2,699
Statement printed in English only, $168
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $436
Number of registered voters, 5,195
Number of registered voters, 6,052
Statement printed in English only, $193
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $468
All county-wide contests
Number of registered voters, 155,591
Statement printed in English only, $1,315
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $2,730
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 23,005
Statement printed in English only, $321
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $742
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 24,505
Statement printed in English only, $332
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $764
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 25,704
Statement printed in English only, $341
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $782
Number of registered voters, 233
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 1,729
Statement printed in English only, $161
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $422
Estimated # of Voters in Jurisdiction, 348
Number of registered voters, 1,385
Statement printed in English only, $158
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $416
Number of registered voters, 13,758
Statement printed in English only, $251
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $602
Number of registered voters, 8,191
Statement printed in English only, $209
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $518
Number of registered voters, 2,693
Number of registered voters, 9,633
Number of registered voters, 155,358
Statement printed in English only, $1,313
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $2,726
Number of registered voters, 21,251
Statement printed in English only, $307
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $714
Number of registered voters, 439
Number of registered voters, 35,300
Number of registered voters, 9,213
Statement printed in English only, $217
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $534
Number of registered voters, 1,789
Number of registered voters, 16,768
Statement printed in English only, $274
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $648
Number of registered voters, 38,858
Statement printed in English only, $439
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $978
Number of registered voters, 7,496
Statement printed in English only, $204
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $508
Number of registered voters, 78,864
Statement printed in English only, $739
Statement printed in English and Spanish, $1,578
State Senate and Assembly candidates who want to purchase space for a 250-word statement in the County Voter Information Guide must accept the voluntary expenditure limits listed in the chart below by filing the Form 501 (Candidate Statement of Intention) with the Secretary of State. (Government Code § 85601)
The amounts vary by office, and may differ for the June and November elections. Visit the FPPC websiteto find out what the limits are. You must file the Candidate Intention Statement (Form 501) to accept the voluntary expenditure ceiling established for each election.
Period reported thru – June 30, 2018
Period reported July 1, 2018 – September 22, 2018
Deadline September 27, 2018, form 460 Pre-election (1st)
Period reported September 23, 2018 – October 20, 2018
Deadline October 25, 2018, form 460 Pre-election (2nd)
Period reported August 8, 2018 – November 6, 2018
Period reported October 21, 2018 – Dec. 31, 2018
Candidates and committees that do not file or who file late deny the public the right to view timely campaign finance reports. State law gives local elections officials and the Fair Political Practices Commission the authority to assess fines to candidates and committees due to filing violations.(Government Code § 91013)
The filing officer for Marin County Elections Department is allowed to waive a fine if he finds that the late filing was not intentional and/or the report was filed before the waiver of liability period ends.
If a committee or candidate has violated any campaign disclosure requirement, any person in the affected jurisdiction may file an action or ask for an injunction (Government Code § 91003). Marin County Elections Department will not investigate or prosecute violations, except for civil actions to collect fines.
Deputy City Clerk, 415-388-4864
Candidates who wish to film a paid political commercial in or around the Civic Center should contact the Community Development Agency (CDA) by calling 415-473-6269 or 415-473-7875 to ask about permit requirements. Still photographs for printed campaign materials may be taken so long as the photographs are not used in a way that would compromise confidentiality or business operations.
In order to best assure strict neutrality and uphold the integrity of the elections process, under no circumstances are candidates allowed to film or photograph near the Elections Department to be used for campaign purposes.
The Elections Department will prepare and send the Certificate of Election and Oath of Office to each newly elected Special District and School District candidate. The City/Town Clerk will provide the Certificate and the Oath to their newly elected candidates.
(US Constitution, Article I, § 2; 20th Amend., §1)
(CA Constitution, Article IV, § 2(a)(1) & (3))
All County elected officials take office on January 7, 2019
(Elections Code § 10554)
Candidate statements are limited to a certain number of words. The rules below explain how we count words. These rules are based on California law. Before you file your statement or measure argument, count the words carefully. If you have too many words we will ask you to revise your text.
Symbols/numerals that form a single word & # %100s $1000 10¢ 12th
Proper nouns usually beginning with capital letters: includes the names of people, places, and certain things. New Jersey, County of Marin, Marin General Hospital, Bob Hope, U. S. Congress, Internet Explorer