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Timestamp: 2019-02-19 10:23:25
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§7228', '§7227', '§7777', '§7772', '§7774', '§7200', '§7750', '§7750']

Santa Cruz County Election Department June 5, 2012 Presidential Primary Election
EXTENSION FOR FILING:
CONDITIONS FOR CONTEST TO APPEAR ON BALLOT:
Candidates do not appear on the ballot unless there is a sufficient number of candidates to cause a contested race.
Or, if there is an insufficient number of candidates, voters may by E-68 submit a petition signed by 25 qualified voters to run a write-in campaign. In that case, the contest would appear on the ballot.
In-lieu of an election, the Board of Supervisors shall declare the candidates for central committee elected. (§7228, 7423, 7673, 7772.).
CONDITIONS FOR CANDIDATE TO APPEAR ON BALLOT:
Must file Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Petition with 20 valid signatures for the office of Central Committee. (§7227, 7422, 7672)
Must file Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Petition with 20 valid signatures for the office of County Council. No more than 7 candidates may appear on one Nomination Petition. (Pursuant to Green Party County Council rules)
Candidates must do one of the following:
1. Filed a Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Petition with 20 valid signatures for the office of Central Committee/County Council. Up to three candidates for member of central committees in a single central committee election district may have their names listed on a single sponsor's certificate, and the signatures thereon shall be counted toward the sponsor requirement of each and every candidate whose name is listed on the certificate. However, in no case shall the number of candidates having their names on a sponsor's certificate exceed the number of members of central committees to be elected in the district (Elections Code §7777); or
2. Qualified to have her or his name printed on the primary ballot as a candidate for the party nomination to any partisan office. (§7772)
A person qualifying as a candidate for member of central committee by virtue of qualification to have her or his name appear on the primary ballot for any other partisan public office shall have her or his name listed on the ballot for member of central committee only in the central committee election district of her or his residence. Therefore, candidates running for Congress appear on the central committee ballot in their residence county even though they may not reside in the congressional district for which he/she is running. (§7774)
County - elected by Supervisorial District
See party code
U.S. citizen, resident eligible to vote in the Supervisorial District the candidate seeks to represent. (Elec. Code §7200, 7209, 7242, 7407, 7420, 7443, 7650, 7654, 7670, 7692,8001)
County - elected at large
U.S. citizen, resident eligible to vote in the county. Candidates who qualify for party nomination to partisan public office will automatically appear on the ballot for central committee. (Elec. Code §7750, 7753, 7882, 8001)
U.S. citizen, resident eligible to vote in the county. (Elec. Code §7750, 7753, 7882, 8001)