San Mateo County Press Release
Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder-Elections
Contact:
Warren Slocum
Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Phone: (650) 363-4988 Fax: (650) 363-1903 E-mail: wslocum@smcare.org
Web: www.shapethefuture.org www.smcare.org
Alternate: David Tom, Phone: 650.312.5222 E-mail: dtom@smcare.org
Time to Gear Up for November’s Local Races
County announces offices up for election and filing deadlines
(Redwood City, CA) - San Mateo County Chief Elections Officer, Warren Slocum, issued the official public notice of the date and scope of the consolidated election set for November 7, 2006.
The regular slate of elections for city, school district, and special district offices will be consolidated with the Gubernatorial General Election. In total, over 70 local offices are up for election and the elections office estimates that there may be a dozen or more local measures and state initiatives on the ballot. The exact number of measures will not be known until the August 11 deadline for submitting a local measure.
“I encourage all voters to become more engaged and active in their community institutions,” said Slocum. “Running for local office is a noble calling and a great way to make a difference in the community.”
For candidates seeking local elected office, the filing period opens on Monday, July 17, 2006 and runs through 5:00 P.M. Friday, August 11, 2006. If an eligible incumbent has not filed by that later date and hour, the period is extended and candidates (other than the incumbent) will have until 5:00 P.M. on August 16, 2006, to complete the nomination requirements for that office.
To make an appointment or obtain information, prospective candidates may call (650) 312-5370 and ask for Mark Numainville, the Candidate Filing Officer. For further information, voters may contact the San Mateo County Registration-Elections Division at (650) 312-5222, or visit www.shapethefuture.org.
Candidates for city offices file all candidacy paperwork with the City Clerk.
According to Slocum, the following local school and special district elective offices will be in contention:
School Districts:
Bayshore School District: Member, Governing Board; three 4-year terms
Brisbane School District: Member, Governing Board; three 4-year terms
Cabrillo Unified District: Member, Governing Board; three 4-year terms
County Board of Education: Member, Governing Board; three 4-year terms, one 2-year term
Jefferson Union High School District: Member, Governing Board; three 4-year terms
La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District: Member, Governing Board; two 4-year terms
Las Lomitas Elementary School District: Member, Governing Board; three 4-year terms
Menlo Park City Elementary School District: Member, Governing Board; three 4-year terms
Pacifica School District: Member, Governing Board; three 4-year terms
Ravenswood City School District: Member, Governing Board; three 4-year terms
South San Francisco Unified School District: Member, Governing Board; three 4-year terms
Special Districts:
*Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District: Member, Board of Directors; two 4-year terms
North Coast County Water District: Member, Board of Directors; three 4-year terms
Peninsula Health Care District: Member, Board of Directors; three 4-year terms
Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council: Councilmember; six 4-year terms, three 2-year terms
San Mateo County Harbor District: Member, Board of Directors; two 4-year terms
Sequoia Healthcare District: Member, Board of Directors; three 4-year terms
*Nomination documents for eligible persons desiring to declare candidacy for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District shall be obtained from the District’s Office.
Appointments to each elective office will be made by the supervising authority if there are no candidates or an insufficient number of candidates for that office and a petition for an election is not filed within the time prescribed by law (5:00 P.M. on August 16, 2006). The appointment rules are prescribed by Education Code §§5326 and 5328, Elections Code §§10407 and 10515.