Process begins for those seeking the Board of Supervisors position on the May 3 ballot
March 4, 2011

Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Alternate: David Tom, Elections Manager

(Redwood City, CA) Mark Church, San Mateo County’s Chief Elections Officer, announced today, “The filing period for write-in candidates to file nomination papers and gather signatures for the Office of the Board of Supervisors in District 1 appearing on the May 3 Consolidated Local Special Election ballot will open Monday, March 7.”

Eligible persons desiring to conduct a write-in candidacy for this office can obtain nomination documents and information from the Elections Office at 40 Tower Road, San Mateo, and have until 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, to officially file the papers.  Contact Filing Officer, Megan Asmus at 650.312.5293 or masmus@smcare.org, to schedule an appointment.                   

 Those interested in becoming a write-in candidate for this elective office must file a Statement of Write-In Candidacy which contains the following information: the candidate’s name and residential address, a declaration stating that the candidate is a write-in candidate for the specifically named office and the date of the election. Then, the potential write-in candidate must gather the required number of signatures. The number of signatures necessary to file as a write-in candidate depends on the type of office sought and the number of voters in the jurisdiction.  In this instance, 20 signatures would be required.                   

Write-In candidates must be registered voters residing in the district for which they are seeking office. Write-in candidate information is not printed on the Official Ballot or included in the Official Voter Information Pamphlet.


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Related Contacts

Mark Church

Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer
555 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063-1665Get Directions
Phone:
650.363.4988

Jim Irizarry

Asst. Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder & Asst. Chief Elections Officer
555 County Center
Redwood City, CA 94063-1665Get Directions
Phone:
650.363.4988