Lupe Sanchez, our filing officer, is the go-to person for all things filing related.
Persons interested in running as candidates for open seats, jurisdictions interested in holding elections, and officials and committees continuing in active status would contact Lupe to submit required paperwork and gather information about pending deadlines.
Lupe can be reached at 650-312-5293 or lsanchez@smcare.org.
Lately, our office has been the recipient of visits from various committees who are all trying to meet the deadline to submit their semi-annual 460s (Campaign Finance Statement Disclosures). Lupe’s been busy ensuring that their paperwork is fully complete, signed by the correct persons, date stamped, and filed by our office.
She’s also been getting calls from various jurisdictions inquiring about possible upcoming election dates and costs. Elections Code 1500 states that the first Tuesday following the first Monday in May of all years is a designated date for all-mail ballot elections. The deadline to submit a resolution to conduct an election in May is Feb. 6 at 5 p.m.
Unless the state calls for a special election for the budget, May 5 is the earliest possible date for an election this year.
Right now, the only confirmed election is scheduled for Nov. 3. For more information about the election in November, read our previous post.
Want more information about the Elections Code, which outlines our procedures listed above? Visit the online Elections Code reference site at http://tinyurl.com/7zf2ka.
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