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Registrar of Voters Office reports on filing period for judicial, supervisorial and sheriff’s offices
Registrar of Voters Maria Valadez’s office on Friday released an update on the filing periods for three judicial seats, three supervisorial seats and the office of sheriff-coroner.
Those offices will be on the ballot for the presidential primary election, which takes place on March 5.
County offices up for election in March are Superior Court judge seats for departments 1, 3 and 4; supervisorial seats for districts 1, 4 and 5; and sheriff-coroner.
Current office holders for the Superior Court are Michael Lunas, Andrew Blum and Shanda Harry, representing departments 1, 3 and 4, respectively.
For the supervisorial seats, the district 1, 4 and 5 seats are held by Moke Simon, Michael Green and Jessica Pyska.
Green has announced that he will not seek election. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Green in October to fill the remainder of Tina Scott’s term.
The Board of Supervisors appointed Rob Howe in December to succeed Sheriff Brian Martin on his retirement.
Candidates for these offices may submit “in-lieu-of-filing fee petitions” containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction in which he or she is seeking nomination to offset all or part of the cost of their filing fee.
The in-lieu-of-filing petitions are available between Sept. 14 until Nov. 8, during regular office hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and closed county holidays and weekends.
The deadline to file the in-lieu-of-filing fee petitions with the Lake County Registrar of Voters’ office is the close of business on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
All candidates for elective office must also file within the nomination period of Nov. 13 through Dec. 8 a declaration of candidacy form, nomination papers and pay filing fee in order for their name to be printed on the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election ballot.
In addition to local offices to be filled, the following federal and state offices will be on the March primary ballot.
Partisan federal office
• United States President, American Independent Party
• United States President, Democratic Party
• United States President, Green Party
• United States President, Libertarian Party
• United States President, Peace and Freedom Party
• United States President, Republican Party
Voter-nominated offices:
• United States Senator
• United States Representative in Congress, District 4
• State Assembly Member, District 4
For more information contact the Registrar of Voters Office at 325 N. Forbes St. in Lakeport or by phone at 707-263-2372.