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Initial campaign paperwork now available for local elected offices on ballot in 2018
Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley reported her office has released the in-lieu-of-filing fee petitions for the upcoming campaign season.
Fridley said a statewide direct primary election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, to elect federal, state, legislative and county officials.
Listed below are the county offices in which candidates are to be nominated and voted on solely within Lake County:
– Judge, Lake County Superior Court, Department 1;
– Judge, Lake County Superior Court, Department 3;
– Judge, Lake County Superior Court, Department 4;
– Lake County superintendent of schools;
– Supervisor, District 2;
– Supervisor, District 3;
– Assessor-recorder;
– County clerk-auditor;
– District attorney;
– Sheriff-coroner.
– Treasurer-tax collector.
A candidate for the elective offices listed above may submit in-lieu-of-filing fee petitions, which contain signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction in which he/she seeks nomination, to offset all or part of the cost of his/her filing fee.
The in-lieu-of-filing fee petitions are available to candidates during regular office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; the office is closed on county holidays and weekends.
The deadline to file the in-lieu-of-filing fee petitions with Fridley’s office is the close of business on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
All candidates for elective office must also file within the nomination period of Feb. 12 through March 9, a declaration of candidacy form and nomination papers in order for their name to be printed on the June 5 Statewide Direct Primary Election ballot.
In addition to filing nomination documents from Feb. 12 through March 9, candidates for
Superior Court judge also are required to file a declaration of intention between the dates
of Jan. 29 through Feb. 7.
Besides the local offices that will appear on the June 5 primary ballot, Fridley said the following federal, state and legislative offices will be up for election at that time:
– State and district offices: Governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner, Board of Equalization member District 2.
– Congressional offices: United States representatives, District 3 and District 5.
– Legislative offices: State Senate, District 2; State Assembly Member, District 4.
– Nonpartisan statewide office: Superintendent of public instruction.
For more information contact the Registrar of Voters Office in person at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N Forbes St., Room 209, in Lakeport or call 707-263-2372.