- Elizabeth Larson
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Election filings begin for county elected offices; most incumbents to seek reelection
Registrar Maria Valadez reported that the local offices up for election on June 7 are the county superintendent of schools, District 2 county supervisor, District 3 county supervisor, assessor-recorder, county clerk-auditor, district attorney, sheriff-coroner and treasurer-tax collector.
So far, several incumbents and some new candidates have filed candidate intention statements, Valadez said Friday.
The incumbents who have filed include Superintendent of Schools Brock Falkenberg, County Clerk-Auditor Cathy Saderlund, Sheriff-Coroner Brian Martin and District Attorney Susan Krones.
Anthony Farrington, who plans to challenge Krones for the district attorney’s job, also has filed a statement, Valadez said.
Patrick Sullivan has filed the statement to run for treasurer-tax collector, Valadez said. Incumbent Barbara Ringen has previously stated she did not plan to seek reelection.
For the assessor-recorder, incumbent Richard Ford hasn’t filed the statement yet but he told Lake County News he intends to do so.
Valadez said Hannah Lee has filed a statement to also run against Ford for the assessor-recorder job.
Candidates for the District 2 and 3 supervisorial seats can’t begin to pull any paperwork until after Jan. 11, Valadez said.
However, Lake County News confirmed with the incumbents, District 2 Supervisor Bruno Sabatier and District 3 Supervisor EJ Crandall, that they would both be running for reelection. They are completing their first terms.
Those early filings, however, are just an initial step, and Valadez emphasized there are other parts of the process to complete before they officially become candidates and have their names on the ballot.
The registrar’s office said candidates for those elective offices may submit “in-lieu-of-filing fee petitions” containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction in which he or she seeks nomination, to offset all or part of the cost of their filing fee.
The in-lieu-of-filing petitions are available for voter-nominated offices and countywide offices between Jan. 3 and Feb. 9 and for county Board of Supervisor candidates starting Jan. 11 and continuing until Feb. 9, the elections office said.
The registrar’s office said the in-lieu-of-filing fee petitions are available to countywide candidates during regular office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is closed on cunty 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, Feb. 9.
There are still more steps beyond those petitions, including the requirement that all candidates must file a declaration of candidacy form and nomination papers within the nomination period of Feb. 14 through March 11 in order for their name to be printed on the June 7 primary election ballot.
In addition to local offices to be filled, Valadez said the June 7 primary election will include several state offices: governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner, District 2 Board of Equalization member and the nonpartisan superintendent of public instruction.
Federal offices on the ballot in June will include United States representative, District 4; United States senator; State Senate, District 2; and State Assembly member, District 4.
Voters wanting more information about filing for any of these elective offices may contact the Registrar of Voters Office in person at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N Forbes St, Room 209, Lakeport or by phone at 707-263-2372.
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