STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 5, 2018

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1 STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 5, 2018 Last revised on 12/19/2017

2 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Candidate Workshop Flyers 5 5A Important Information 6 Offices Up For Election 10 Candidate Qualifications 17 Federal and State Offices 17 Judicial Offices 18 County Supervisor 23 County Assessor-Recorder 28 County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector 33 County Clerk/Registrar of Voters 38 County District Attorney 42 County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator 46 County Superintendent of Schools 51 City of Fresno Council Member 56 Ballot Designations 61 Ballot Designations Worksheet 72 Candidate Statement 77 Code of Fair Campaign Practices 83 Campaign Disclosure Requirements 86 Campaign Filing Obligations 86 June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 2

3 Table of Contents Campaign Reporting Requirements 88 Campaign Requirements Often Overlooked 91 Campaign Literature 93 Campaign Posters and Sign Placement 97 City Contacts 97 Information from Department of Transportation 100 Placement of Names on the Ballot 102 Guidelines for Filing Arguments and Rebuttals 103 Vote by Mail Ballot Information 108 Data Request 112 Calendar of Events 113 Fair Political Practices Commission Filing Schedule 127 June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 3

4 Table of Contents Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters 2221 Kern Street Fresno, CA Phone: (559) Fax: (559) Dear Candidate, The County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Department is dedicated to helping all qualified candidates get their names printed on the ballot and to ensuring that the election is fair and accurate. The following guide is intended to provide general information and does not have the force or effect of law, regulation or rule. In case of conflict, the law, regulation, or rule will apply. Candidates and others using this handbook must bear full responsibility to make their own determination as to all local standards and duties. Thus, the references are provided for convenience only and should not be relied upon. It is distributed with the understanding that the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters is not rendering legal advice and that this guide is not a substitute for legal counsel. The County Clerk/Registrar of Voters staff is available to assist you throughout your candidate filing process. If you have any questions please call: (559) or clerk-elections@co.fresno.ca.us The County Clerk/Registrar of Voters office wishes you the best of luck in your election endeavors. Brandi L. Orth, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 4

5 Thursday, December 7, :30 PM 7:00 PM Fresno County Elections Training Room 4525 E. Hamilton Ave., Fresno, CA, Important Dates to Remember Candidate Filing Process Ballot Designation Rules Candidate Statements Campaign Finance Reporting (FPPC) Ethical Considerations Requesting Voter Data To RSVP contact Victoria Najera at (559) or Rachel Lopez at (559) Page 5

6 Workshop for Candidates and Treasurers The California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) and the County of Fresno invite you to attend a free workshop for candidates and treasurers. FPPC presenters will explain general rules about campaign requirements and prohibitions, and describe in detail how to complete and file the main campaign report (Form 460). Topics will include: Getting Started Bank Account Rules Contributions Fundraisers Mass Mailings Campaign Reports Post-Election Responsibilities Tools and Resources DATE: Thursday, January 11, 2018 TIME: 6:00 PM 8:00 PM LOCATION: Fresno County Elections Training Facility 4525 E. Hamilton Avenue Fresno, CA REGISTRATION: Rachel Lopez, County of Fresno ralopez@co.fresno.ca.us or Page 5A

7 Important Information IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Office appreciates notification of cases of alleged voter registration, petition or voter fraud; however, this office is NOT an enforcement agency and is therefore unable to investigate any violations. In response to inquiries our office receives regarding possible election violations or fraud, the following is a list of resources regarding who to contact for the various types of violations: District Attorney-Public Integrity Unit (559) False or misleading campaign materials No agency enforcement; these issues are dealt with in court. Violations of the Political Reform Act (Title 9 of the California Government Code ), i.e. mass mailing requirements, slate mailers, campaign disclosure, proper use of campaign funds, disclosure of economic interests Contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at or Election fraud State issues, contact the California Secretary of State at (916) or Elections@sos.ca.gov. Federal issues, contact the Federal Election Commission at (800) or the United States Department of Justice Public Integrity Section at (202) Unlawful use of public funds, violations of the Elections Code, the Penal Code, or any laws other than the Political Reform Act Contact the Fresno County District Attorney, Public Integrity Unit at (559) , or the California State Attorney General at or Federal campaigns, e.g., U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, the President of the United States, etc. Contact the Federal Election Commission at or Open meeting laws (Brown Act) Contact the California State Attorney General at or Local ordinances Contact your local city attorney or Fresno County District Attorney at (559) Requirements concerning campaign signs Contact your local city clerk or zoning division. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 6

8 Important Information WEBSITES AND S OUR HOME PAGE fresnovote.com Provides information about the Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Office including: Voting Information Registering to Vote Facts for New Citizens Vote by Mail Information Polling Places County Voter Information Guide Serving at the Polls Student Precinct Officer Program Election Results Electronic Filing of Campaign Statements ADDRESS HELPFUL WEBSITES Secretary of State... Elections Division... Political Reform Division... Fair Political Practices Commission... State Franchise Tax Board... Internal Revenue Service... Federal Election Commission... California Law June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 7

9 Important Information TELEPHONE NUMBERS FRESNO COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT General Information... (559) (VOTE) Fax... (559) Vote by Mail Division... (559) (Vote by mail ballot applications, information) Campaign Disclosure Division... (559) (Financial disclosure statements, information) Campaign Materials Division... (559) (Voter data, lists, maps, precinct information) Candidate Filing Division... (559) (Filing requirements for office) Voter Registration Division... (559) (Voter registration forms, information) District Attorney-Public Integrity Unit... (559) OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Elections Division... (916) (General information, filing for state and federal offices) Fax... (916) Political Reform Division... (916) (Committee ID number, termination) FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION (FPPC) Technical Assistance Division (Mon-Thurs 9 a.m.-11 a.m.)... (866) (campaign disclosure, state contribution limits, conflict of interest disclosure) Fax... (916) Legal Division... (866) (conflict of interest disqualifications, use of campaign funds) Enforcement Division... (866) (file complaint under Political Reform Act) June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 8

10 Important Information STATE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD... (800) Automated Information... (800) (committee tax status, tax deductible contributions, charitable non-profit groups, general information) FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION... (800) (federal campaign disclosure, contributions from national banks, national corporations, foreign nationals) June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 9

11 Offices Up For Election County of Fresno Candidate Guide Offices Up For Election Voting By Number (District, Seat) County Other Than Fresno Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures Filing Fee Signatures In-Lieu Value Per Signature Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required Term of Office (Years) Term Begin Date Office Incumbent UNITED STATES SENATOR County Wide US Senator 4th Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Madera, Merced, Nevada, Placer Dianne Feinstein (D) UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tom McClintock (R) $3, ,000 $ N/A 6 Thursday, January 03, $1, ,000 $ $ Thursday, January 03, th Merced, Madera Jim Costa (D) $1, ,000 $ $5, Thursday, January 03, 2019 By District US Representative In Congress 21st Kern, Kings, Tulare David Valadao (R) $1, ,000 $ $2, Thursday, January 03, nd Tulare Devin Nunes (R) $1, ,000 $ $5, Thursday, January 03, 2019 Pre-payment of Candidate Statement estimate is required. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 10

12 Offices Up For Election Voting By Number (District, Seat) County Other Than Fresno Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures Filing Fee Signatures In-Lieu Value Per Signature Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required Term of Office (Years) Term Begin Date Office Incumbent CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE State Senator 8th 12th Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Tuolome, Madera, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Tulare Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, Stanislaus Tom Berryhill $1, ,000 $ $6, Monday, December 03, 2018 Anthony Cannella $1, ,000 $ $1, Monday, December 03, th Kings, Kern, Tulare James Vidak $1, ,000 $ $3, Monday, December 03, 2018 CALIFORNIA MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY 23rd Tulare Jim Patterson (R) $1, ,000 $ $6, Monday, December 03, st Joaquin Arambula (D) $1, ,000 $ $5, Monday, December 03, 2018 By District By District State Assembly Member Pre-payment of Candidate Statement estimate is required. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 11

13 Offices Up For Election Voting By Number (District, Seat) County Other Than Fresno Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures Filing Fee Signatures In-Lieu Value Per Signature Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required Term of Office (Years) Term Begin Date Office Governor Incumbent Edmund G. Brown (D) $3, ,000 $ N/A 4 Monday, January 07, 2019 County Wide County Wide Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Gavin Newsom (D) $2, ,000 $ N/A 4 Monday, January 07, 2019 Alex Padilla (D) $2, ,000 $ N/A 4 Monday, January 07, 2019 County Wide County Wide State Controller State Treasurer CALIFORNIA STATE OFFICES Betty Yee (D) $3, ,000 $ N/A 4 Monday, January 07, 2019 John Chiang (D) $3, ,000 $ N/A 4 Monday, January 07, 2019 County Wide June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 12

14 Offices Up For Election Office Incumbent County Wide Voting By Number (District, Seat) County Other Than Fresno Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures Filing Fee Signatures In-Lieu Value Per Signature Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required Term of Office (Years) Term Begin Date Attorney General Insurance Commissioner Xavier Becerra (D) $3, ,000 $ N/A 4 Monday, January 7, 2019 Dave Jones (D) $3, ,000 $ N/A 4 Monday, January 7, 2019 County Wide County Wide Superintendent of Public Instruction Board of Equalization 1 San Bernadino, Kern, Kings, Tulare, Inyo, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, Mariposa, Mono, Tuolumne, San Joaquin, Calaveras, Alpine, Amador, Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Sierra, Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, Modoc, Siskiyou Tom Torlakson (D) $3, ,000 $ N/A 4 Monday, January 7, 2019 George Runner (R) $1, ,000 $ N/A 4 Monday, January 7, 2019 County Wide June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 13

15 Offices Up For Election Voting By Number (District, Seat) County Other Than Fresno Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures Filing Fee Signatures In-Lieu Value Per Signature Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required Term of Office (Years) Term Begin Date Office Incumbent FRESNO COUNTY JUDICIAL OFFICE 1 Donald S. Black $2, ,001 $ $5, Monday, January 7, Gary Hoff $2, ,001 $ $5, Monday, January 7, Debra Kazanjian $2, ,001 $ $5, Monday, January 7, Edward Sarkisian $2, ,001 $ $5, Monday, January 7, David Kalemkarian $2, ,001 $ $5, Monday, January 7, Michael Idiart $2, ,001 $ $5, Monday, January 7, Mary Dolas $2, ,001 $ $5, Monday, January 7, 2019 County Wide Superior Court Judge Dennis A. Peterson Jonathan M. Skiles Rosemary T. McGuire $2, ,001 $ $5, Monday, January 7, $2, ,001 $ $5, Monday, January 7, $2, ,001 $ $5, Monday, January 7, 2019 Pre-payment of Candidate Statement estimate is required. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 14

16 Offices Up For Election Voting By Number (District, Seat) County Other Than Fresno Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures Filing Fee Signatures In-Lieu Value Per Signature Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required Term of Office (Years) Term Begin Date Office County Supervisor Incumbent FRESNO COUNTYWIDE OFFICE 1st Brian Pacheco $1, ,601 $ $1, Monday, January 07, th Ernest Mendez $1, ,601 $ $1, Monday, January 07, 2019 County Wide County Assessor- Recorder County Auditor- Controller/ Treasurer-Tax Collector Paul Dictos $1, , $5, Monday, January 07, 2019 Oscar Garcia $1, ,525 $ $5, Monday, January 07, 2019 County Wide County Wide County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Brandi L. Orth $1, ,644 $ $5, Monday, January 07, 2019 County Wide **County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp $1, ,995 $ $5, Monday, January 07, 2019 County Wide **County Sheriff- Coroner-Public Administrator Margaret Mims $1, ,909 $ $5, Monday, January 07, 2019 County Wide By District County Superintendent of Schools Pre-Payment of Candidate Statement estimate is required. Jim Yovino $2, ,409 $ $5, Monday, January 07, 2019 **The Public Administrator duties will be transferred from the District Attorney to the Sheriff-Coroner effective January 1, June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 15

17 Offices Up For Election Voting By Number (District, Seat) County Other Than Fresno Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures Filing Fee Signatures In-Lieu Value Per Signature Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required Term of Office (Years) Term Begin Date Office Incumbent CITY OF FRESNO 1 Esmeralda Soria $ $1.20 $ Tuesday, January 08, Oliver L. Baines $ $1.20 $ Tuesday, January 08, Luis Chavez $ $1.20 $ Tuesday, January 08, 2019 By District Fresno City Council Member 7 Clint Olivier $ $1.20 $ Tuesday, January 08, 2019 Pre-Payment of Candidate Statement estimate is required. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 16

18 Federal and State Offices CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS For a summary of qualifications and requirements for Federal and California State offices, please visit the Secretary of State (SOS) website at Voter-Nominated Offices: United States Senator United States Representative in Congress Member of the State Senate Member of the State Assembly Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State State Controller State Treasurer Attorney General Insurance Commissioner Superintendent of Public Instruction Board of Equalization Secretary of State Elections Division Office Location th Street, 5th Floor Sacramento, CA Mailing Address th Street, 5th Floor Sacramento, CA Phone Number & Phone: (916) Fax: (916) June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 17

19 Judge of the Superior Court CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS Judge of the Superior Court Summary Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures Filing Fee $2, Signatures In-Lieu 6,002 Value Per Signature $ Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required $5, Term of Office (Years) 6 Term Begin Date Monday, January 07, 2019 Filing Periods Signatures-In-Lieu of Filing Fees (E-173 to E-118) 12/14/2017 to 02/07/2018 Declaration of Intent (E-127 to E-118) 01/29/2018 to 02/07/2018 Extension of Declaration of Intention (E-117 to E-113) Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-113 to E-88) Extension of Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-87 to E-83) 02/08/2018 to 02/12/ /12/2018 to 03/09/ /10/2018 to 03/14/2018 All Candidates Must File: Declaration of Intention Declaration of Candidacy Statement of Economic Interest (700 Form) Nomination Petition *Your filing fee is due when you are issued your Declaration of Candidacy. **If you request your in-lieu signatures also be used to meet your nomination signature requirements, your Candidate Statement prepayment is due when your Declaration of Candidacy is issued. June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 18

20 Judge of the Superior Court TERM OF OFFICE The Superior Court Judges serve a 6 year term beginning the Monday after January 1 st following their election. Cal. Const. Art. VI 16(c) QUALIFICATIONS A candidate for Superior Court Judge shall: be a citizen of the United States; and be registered to vote; and have been a member of the State Bar for ten years immediately preceding the election; or have served as a judge of a California court of record for ten years immediately preceding the election. FILING REQUIREMENTS Cal. Const. Art. VI, 15, E.C. 201 Filing Fee or Signatures-in-Lieu of Paying Filing Fee FILING FEE The non-refundable filing fee is payable to the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, and must be paid at the time the Declaration of Intention is filed. SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU A candidate may submit petitions containing signatures of registered voters to cover all or any pro-rata portion, of the filing fee. The Petition-in-lieu form may be obtained from your county elections official starting 173 days prior to Election Day. The petitions must be filed with the county elections official in the county where circulated no later than the close of business 118 days prior to Election Day, and prior to filing a Declaration of Intention. Circulators of an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be 18 years old or older. Any registered voter may sign an in-lieu-filing-fee petition for any candidate for whom he or she is eligible to vote. If a voter signs more candidates petitions than there are offices to be filled, the voter s signatures shall be valid only on those petitions which, taken in the order they were filed, do not exceed the number of offices to be filled. E.C (b), 8105(b), 8106 (a)(4),(5), (b)(1),(3) June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 19

21 Judge of the Superior Court Nomination Documents and Procedures DECLARATION OF INTENTION Each candidate must file a Declaration of Intention between 127 to 118 days prior to Election Day, with the county elections official in the county in which the candidate resides. If an incumbent, eligible to be elected, fails to file by the deadline at the close of business, any person other than the incumbent may file a Declaration of Intention not later than the close of business 113 days prior to Election Day. E.C DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY Each candidate is required to file a Declaration of Candidacy between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day. The Declaration shall be obtained from the county elections official of the county in which the candidate resides and is a voter. The Declaration of Candidacy must be executed in the office of the elections official unless the candidate, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designates a third party to obtain the Declaration from the county elections official and deliver it to the candidate. Such written statement shall state that the candidate is aware the Declaration must be properly executed and delivered to the county elections official from whom it was obtained not later than the close of business the 88 th day prior to the Election Day. E.C. 8020, 8023, 8028, 8040, 8064, 8100, 8200 et seq. NOMINATION PETITIONS Each candidate is required to file a Nomination Petition between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day, containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction within the range required by law. Each section of the Nomination Petition shall be delivered to the county elections official, not later than the 88 th day prior to the Election. Circulators of a Nomination Petition shall be 18 years old or older. NOTE: Signatures submitted in lieu of paying the filing fee, which meet the requirements of this section, may be designated to satisfy this requirement. E.C. 8020, 8041, 8061, 8062(a)(3), 8066 June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 20

22 Judge of the Superior Court EXTENSION-NOMINATION PETITIONS If an incumbent, eligible to be elected, files a Declaration of Intention within the prescribed time frame, but fails to file a Declaration of Nomination by the close of business on the 88 th day prior to Election Day, any person, other than the person who was the incumbent on 88 th day, may file a Nomination of Candidacy not later than the close of business on the 83 rd day notwithstanding that he or she has not filed the Notice of Intention. No candidate for a judicial office shall be required to state his or her residential address on the Declaration of Candidacy; however the address must be provided to the elections official for verification. E.C WRITE-IN CAMPAIGN AGAINST INCUMBENT JUDGE RUNNING UNOPPOSED FOR PRIMARY ELECTION In any county in which only the incumbent has filed nomination papers for the office of superior court judge, his or her name shall not appear on the ballot unless there is filed with the elections official, within 10 days after the final date for filing nomination papers for the office, a petition indicating that a write-in campaign will be conducted for the office and signed by at least 0.1 percent of the registered voters qualified to vote with respect to the office, provided that the petition shall contain at least 100 signatures but need not contain more than 600 signatures. E.C. 8203(a) STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL) A candidate for local nonpartisan office may submit a statement of qualifications with no more than 200 words to be printed in the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. Statements must be filed at the same time nomination papers are filed and may be withdrawn, but not changed, until 5 p.m. the next regular business day after nominations close. Statements are confidential until nominations (or extended nominations) close and then become public record. Statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate s own personal background and qualifications, and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities E.C , 13308, G.C (c) June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 21

23 Judge of the Superior Court STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700) Every agency shall adopt a Conflict of Interest Code. A Conflict of Interest Code is a document that designates the positions within an agency which make or participate in making governmental decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on any financial interest. Each candidate must file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) not later than the final filing date for the Declaration of Candidacy. Elected officials must also file Statements of Economic Interests within (30) days after assuming office, annually, and within (30) days of leaving office. If an individual is appointed to an office, he or she must file not more than (30) days after assuming office. Under certain conditions, the Statement of Economic Interests need not be filed if such a statement was filed within (60) days prior to the filing of a Declaration of Candidacy or the date of assuming office. Please see the FPPC Filing Schedule at the end of this guide for further information. G.C , VOLUNTARY CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES At the time an individual files his or her Declaration of Candidacy, Nomination Petitions, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the county elections official shall give the individual a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy of the provisions of Ch. 5, Div. 20 of the Elections Code. E.C CAMPAIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS For further information on Campaign Filing Requirements, please see the section Campaign Filing Requirements of this guide or please contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at: Phone: (916) or ASK-FPPC ( ), Mailing: 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA Web: NOTE: This summary of qualifications and requirements is for general information only and does not have the force and effect of law, regulation or rule. In case of conflict, the law, regulation or rule will apply. The candidate should obtain the most up-to-date information available because of possible changes in law or procedure since the publication of this information. June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 22

24 County Supervisor CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS County Supervisor Summary Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures *Filing Fee $1, Signatures In-Lieu 3,601 Value Per Signature $ **Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required $1, Term of Office (Years) 4 Term Begin Date Monday, January 07, 2019 Filing Periods Signatures-In-Lieu of Filing Fees (E-173 to E-118) Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-113 to E-88) Extension of Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-87 to E-83) 12/14/2017 to 02/07/ /12/2018 to 03/09/ /10/2018 to 03/14/2018 All Candidates Must File: Declaration of Candidacy Statement of Economic Interest (700 Form) Nomination Petition *Your filing fee is due when you are issued your Declaration of Candidacy. **If you request your in-lieu signatures also be used to meet your nomination signature requirements, your Candidate Statement prepayment is due when your Declaration of Candidacy is issued. June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 23

25 County Supervisor TERM OF OFFICE County Supervisors serve a 4 year term beginning at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday after January 1 st succeeding their election. G.C , QUALIFICATIONS A candidate for County Supervisor shall: be a registered voter of the district for which he or she seeks to represent for at least 30 days immediately preceding the deadline for filing nomination documents for the office; and reside in the district during his or her incumbency. G.C FILING REQUIREMENTS Filing Fee or Signatures-in-Lieu of Paying Filing Fee FILING FEE The non-refundable filing fee is payable to the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, and must be paid at the time the candidate obtains the nomination forms. SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU A candidate may submit petitions containing signatures of registered voters to cover all or any pro-rata portion, of the filing fee. The Petition-in-lieu form may be obtained from any county elections official beginning 173 days prior to Election Day. The petitions must be filed with the county elections official in the county where circulated no later than the close of business on 118 days prior to Election Day, and prior to obtaining a Declaration of Candidacy. Circulators of an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be 18 years old or older. Any registered voter may sign an in-lieu-filing-fee petition for any candidate for whom he or she is eligible to vote. If a voter signs more candidates petitions than there are offices to be filled, the voter s June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 24

26 County Supervisor signatures shall be valid only on those petitions which, taken in the order they were filed, do not exceed the number of offices to be filled. E.C (b), 8105, 8106 Nomination Documents and Procedures DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY Each candidate is required to file a Declaration of Candidacy between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day. The Declaration shall be obtained from the county elections official of the county in which the candidate resides and is a voter. The Declaration of Candidacy must be executed in the office of the elections official unless the candidate, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designates a third party to obtain the Declaration from the county elections official and deliver it to the candidate. Such written statement shall state that the candidate is aware the Declaration must be properly executed and delivered to the county elections official from whom it was obtained not later than the close of business on 88 th day prior to the Election Day. If an incumbent, eligible to be elected, fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy by the close of business on the 88 th day prior to Election Day, any person, other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88 th day, may file a Declaration of Candidacy not later than the close of business on the 83 rd day. E.C. 8020, 8022, 8028, 8040, 8064, 8100 NOMINATION PETITIONS Each candidate is required to file a Nomination Petition between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day, containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction within the range required by law. Each section of the Nomination Petition shall be delivered to the county elections official, not later than the 88 th day prior to the Election. Circulators of a Nomination Petition shall be 18 years old or older. NOTE: Signatures submitted in lieu of paying the filing fee, which meet the requirements of this section, may be designated to satisfy this requirement. E.C. 8020, 8041, 8061, 8062(a)(3), 8066 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL) A candidate for local nonpartisan office may submit a statement of qualifications with no more than 200 words to be printed in the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. Statements must be filed at the same time nomination papers are filed and may be withdrawn, but not changed, until 5 p.m. the next regular business day after nominations close. Statements are confidential until nominations (or June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 25

27 County Supervisor extended nominations) close and then become public record. Statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate s own personal background and qualifications, and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities. E.C , 13308, G.C (c) STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700) Every agency shall adopt a Conflict of Interest Code. A Conflict of Interest Code is a document that designates the positions within an agency which make or participate in making governmental decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on any financial interest. Each candidate must file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) not later than the final filing date for the Declaration of Candidacy. Elected officials must also file Statements of Economic Interests within (30) days after assuming office, annually, and within (30) days of leaving office. If an individual is appointed to an office, he or she must file not more than (30) days after assuming office. Under certain conditions, the Statement of Economic Interests need not be filed if such a statement was filed within (60) days prior to the filing of a Declaration of Candidacy or the date of assuming office. Please see the FPPC Filing Schedule at the end of this guide for further information. G.C , VOLUNTARY CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES At the time an individual files his or her Declaration of Candidacy, Nomination Petitions, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the county elections official shall give the individual a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy of the provisions of Ch. 5, Div. 20 of the Elections Code. E.C June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 26

28 County Supervisor CAMPAIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS For further information on Campaign Filing Requirements, please see the section Campaign Filing Requirements of this guide or please contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at: Phone: (916) or ASK-FPPC ( ) Mailing: 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA Web: NOTE: This summary of qualifications and requirements is for general information only and does not have the force and effect of law, regulation or rule. In case of conflict, the law, regulation or rule will apply. The candidate should obtain the most up-to-date information available because of possible changes in law or procedure since the publication of this information. June 5, 2018, Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 27

29 County Assessor-Recorder CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS County Assessor-Recorder Summary Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures *Filing Fee $1, Signatures In-Lieu 4,190 Value Per Signature $ **Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required $5, Term of Office (Years) 4 Term Begin Date Monday, January 07, 2019 Filing Periods Signatures-In-Lieu of Filing Fees (E-173 to E-118) Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-113 to E-88) Extension of Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-87 to E-83) 12/14/2017 to 02/07/ /12/2018 to 03/09/ /10/2018 to 03/14/2018 All Candidates Must File: Declaration of Candidacy Statement of Economic Interest (700 Form) Nomination Petition *Your filing fee is due when you are issued your Declaration of Candidacy. **If you request your in-lieu signatures also be used to meet your nomination signature requirements, your Candidate Statement prepayment is due when your Declaration of Candidacy is issued. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 28

30 County Assessor-Recorder TERM OF OFFICE County Assessor-Recorder serves a 4 year term beginning at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday after January 1 st succeeding their election. G.C , QUALIFICATIONS A candidate for County Assessor-Recorder shall: be a registered voter of the county; and must hold a valid appraiser s certificate issued by the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 670) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code; notwithstanding the above, a duly elected or appointed person may exercise the powers and duties of assessor, for a period not to exceed one year, if he or she acquires a temporary appraiser s certificate from the State Board of Equalization no later than 30 days after taking office. G.C FILING REQUIREMENTS Filing Fee or Signatures-in-Lieu of Paying Filing Fee FILING FEE The non-refundable filing fee is payable to the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, and must be paid at the time the candidate obtains the nomination forms. SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU A candidate may submit petitions containing signatures of registered voters to cover all or any pro-rata portion, of the filing fee. The Petition-in-lieu form may be obtained from any county elections official beginning 173 days prior to Election Day. The petitions must be filed with the county elections official in the county where circulated no later June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 29

31 County Assessor-Recorder than the close of business on 118 days prior to Election Day, and prior to obtaining a Declaration of Candidacy. Circulators of an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be 18 years old or older. Any registered voter may sign an in-lieu-filing-fee petition for any candidate for whom he or she is eligible to vote. If a voter signs more candidates petitions than there are offices to be filled, the voter s signatures shall be valid only on those petitions which, taken in the order they were filed, do not exceed the number of offices to be filled. E.C (b), 8105, 8106 Nomination Documents and Procedures DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY Each candidate is required to file a Declaration of Candidacy between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day. The Declaration shall be obtained from the county elections official of the county in which the candidate resides and is a voter. The Declaration of Candidacy must be executed in the office of the elections official unless the candidate, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designates a third party to obtain the Declaration from the county elections official and deliver it to the candidate. Such written statement shall state that the candidate is aware the Declaration must be properly executed and delivered to the county elections official from whom it was obtained not later than the close of business on 88 th day prior to the Election Day. If an incumbent, eligible to be elected, fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy by the close of business on the 88 th day prior to Election Day, any person, other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88 th day, may file a Declaration of Candidacy not later than the close of business on the 83 rd day. E.C. 8020, 8022, 8028, 8040, 8064, 8100 NOMINATION PETITIONS Each candidate is required to file a Nomination Petition between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day, containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction within the range required by law. Each section of the Nomination Petition shall be delivered to the county elections official, not later than the 88 th day prior to the Election. Circulators of a Nomination Petition shall be 18 years old or older. NOTE: Signatures submitted in lieu of paying the filing fee, which meet the requirements of this section, may be designated to satisfy this requirement. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 30

32 County Assessor-Recorder E.C. 8020, 8041, 8061, 8062(a)(3), 8066 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL) A candidate for local nonpartisan office may submit a statement of qualifications with no more than 200 words to be printed in the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. Statements must be filed at the same time nomination papers are filed and may be withdrawn, but not changed, until 5 p.m. the next regular business day after nominations close. Statements are confidential until nominations (or extended nominations) close and then become public record. Statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate s own personal background and qualifications, and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities. E.C , 13308, G.C (c) STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700) Every agency shall adopt a Conflict of Interest Code. A Conflict of Interest Code is a document that designates the positions within an agency which make or participate in making governmental decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on any financial interest. Each candidate must file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) not later than the final filing date for the Declaration of Candidacy. Elected officials must also file Statements of Economic Interests within (30) days after assuming office, annually, and within (30) days of leaving office. If an individual is appointed to an office, he or she must file not more than (30) days after assuming office. Under certain conditions, the Statement of Economic Interests need not be filed if such a statement was filed within (60) days prior to the filing of a Declaration of Candidacy or the date of assuming office. Please see the FPPC Filing Schedule at the end of this guide for further information. G.C , VOLUNTARY CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES At the time an individual files his or her Declaration of Candidacy, Nomination Petitions, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the county elections official shall give the individual a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy of the provisions of Ch. 5, Div. 20 of the Elections Code. E.C June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 31

33 County Assessor-Recorder CAMPAIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS For further information on Campaign Filing Requirements, please see the section Campaign Filing Requirements of this guide or please contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at: Phone: (916) or ASK-FPPC ( ) Mailing: 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA Web: NOTE: This summary of qualifications and requirements is for general information only and does not have the force and effect of law, regulation or rule. In case of conflict, the law, regulation or rule will apply. The candidate should obtain the most up-to-date information available because of possible changes in law or procedure since the publication of this information. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 32

34 County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector Summary Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures *Filing Fee $1, Signatures In-Lieu 4,525 Value Per Signature $ **Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required $5, Term of Office (Years) 4 Term Begin Date Monday, January 07, 2019 Filing Periods Signatures-In-Lieu of Filing Fees (E-173 to E-118) Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-113 to E-88) Extension of Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-87 to E-83) 12/14/2017 to 02/07/ /12/2018 to 03/09/ /10/2018 to 03/14/2018 All Candidates Must File: Declaration of Candidacy Statement of Economic Interest (700 Form) Nomination Petition *Your filing fee is due when you are issued your Declaration of Candidacy. **If you request your in-lieu signatures also be used to meet your nomination signature requirements, your Candidate Statement prepayment is due when your Declaration of Candidacy is issued. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 33

35 County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector TERM OF OFFICE County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector serves a 4 year term beginning at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday after January 1 st succeeding their election. G.C , QUALIFICATIONS A candidate for County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector shall: be a registered voter of the county; and possess a valid certificate issued by the California Board of Accountancy under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code showing the person to be, and a permit authorizing the person to practice as, a certified public accountant or as a public accountant or possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university, college, or other fouryear institution, with a major in accounting or its equivalent, as described in subdivision (a) of Section of the Business and Professions Code, and has served within the last five years in a senior fiscal management position in a county, city, or other public agency, a private firm, or a nonprofit organization, dealing with similar fiscal responsibilities, for a continuous period of not less than three years. or possess a certificate issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors showing the person to be a designated professional internal auditor, with a minimum of 16 college semester units, or the equivalent, in accounting, auditing, or finance. or have served as county auditor, chief deputy county auditor, or chief assistant county auditor for a continuous period of not less than three years. G.C , 26946, , , E.C and 201 June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 34

36 County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector FILING REQUIREMENTS Filing Fee or Signatures-in-Lieu of Paying Filing Fee FILING FEE The non-refundable filing fee is payable to the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, and must be paid at the time the candidate obtains the nomination forms. SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU A candidate may submit petitions containing signatures of registered voters to cover all or any pro-rata portion, of the filing fee. The Petition-in-lieu form may be obtained from any county elections official beginning 173 days prior to Election Day. The petitions must be filed with the county elections official in the county where circulated no later than the close of business on 118 days prior to Election Day, and prior to obtaining a Declaration of Candidacy. Circulators of an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be 18 years old or older. Any registered voter may sign an in-lieu-filing-fee petition for any candidate for whom he or she is eligible to vote. If a voter signs more candidates petitions than there are offices to be filled, the voter s signatures shall be valid only on those petitions which, taken in the order they were filed, do not exceed the number of offices to be filled. E.C (b), 8105, 8106 Nomination Documents and Procedures DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY Each candidate is required to file a Declaration of Candidacy between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day. The Declaration shall be obtained from the county elections official of the county in which the candidate resides and is a voter. The Declaration of Candidacy must be executed in the office of the elections official unless the candidate, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designates a third party to obtain the Declaration from the county elections official and deliver it to the candidate. Such written statement shall state that the candidate is aware the Declaration must be properly executed and delivered to the county elections official from whom it was obtained not later than the close of business on the 88 th day prior to the Election Day. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 35

37 County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector If an incumbent, eligible to be elected, fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy by the close of business on the 88 th day prior to Election Day, any person, other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88 th day, may file a Declaration of Candidacy not later than the close of business on the 83 rd day. E.C. 8020, 8022, 8028, 8040, 8064, 8100 NOMINATION PETITIONS Each candidate is required to file a Nomination Petition between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day, containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction within the range required by law. Each section of the Nomination Petition shall be delivered to the county elections official, not later than the 88 th day prior to the Election. Circulators of a Nomination Petition shall be 18 years old or older. NOTE: Signatures submitted in lieu of paying the filing fee, which meet the requirements of this section, may be designated to satisfy this requirement. E.C. 8020, 8041, 8061, 8062(a)(3), 8066 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL) A candidate for local nonpartisan office may submit a statement of qualifications with no more than 200 words to be printed in the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. Statements must be filed at the same time nomination papers are filed and may be withdrawn, but not changed, until 5 p.m. the next regular business day after nominations close. Statements are confidential until nominations (or extended nominations) close and then become public record. Statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate s own personal background and qualifications, and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities. E.C , 13308, G.C (c) STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700) Every agency shall adopt a Conflict of Interest Code. A Conflict of Interest Code is a document that designates the positions within an agency which make or participate in making governmental decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on any financial interest. Each candidate must file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) not later than the final filing date for the Declaration of Candidacy. Elected officials must also file Statements of Economic Interests within (30) days after assuming office, annually, and within (30) days of leaving office. If an individual is appointed to an office, he or she must file not more than (30) days after assuming office. Under certain conditions, the Statement of Economic Interests need June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 36

38 County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector not be filed if such a statement was filed within (60) days prior to the filing of a Declaration of Candidacy or the date of assuming office. Please see the FPPC Filing Schedule at the end of this guide for further information. G.C , VOLUNTARY CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES At the time an individual files his or her Declaration of Candidacy, Nomination Petitions, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the county elections official shall give the individual a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy of the provisions of Ch. 5, Div. 20 of the Elections Code. E.C CAMPAIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS For further information on Campaign Filing Requirements, please see the section Campaign Filing Requirements of this guide or please contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at: Phone: (916) or ASK-FPPC ( ) Mailing: 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA Web: NOTE: This summary of qualifications and requirements is for general information only and does not have the force and effect of law, regulation or rule. In case of conflict, the law, regulation or rule will apply. The candidate should obtain the most up-to-date information available because of possible changes in law or procedure since the publication of this information. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 37

39 County Clerk/Registrar of Voters CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Summary Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures *Filing Fee $1, Signatures In-Lieu 3,644 Value Per Signature $ **Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required $5, Term of Office (Years) 4 Term Begin Date Monday, January 07, 2019 Filing Periods Signatures-In-Lieu of Filing Fees (E-173 to E-118) Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-113 to E-88) Extension of Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-87 to E-83) 12/14/2017 to 02/07/ /12/2018 to 03/09/ /10/2018 to 03/14/2018 All Candidates Must File: Declaration of Candidacy Statement of Economic Interest (700 Form) Nomination Petition *Your filing fee is due when you are issued your Declaration of Candidacy. **If you request your in-lieu signatures also be used to meet your nomination signature requirements, your Candidate Statement prepayment is due when your Declaration of Candidacy is issued. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 38

40 County Clerk/Registrar of Voters TERM OF OFFICE County Clerk/Registrar of Voters serves a 4 year term beginning at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday after January 1 st succeeding their election. G.C QUALIFICATIONS A candidate for County Clerk/Registrar of Voters shall: be a registered voter of the county G.C and E.C. 201, 13.5 FILING REQUIREMENTS Filing Fee or Signatures-in-Lieu of Paying Filing Fee FILING FEE The non-refundable filing fee is payable to the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, and must be paid at the time the candidate obtains the nomination forms. SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU A candidate may submit petitions containing signatures of registered voters to cover all or any pro-rata portion, of the filing fee. The Petition-in-lieu form may be obtained from any county elections official beginning 173 days prior to Election Day. The petitions must be filed with the county elections official in the county where circulated no later than the close of business on 118 days prior to Election Day, and prior to obtaining a Declaration of Candidacy. Circulators of an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be 18 years old or older. Any registered voter may sign an in-lieu-filing-fee petition for any candidate for whom he or she is eligible to vote. If a voter signs more candidates petitions than there are offices to be filled, the voter s signatures shall be valid only on those petitions that, taken in the order they were filed, do not exceed the number of offices to be filled. E.C (b), 8105, 8106 June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 39

41 County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Nomination Documents and Procedures DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY Each candidate is required to file a Declaration of Candidacy between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day. The Declaration shall be obtained from the county elections official of the county in which the candidate resides and is a voter. The Declaration of Candidacy must be executed in the office of the elections official unless the candidate, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designates a third party to obtain the Declaration from the county elections official and deliver it to the candidate. Such written statement shall state that the candidate is aware the Declaration must be properly executed and delivered to the county elections official from whom it was obtained not later than the close of business on 88 th day prior to the Election Day. If an incumbent, eligible to be elected, fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy by the close of business on the 88 th day prior to Election Day, any person, other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88 th day, may file a Declaration of Candidacy not later than the close of business on the 83 rd day. E.C. 8020, 8022, 8028, 8040, 8064, 8100 NOMINATION PETITIONS Each candidate is required to file a Nomination Petition between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day, containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction within the range required by law. Each section of the Nomination Petition shall be delivered to the county elections official, not later than the 88 th day prior to the Election. Circulators of a Nomination Petition shall be 18 years old or older. NOTE: Signatures submitted in lieu of paying the filing fee, which meet the requirements of this section, may be designated to satisfy this requirement. E.C. 8020, 8041, 8061, 8062(a)(3), 8066 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL) A candidate for local nonpartisan office may submit a statement of qualifications with no more than 200 words to be printed in the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. Statements must be filed at the same time nomination papers are filed and may be withdrawn, but not changed, until 5 p.m. the next regular business day after nominations close. Statements are confidential until nominations (or extended nominations) close and then become public record. Statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate s own personal background and qualifications, and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities. E.C , 13308, G.C (c) June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 40

42 County Clerk/Registrar of Voters STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700) Every agency shall adopt a Conflict of Interest Code. A Conflict of Interest Code is a document that designates the positions within an agency which make or participate in making governmental decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on any financial interest. Each candidate must file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) not later than the final filing date for the Declaration of Candidacy. Elected officials must also file Statements of Economic Interests within (30) days after assuming office, annually, and within (30) days of leaving office. If an individual is appointed to an office, he or she must file not more than (30) days after assuming office. Under certain conditions, the Statement of Economic Interests need not be filed if such a statement was filed within (60) days prior to the filing of a Declaration of Candidacy or the date of assuming office. Please see the FPPC Filing Schedule at the end of this guide for further information. G.C , VOLUNTARY CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES At the time an individual files his or her Declaration of Candidacy, Nomination Petitions, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the county elections official shall give the individual a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy of the provisions of Ch. 5, Div. 20 of the Elections Code. E.C CAMPAIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS For further information on Campaign Filing Requirements, please see the section Campaign Filing Requirements of this guide or please contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at: Phone: (916) or ASK-FPPC ( ) Mailing: 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA Web: NOTE: This summary of qualifications and requirements is for general information only and does not have the force and effect of law, regulation or rule. In case of conflict, the law, regulation or rule will apply. The candidate should obtain the most up-to-date information available because of possible changes in law or procedure since the publication of this information. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 41

43 *County District Attorney CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS *County District Attorney Summary Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures **Filing Fee $1, Signatures In-Lieu 4,995 Value Per Signature $ ***Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required $5, Term of Office (Years) 4 Term Begin Date Monday, January 07, 2019 Filing Periods Signatures-In-Lieu of Filing Fees (E-173 to E-118) Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-113 to E-88) Extension of Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-87 to E-83) 12/14/2017 to 02/07/ /12/2018 to 03/09/ /10/2018 to 03/14/2018 All Candidates Must File: Declaration of Candidacy Statement of Economic Interest (700 Form) Nomination Petition *Approved by the BOS on 10/31/2017; the Public Administrator duties will be transferred from the District Attorney to the Sheriff-Coroner effective January 1, **Your filing fee is due when you are issued your Declaration of Candidacy. ***If you request your in-lieu signatures also be used to meet your nomination signature requirements, your Candidate Statement prepayment is due when your Declaration of Candidacy is issued. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 42

44 *County District Attorney TERM OF OFFICE The County District Attorney serves a 4 year term beginning at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday after January 1 st succeeding their election. G.C , QUALIFICATIONS A candidate for County District Attorney shall: be a registered voter of the county and must have been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State. G.C , and E.C. 13.5, 201 FILING REQUIREMENTS Filing Fee or Signatures-in-Lieu of Paying Filing Fee FILING FEE The non-refundable filing fee is payable to the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, and must be paid at the time the candidate obtains the nomination forms. SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU A candidate may submit petitions containing signatures of registered voters to cover all or any pro-rata portion, of the filing fee. The Petition-in-lieu form may be obtained from any county elections official beginning 173 days prior to Election Day. The petitions must be filed with the county elections official in the county where circulated no later than the close of business on 118 days prior to Election Day, and prior to obtaining a Declaration of Candidacy. Circulators of an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be 18 years old or older. Any registered voter may sign an in-lieu-filing-fee petition for any candidate for whom he or she is eligible to vote. If a voter signs more candidates petitions than there are offices to be filled, the voter s signatures shall be valid only on those petitions that, taken in the order they were filed, do not exceed the number of offices to be filled. E.C (b), 8105, 8106 June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 43

45 *County District Attorney Nomination Documents and Procedures DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY Each candidate is required to file a Declaration of Candidacy between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day. The Declaration shall be obtained from the county elections official of the county in which the candidate resides and is a voter. The Declaration of Candidacy must be executed in the office of the elections official unless the candidate, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designates a third party to obtain the Declaration from the county elections official and deliver it to the candidate. Such written statement shall state that the candidate is aware the Declaration must be properly executed and delivered to the county elections official from whom it was obtained not later than the close of business on 88 th day prior to the Election Day. If an incumbent, eligible to be elected, fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy by the close of business on the 88 th day prior to Election Day, any person, other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88 th day, may file a Declaration of Candidacy not later than the close of business on the 83 rd day. E.C. 8020, 8022, 8028, 8040, 8064, 8100 NOMINATION PETITIONS Each candidate is required to file a Nomination Petition between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day, containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction within the range required by law. Each section of the Nomination Petition shall be delivered to the county elections official, not later than the 88 th day prior to the Election. Circulators of a Nomination Petition shall be 18 years old or older. NOTE: Signatures submitted in lieu of paying the filing fee, which meet the requirements of this section, may be designated to satisfy this requirement. E.C. 8020, 8041, 8061, 8062(a)(3), 8066 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL) A candidate for local nonpartisan office may submit a statement of qualifications with no more than 200 words to be printed in the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. Statements must be filed at the same time nomination papers are filed and may be withdrawn, but not changed, until 5 p.m. the next regular business day after nominations close. Statements are confidential until nominations (or extended nominations) close and then become public record. Statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate s own personal background and qualifications, and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 44

46 *County District Attorney another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities. E.C , 13308, G.C (c) STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700) Every agency shall adopt a Conflict of Interest Code. A Conflict of Interest Code is a document that designates the positions within an agency which make or participate in making governmental decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on any financial interest. Each candidate must file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) not later than the final filing date for the Declaration of Candidacy. Elected officials must also file Statements of Economic Interests within (30) days after assuming office, annually, and within (30) days of leaving office. If an individual is appointed to an office, he or she must file not more than (30) days after assuming office. Under certain conditions, the Statement of Economic Interests need not be filed if such a statement was filed within (60) days prior to the filing of a Declaration of Candidacy or the date of assuming office. Please see the FPPC Filing Schedule at the end of this guide for further information. G.C , VOLUNTARY CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES At the time an individual files his or her Declaration of Candidacy, Nomination Petitions, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the county elections official shall give the individual a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy of the provisions of Ch. 5, Div. 20 of the Elections Code. E.C CAMPAIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS For further information on Campaign Filing Requirements, please see the section Campaign Filing Requirements of this guide or please contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at: Phone: (916) or ASK-FPPC ( ) Mailing: 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA Web: NOTE: This summary of qualifications and requirements is for general information only and does not have the force and effect of law, regulation or rule. In case of conflict, the law, regulation or rule will apply. The candidate should obtain the most up-to-date information available because of possible changes in law or procedure since the publication of this information. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 45

47 County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS *County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Summary Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures **Filing Fee $1, Signatures In-Lieu 4,909 Value Per Signature $ ***Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required $5, Term of Office (Years) 4 Term Begin Date Monday, January 7, 2019 Filing Periods Signatures-In-Lieu of Filing Fees (E-173 to E-118) Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-113 to E-88) Extension of Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-87 to E-83) 12/14/2017 to 02/07/ /12/2018 to 03/09/ /10/2018 to 03/14/2018 All Candidates Must File: Declaration of Candidacy Statement of Economic Interest (700 Form) Nomination Petition *Approved by the BOS on 10/31/2017; the Public Administrator duties will be transferred from the District Attorney to the Sheriff-Coroner effective January 1, **Your filing fee is due when you are issued your Declaration of Candidacy. ***If you request your in-lieu signatures also be used to meet your nomination signature requirements, your Candidate Statement prepayment is due when your Declaration of Candidacy is issued. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 46

48 County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator TERM OF OFFICE County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator serves a 4 year term beginning at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday after January 1 st succeeding their election. G.C , QUALIFICATIONS A candidate for County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator shall: be a registered voter of the county; and hold an active or inactive advanced certificate issued by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training; or have one year of full-time, salaried law enforcement experience within the professions of section or of the penal code, at least a portion of which shall have been accomplished within five years prior to the date of filing, and possess a master s degree from an accredited college or university; or have two years of full-time, salaried law enforcement experience within the provisions of Section or of the penal code, at least a portion of which shall have been accomplished within five years prior to the date of filing, and possess a bachelor s degree from an accredited college or university; or have three years of full-time, salaried law enforcement experience within the provisions of Section or of the penal code, at least a portion of which shall have been accomplished within five years prior to the date of filing, and possess an associate in arts or associate in science degree, or the equivalent, from an accredited college; or have four years of full-time, salaried law enforcement experience within the provision of Section or of the penal code, at least a portion of which shall have been accomplished within five years prior to the date of filing and possess a high school diploma or the equivalent. G.C and E.C. 13.5, 201 June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 47

49 County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator FILING REQUIREMENTS Filing Fee or Signatures-in-Lieu of Paying Filing Fee FILING FEE The non-refundable filing fee is payable to the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, and must be paid at the time the candidate obtains the nomination forms. SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU A candidate may submit petitions containing signatures of registered voters to cover all or any pro-rata portion, of the filing fee. The Petition-in-lieu form may be obtained from any county elections official beginning 173 days prior to Election Day. The petitions must be filed with the county elections official in the county where circulated no later than the close of business on 118 days prior to Election Day, and prior to obtaining a Declaration of Candidacy. Circulators of an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be 18 years old or older. Any registered voter may sign an in-lieu-filing-fee petition for any candidate for whom he or she is eligible to vote. If a voter signs more candidates petitions than there are offices to be filled, the voter s signatures shall be valid only on those petitions that, taken in the order they were filed, do not exceed the number of offices to be filled. E.C (b), 8105, 8106 Nomination Documents and Procedures DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY Each candidate is required to file a Declaration of Candidacy between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day. The Declaration shall be obtained from the county elections official of the county in which the candidate resides and is a voter. The Declaration of Candidacy must be executed in the office of the elections official unless the candidate, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designates a third party to obtain the Declaration from the county elections official and deliver it to the candidate. Such written statement shall state that the candidate is aware the Declaration must be properly executed and delivered to the county elections official from whom it was obtained not later than the close of business on 88 th day prior to the Election Day. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 48

50 County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator If an incumbent, eligible to be elected, fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy by the close of business on the 88 th day prior to Election Day, any person, other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88 th day, may file a Declaration of Candidacy not later than the close of business on the 83 rd day. E.C. 8020, 8022, 8028, 8040, 8064, 8100 NOMINATION PETITIONS Each candidate is required to file a Nomination Petition between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day, containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction within the range required by law. Each section of the Nomination Petition shall be delivered to the county elections official, not later than the 88 th day prior to the Election. Circulators of a Nomination Petition shall be 18 years old or older. NOTE: Signatures submitted in lieu of paying the filing fee, which meet the requirements of this section, may be designated to satisfy this requirement. E.C. 8020, 8041, 8061, 8062(a)(3), 8066 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL) A candidate for local nonpartisan office may submit a statement of qualifications with no more than 200 words to be printed in the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. Statements must be filed at the same time nomination papers are filed and may be withdrawn, but not changed, until 5 p.m. the next regular business day after nominations close. Statements are confidential until nominations (or extended nominations) close and then become public record. Statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate s own personal background and qualifications, and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities. E.C , 13308, G.C (c) STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700) Every agency shall adopt a Conflict of Interest Code. A Conflict of Interest Code is a document that designates the positions within an agency which make or participate in making governmental decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on any financial interest. Each candidate must file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) not later than the final filing date for the Declaration of Candidacy. Elected officials must also file Statements of Economic Interests within (30) days after assuming office, annually, and within (30) days of leaving office. If an individual is appointed to an office, he or she must file not more than (30) June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 49

51 County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator days after assuming office. Under certain conditions, the Statement of Economic Interests need not be filed if such a statement was filed within (60) days prior to the filing of a Declaration of Candidacy or the date of assuming office. Please see the FPPC Filing Schedule at the end of this guide for further information. G.C , VOLUNTARY CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES At the time an individual files his or her Declaration of Candidacy, Nomination Petitions, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the county elections official shall give the individual a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy of the provisions of Ch. 5, Div. 20 of the Elections Code. E.C CAMPAIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS For further information on Campaign Filing Requirements, please see the section Campaign Filing Requirements of this guide or please contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at: Phone: (916) or ASK-FPPC ( ) Mailing: 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA Web: NOTE: This summary of qualifications and requirements is for general information only and does not have the force and effect of law, regulation or rule. In case of conflict, the law, regulation or rule will apply. The candidate should obtain the most up-to-date information available because of possible changes in law or procedure since the publication of this information. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 50

52 County Superintendent of Schools CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS County Superintendent of Schools Summary Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures *Filing Fee $2, Signatures In-Lieu 7,409 Value Per Signature $ **Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required $5, Term of Office (Years) 4 Term Begin Date Monday, January 07, 2019 Filing Periods Signatures-In-Lieu of Filing Fees (E-173 to E-118) Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-113 to E-88) Extension of Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-87 to E-83) 12/14/2017 to 02/07/ /12/2018 to 03/09/ /10/2018 to 03/14/2018 All Candidates Must File: Declaration of Candidacy Statement of Economic Interest (700 Form) Nomination Petition *Your filing fee is due when you are issued your Declaration of Candidacy. **If you request your in-lieu signatures also be used to meet your nomination signature requirements, your Candidate Statement prepayment is due when your Declaration of Candidacy is issued. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 51

53 County Superintendent of Schools TERM OF OFFICE County Superintendent of Schools serves a 4 year term beginning at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday after January 1 st succeeding their election. G.C , QUALIFICATIONS A candidate for County Superintendent of Schools shall: be a registered voter of the county and possess a valid certification document authorizing administrative services. (The possession of a valid elementary administrative credential and a valid secondary administrative credential are equivalent to the possession of a valid general administrative credential). Educ. Code and E.C. 13.5, 201 FILING REQUIREMENTS Filing Fee or Signatures-in-Lieu of Paying Filing Fee FILING FEE The non-refundable filing fee is payable to the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, and must be paid at the time the candidate obtains the nomination forms. SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU A candidate may submit petitions containing signatures of registered voters to cover all or any pro-rata portion, of the filing fee. The Petition-in-lieu form may be obtained from any county elections official beginning 173 days prior to Election Day. The petitions must be filed with the county elections official in the county where circulated no later than the close of business on 118 days prior to Election Day, and prior to obtaining a Declaration of Candidacy. Circulators of an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be 18 years old or older. Any registered voter may sign an in-lieu-filing-fee petition for any candidate for whom he or she June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 52

54 County Superintendent of Schools is eligible to vote. If a voter signs more candidates petitions than there are offices to be filled, the voter s signatures shall be valid only on those petitions that, taken in the order they were filed, do not exceed the number of offices to be filled. E.C (b), 8105, 8106 Nomination Documents and Procedures DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY Each candidate is required to file a Declaration of Candidacy between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day. The Declaration shall be obtained from the county elections official of the county in which the candidate resides and is a voter. The Declaration of Candidacy must be executed in the office of the elections official unless the candidate, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designates a third party to obtain the Declaration from the county elections official and deliver it to the candidate. Such written statement shall state that the candidate is aware the Declaration must be properly executed and delivered to the county elections official from whom it was obtained not later than the close of business on 88 th day prior to the Election Day. If an incumbent, eligible to be elected, fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy by the close of business on the 88 th day prior to Election Day, any person, other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88 th day, may file a Declaration of Candidacy not later than the close of business on the 83 rd day. E.C. 8020, 8022, 8028, 8040, 8064, 8100 NOMINATION PETITIONS Each candidate is required to file a Nomination Petition between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day, containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction within the range required by law. Each section of the Nomination Petition shall be delivered to the county elections official, not later than the 88 th day prior to the Election. Circulators of a Nomination Petition shall be 18 years old or older. NOTE: Signatures submitted in lieu of paying the filing fee, which meet the requirements of this section, may be designated to satisfy this requirement. E.C. 8020, 8041, 8061, 8062(a)(3), 8066 STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL) A candidate for local nonpartisan office may submit a statement of qualifications with no more than 200 words to be printed in the voter June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 53

55 County Superintendent of Schools information portion of the county voter information guide. Statements must be filed at the same time nomination papers are filed and may be withdrawn, but not changed, until 5 p.m. the next regular business day after nominations close. Statements are confidential until nominations (or extended nominations) close and then become public record. Statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate s own personal background and qualifications, and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities. E.C , 13308, G.C (c) STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700) Every agency to adopt a Conflict of Interest Code. A Conflict of Interest Code is a document that designates the positions within an agency which make or participate in making governmental decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on any financial interest. Each candidate must file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) not later than the final filing date for the Declaration of Candidacy. Elected officials must also file Statements of Economic Interests within (30) days after assuming office, annually, and within (30) days of leaving office. If an individual is appointed to an office, he or she must file not more than (30) days after assuming office. Under certain conditions, the Statement of Economic Interests need not be filed if such a statement was filed within (60) days prior to the filing of a Declaration of Candidacy or the date of assuming office. Please see the FPPC Filing Schedule at the end of this guide for further information. G.C , VOLUNTARY CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES At the time an individual files his or her Declaration of Candidacy, Nomination Petitions, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the county elections official shall give the individual a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy of the provisions of Ch. 5, Div. 20 of the Elections Code. E.C CAMPAIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 54

56 County Superintendent of Schools For further information on Campaign Filing Requirements, please see the section Campaign Filing Requirements of this guide or please contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at: Phone: (916) or ASK-FPPC ( ) Mailing: 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA Web: NOTE: This summary of qualifications and requirements is for general information only and does not have the force and effect of law, regulation or rule. In case of conflict, the law, regulation or rule will apply. The candidate should obtain the most up-to-date information available because of possible changes in law or procedure since the publication of this information. June 5, 2018 Statewide Direct Primary Election Page 55

57 City of Fresno Council Member CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS City of Fresno Council Member Summary Nomination/Sponsors' Signatures *Filing Fee $ Signatures In-Lieu 250 Value Per Signature $1.20 **Candidate Statement Pre-Payment Required District #1 - $ District #3,5,7 - $ Term of Office (Years) 4 Term Begin Date Tuesday, January 08, 2019 Filing Periods Signatures-In-Lieu of Filing Fees (E-173 to E-118) Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-113 to E-88) Extension of Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Period (E-87 to E-83) 12/14/2017 to 02/07/ /12/2018 to 03/09/ /10/2018 to 03/14/2018 All Candidates Must File: Declaration of Candidacy Nomination Petition Statement of Economic Interest (700 Form) Residency Requirement Letter Issued by the City of Fresno *Your filing fee is due when you are issued your Declaration of Candidacy. **If you request your in-lieu signatures also be used to meet your nomination signature requirements, your Candidate Statement prepayment is due when your Declaration of Candidacy is issued. June 5, 2018 State Primary Election Page 56

58 City of Fresno Council Member TERM OF OFFICE City of Fresno elected offices serves a 4 year term beginning on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in January succeeding their election. City of Fresno Charter Sec. 303(a) QUALIFICATIONS To be eligible to hold City Council elective office: A person must have been a resident of the City for at least 30 days immediately preceding the filing of the nomination papers for that office (Charter Section 304). A registered voter. IMPORTANT: Residency requirements are verified with the City Clerk s office prior to pulling nomination papers. If all City residency requirements are satisfied pursuant to the City of Fresno Council Residency Act, the City Clerk s office will a letter to the Fresno County Clerk s office and /or provide the letter to the candidate certifying that they have met the City s residency requirements. NOTE: If during his or her term of office, he or she moves his or her place of residence outside of the city limits or ceases to be an elector of the city, his or her office shall immediately become vacant. G.C , E.C FILING REQUIREMENTS Filing Fee or Signatures-in-Lieu of Paying Filing Fee FILING FEE The non-refundable filing fee is payable to the City of Fresno, and must be paid at the time the candidate obtains the nomination forms from the Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters office. SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU A candidate may submit petitions containing signatures of registered voters to cover all or any pro-rata portion, of the filing fee. The Petition-in-lieu form may be obtained from any county elections official beginning 173 days prior to Election Day. The June 5, 2018 State Primary Election Page 57

59 City of Fresno Council Member petitions must be filed with the county elections official in the county where circulated no later than the close of business on 118 days prior to Election Day, and prior to obtaining a Declaration of Candidacy. Circulators of an in-lieu-filing-fee petition shall be 18 years old or older. Any registered voter may sign an in-lieu-filing-fee petition for any candidate for whom he or she is eligible to vote. If a voter signs more candidates petitions than there are offices to be filled, the voter s signatures shall be valid only on those petitions which, taken in the order they were filed, do not exceed the number of offices to be filled. E.C (b), 8105, 810 Nomination Documents and Procedures DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY Each candidate is required to file a Declaration of Candidacy between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day. The Declaration shall be obtained from the county elections official of the county in which the candidate resides and is a voter. The Declaration of Candidacy must be executed in the office of the elections official unless the candidate, in a written statement signed and dated by the candidate, designates a third party to obtain the Declaration from the county elections official and deliver it to the candidate. Such written statement shall state that the candidate is aware the Declaration must be properly executed and delivered to the county elections official from whom it was obtained not later than the close of business on the 88 th day prior to the Election Day. If an incumbent, eligible to be elected, fails to file a Declaration of Candidacy by the close of business on the 88 th day prior to Election Day, any person, other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88 th day, may file a Declaration of Candidacy not later than the close of business on the 83 rd day. E.C. 8020, 8022, 8028, 8040, 8064, 8100 NOMINATION PETITIONS Each candidate is required to file a Nomination Petition between 113 and 88 days prior to Election Day, containing signatures of registered voters in the jurisdiction within the range required by law. Each section of the Nomination Petition shall be delivered to the county elections official, not later than the 88 th day prior to the Election. Circulators of a Nomination Petition shall be 18 years old or older. NOTE: Signatures submitted in lieu of paying the filing fee, which meet the requirements of this section, may be designated to satisfy this requirement. E.C. 8020, 8041, 8061, 8062(a)(3), 8066 June 5, 2018 State Primary Election Page 58

60 City of Fresno Council Member STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL) A candidate for local nonpartisan office may submit a statement of qualifications with no more than 200 words to be printed in the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. Statements must be filed at the same time nomination papers are filed and may be withdrawn, but not changed, until 5 p.m. the next regular business day after nominations close. Statements are confidential until nominations (or extended nominations) close and then become public record. Statements shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate s own personal background and qualifications, and shall not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's qualifications, character, or activities. E.C , 13308, G.C (c) STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (FORM 700) Every agency shall adopt a Conflict of Interest Code. A Conflict of Interest Code is a document that designates the positions within an agency which make or participate in making governmental decisions that may have a foreseeable material effect on any financial interest. Each candidate must file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) not later than the final filing date for the Declaration of Candidacy. Elected officials must also file Statements of Economic Interests within (30) days after assuming office, annually, and within (30) days of leaving office. If an individual is appointed to an office, he or she must file not more than (30) days after assuming office. Under certain conditions, the Statement of Economic Interests need not be filed if such a statement was filed within (60) days prior to the filing of a Declaration of Candidacy or the date of assuming office. Please see the FPPC Filing Schedule at the end of this guide for further information. G.C , VOLUNTARY CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES At the time an individual files his or her Declaration of Candidacy, Nomination Petitions, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the county elections official shall give the individual a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy of the provisions of Ch. 5, Div. 20 of the Elections Code. E.C June 5, 2018 State Primary Election Page 59

61 City of Fresno Council Member CAMPAIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS For further information on Campaign Filing Requirements, please see the section Campaign Filing Requirements of this guide or please contact the Fair Political Practices Commission at: Phone: (916) or ASK-FPPC ( ) Mailing: 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, CA Web: IMPORTANT: City Candidates refer to your City Clerk regarding City Campaign Contribution Ordinance. NOTE: This summary of qualifications and requirements is for general information only and does not have the force and effect of law, regulation or rule. In case of conflict, the law, regulation or rule will apply. The candidate should obtain the most up-to-date information available because of possible changes in law or procedure since the publication of this information. June 5, 2018 State Primary Election Page 60