CHAPTER 2 Ballot Designation Provisions
Each candidate has the option of having a ballot designation appear immediately following their name on the ballot. Ballot designations describe the current profession, vocation, occupation, or incumbency status of the candidate that will appear on the ballot under the candidate’s name. Definitions: “Profession” means a field of employment requiring special education or skill and requiring specific knowledge of a particular discipline. The labor and skill involved in a profession is predominantly mental or intellectual, rather than physical or manual. Recognized professions generally include, but are not limited to, law, medicine, education, engineering, accountancy, and journalism. Examples of an acceptable designation of a “profession,” as defined in Elections Code § 13107, subdivision (a)(3), include, but are not limited to, “attorney,” “physician,” “accountant,” “architect,” and “teacher.” “Vocation” means a trade, a religious calling, or the work upon which a person, in most but not all cases, relies for their livelihood and spends a major portion of their time. As defined, vocations may include, but are not limited to, religious ministry, child rearing, homemaking, elderly and dependent care, and engaging in trades such as carpentry, cabinetmaking, plumbing, and the like. Examples of an acceptable designation of a “vocation,” as defined in Elections Code § 13107, subdivision (a)(3), include, but are not limited to, “minister,” “priest,” “mother,” “father,” “homemaker,” “dependent care provider,” “carpenter,” “plumber,” “electrician,” and “cabinetmaker.” “Occupation” means the employment in which one regularly engages or follows as the means of making a livelihood. Examples of an acceptable designation of an “occupation,” as defined in Elections Code § 13107, subdivision (a)(3), include, but are not limited to, “rancher,” “restaurateur,” “retail salesperson,” “manual laborer,” “construction worker,” “computer manufacturing executive,” “military pilot,” “secretary,” and “police officer.” Ballot Designations: • Can be no more than three (3) words. • Must appear on the Affidavit of Nominee on the back of the Nomination Paper at the time it is filed. • Become public record once the Nomination Paper is filed. • Cannot be changed after the final date to file nomination documents unless requested by the Election Official due to an unacceptable designation.
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