EXAMPLES OF BALLOT DESIGNATIONS
ACCEPTABLE:
□ Investment Counselor □ Health Care Manager □ Appointed Incumbent □ Community Volunteer □ Businesswoman/Attorney/Councilwoman □ CPA/Parent □ Retired USAF Officer □ City Councilmember, City of Irvine □ City of Irvine Councilmember/Educator
UNACCEPTABLE:
REASON:
□ Incumbent Mayor/Engineer □ Prominent Businesswoman □ Businessman, Father □ Nonprofit Organization Founder □ Republican Legislative Assistant □ Community Volunteer/Parent □ Tax Activist
"Incumbent" must be used as noun and alone
Status
Slash marks must be used for punctuation
Must be within past 12months
No party affiliation can be mentioned
"Community Volunteer" must stand alone
Suggests an evaluation of candidate's qualifications and is astatus Can't use "former'' or "ex"
□ Former Council Member □ Veteran □ Army General, Ret.
Status
"Retired" must appear before other words and not be abbreviated
City of Irvine Candidate Handbook
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