2026 Candidate Information Guide-FINAL Version

Petition In-Lieu of Filing Fee

The Petition In-Lieu of Filing Fee is a form that contains signatures of registered voters within a particular district. Candidates who are required to pay a filing fee may circulate and submit this petition to help reduce the cost of a filing fee. Each signature is assigned a value, based on the office, and each valid signature gathered will reduce the filing fee. The amount of the reduction is calculated by multiplying the number of valid signatures submitted times the signature value assigned to that office. The Petition In-Lieu of Filing Fee for all applicable offices is available for pick-up at the Registrar of Voters office beginning December 19, 2025. All completed petitions must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 4, 2026.

Valid signatures collected on the Petition In-Lieu of Filing Fee will also be counted towards the nomination requirement for that office (see Section C below for more information).

Max. Sig. Allowed

Jurisdiction

Office

Sig. Value

United States of America United States Representative

1,714 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000

$1.01516 $0.71205 $0.65581 $0.81976 $0.65581 $0.61482 $1.57169 $0.38888 $0.61482 $0.78584 $0.71205 $0.65581

State of California State of California State of California State of California State of California State of California State of California State of California State of California State of California State of California

Attorney General

Controller Governor

Insurance Commissioner

Lieutenant Governor

State Assembly

857

Board of Equalization

4,743 6,000 1,714 6,000 6,000 6,490

Secretary of State

State Senator

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Treasurer

San Bernardino County

Assessor / Recorder

$0.39

Auditor-Controller / Treasurer / Tax Collector County Superintendent of Schools

San Bernardino County

8,846

$0.39

San Bernardino County San Bernardino County San Bernardino County San Bernardino County San Bernardino County

9,435 9,473 5,912 8,946 6,537

$0.39 $0.39 $0.39 $0.39 $0.39

District Attorney

County Supervisor

Sheriff / Coroner / Public Administrator

Judge of the Superior Court

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