City of San Bernardino Candidate Information Guide

CANDIDATE NOMINATION PROCESS

Planning on filing as a City Council candidate for elective office and want to know “HOW DO I GET STARTED?”, there are five (5) main steps to the candidate nomination process.

Be a qualified elector and resident of your respective ward for a period of at least thirty (30) consecutive days immediately preceding the date of filing your nomination papers for the office. Schedule Appointment to Pull Nomination Documents

Issuing Nomination Documents

Schedule Appointment to File Nomination Documents

File Nomination Documents with San Bernardino City Clerk

This section contains the documents you will need to file to become a San Bernardino City Council Member candidate at the March 5, 2024, Primary Election. The deadline to file the below documents is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2023. If an incumbent DOES NOT file by this deadline, the deadline is extended until Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. for candidates other than the incumbents. In our quest to be more environmentally friendly, the Candidate Information Packet is being provided electronically. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the City Clerk’s Department at 909-384-5002

FILINGS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER 4:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2023.

MANDATORY DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED

Nomination Form

Candidate Statement Form (Optional)

Affidavit of Nominee

Candidate Statement Word Doc. (Required when filing a Statement)

Ballot Designation Worksheet

Code of Fair Campaign Practices (Optional)

Form 700: Economic Interest Statement

Candidate Intention Statement, Form 50

Declaration of Candidacy

At 4:00 p.m. on the filing deadline, all documents will be timestamped whether or not they are complete. If your documents are not complete by 4:00 p.m., they will not count, and you may forfeit your chance to be on the ballot. The last day to file papers can be extremely busy in the City Clerk’s Office, and we may not have time to assist you before the 4:00 p.m. deadline if we are assisting other candidates when you arrive. It would be in your best interest to contact our office to the deadline and schedule a day to submit your nomination documents.

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