Notice to Candidates Who Are an Employee of a Local Agency
Candidates elected or appointed to the governing body of a county, city, school district, community college district, or special district may not be an employee of that county, city, or district.
An employee of a local agency may not be sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of the legislative body of that local agency unless he or she resigns as an employee. If the employee does not resign, the employment shall automatically terminate upon his or her being sworn into office - (Cal. Gov. Code §53227 (a)). • Definition of local agency - “Local agency” means a city, city and county, county, district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or other public agency of the state - (Cal. Gov. Code §53227.2 (a) • Definition of legislative body - “Legislative body” means the board of supervisors of a county or a city and county, the city council of a city, or the governing body of a district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision, or other public agency of the state - (Cal. Gov. Code §53227.2 (b)) An employee of a school district may not be sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of that school district’s governing board unless and until he or she res igns as an employee. If the employee does not resign, the employment will automatically terminate upon being sworn into office. (California Education Code §35107(b)(1)). An employee of a community college district may not be sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of that community college district’s governing board unless and until he or she resigns as an employee. If the employee does not resign, the employment will automatically terminate upon being sworn into office. (California Education Code §72103(b)(1)).
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SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS
You may schedule an in-person or online candidate filing appointment on our website at SBCountyElections.com. Online candidates for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election will meet online with a staff member of the Registrar of Voters ’ office for help completing their forms using the video conferencing application WebEx. Important: All candidates must deliver their original Declaration of Candidacy with a wet signature by mail or in-person to the Registrar of Voters office no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 8, 2023.
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CANDIDATE FILING PROCESS
This section of the guide contains information regarding the forms required to file for office, how to select a ballot designation, and how to submit a candidate statement.
In order to become a candidate for office, candidates must file various documents with the Registrar of Voters and may have to pay certain fees. For the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election, candidates may request candidate filing documents beginning November 13, 2023, and must return the completed candidate filing documents by 5:00 p.m. on December 8, 2023.
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