Word Count:
Category:
Example:
Acronyms
SBSU, PTA, U.S.M.C., S.B.P.D.
One
Date
01/01/2015
One
Written Date
January 1, 2000
One
jdoe@rov.sbcounty.gov
One
San Bernardino County City of San Bernardino
• • • • • •
Inland Empire John K. Doe Upland City Hall
Proper nouns - Including geographical names
One
State Assemblyman John Doe
• Chino Valley Unified School District
County Supervisor
• • •
Two
City Hall
Titles / Places
Member of Congress
Three
President of the United States
•
Four
Hyphenated words (Published in U.S dictionary within the past 10 years) Hyphenated words (Not published in U.S dictionary within the past 10 years) Internet address or social media handle
mother-in-law
One
magazine-rack
Two
www.SBCounty.gov, @SBCountyElections
One
Numbers
1, 10, or 100
One
Written Numbers
One Hundred
Two
Numerical Computations
50%, ½, $99.00, etc.
One
Written Numerical Computations
Fifty percent
Two
Telephone numbers
(909) 387-8300
One
Symbols
& or #
One
Note: If a candidate statement is found to be over the word limit as calculated using Microsoft Word, Registrar of Voters staff will conduct a manual count of the words in the statement in accordance with Elections Code section 9 which is reflected in the table above. Please note that this may increase the processing time and extend the length of the meeting.
28
85
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