Candidate Information Workshop for June Primary Election
A workshop to review the candidate filing requirements and election processes for persons interested in running for an office on the June 5, 2012 Primary Election ballot will be held on Thursday, January 12, at 6 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the County Government Center, 701 Ocean St., 5th Floor, in Santa Cruz.
Elections Officials will have Candidate’s Handbooks available for persons interested in running for office. The Candidate’s Handbook is also available online at www.votescount.com
Staff will review the steps a person must follow in order to place his or her name on the primary ballot. In addition, elections officials will answer questions regarding voter registration, voting by mail, campaign filing, and other campaign practices and laws.
Offices up for election on June 5, 2012 include the following federal and state offices: U.S. Senate, the 18th and 20th Congressional Districts, the 17th State Senate District, and the 29th and 30th State Assembly Districts. County offices on the ballot include: 1 Superior Court judgeship and County Supervisors for the 1st, 2nd and 5th districts. In addition, each county central committee will elect its representatives in June 2012. This is the first election using the newly redistricted lines for Congress, State Senate, State Assembly, and county supervisors.
For more information, please call the Elections Department at 831-454-2060 or visit our website at www.votescount.com
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