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NOVEMBER 7, 2000
GENERAL ELECTION CALENDAR
Calendar Notes: All Code Sections are Elections Code unless
otherwise noted. Below the dates, "E" stands for Election, followed by the
number of days prior to (-) or after (+) the election.
April 28
– July 27
(E-193 to E-103) |
Signatures In-Lieu of
Filing Fees – Independent Candidates Running for U.S. Senate and Congress
During this period, a candidate for U.S. Senate and Congress may
obtain his or her forms from the county elections official or the Secretary of State for
circulating petitions to secure signatures in lieu of all or part of their filing fee.
§8061, 8106
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June 12
– Aug. 11
(E-148 to E-88) |
Nomination
Papers — Independent Candidates
Between these dates, independent candidates for partisan office
shall circulate their Nomination petitions to obtain signatures and submit them to the
Elections Department for examination. If the district falls within two or more counties,
the Elections Department shall report within two working days to the Secretary of State
the total number of signatures submitted.
§8106
Independent candidates must pay the nonrefundable filing fee or present
a sufficient number of valid in-lieu signatures at the time they receive their Nomination
Paper from the county Elections Department.
Independent candidates for legislative offices must have filed
Declarations of Intention and satisfied their filing fee (with signatures or money, or a
combination) during the pre-primary filing period or they may not file Nomination Papers.
Supplemental signatures-in-lieu or the balance due on the filing fee must be paid before
Nomination Papers can be filed.
§8350, 8403, 8454
The Elections Department shall forward the nomination papers to the
Secretary of State between July 6 – Sept. 4.
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June 12
– Aug. 11
(E-148 to E-88) |
Statement of Economic
Interests
Between these dates, specified non incumbent candidates in an
election shall file Statements of
Economic Interests (Form 700) disclosing their investments, interests in real
property, and any income received during the preceding 12 months. Such statement shall not
be required if the candidate has filed such a statement within the past 60 days for the
same jurisdiction.
Gov. Code §87200, 87201, 87500
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| July 3 - July 17 (E-127
to E-113) |
Cities Publish Election
Notice
Between these dates, cities will publish a Notice of Election one time in a
newspaper of general circulation stating:
- the date and polling hours of the election
- the offices to be filled and any measure to be voted on, including a synopsis of each
measure.
§12101, 12111
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July 5
(E-125) |
Special Districts &
Cities Deliver Notice of Election to County Clerk
Last day for district secretaries and City Clerks to deliver a
Notice of Election to the Elections Department listing the elective offices to be filled
and any measure to be voted on in November. A map of the district or city must accompany
the Notice.
§10509, 10522, 10524
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July 7
(E-123) |
Schools to Deliver
Specifications of the Election Order
Last day for a school board to deliver a resolution known as the
"Specifications of the Election Order" and file it with the county
Superintendent of Schools and county elections official, stating the date and purpose of
the election.
Ed. Code §5322
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July 10
(E-120) |
Tie Vote Procedures
A suggested date by which schools, cities, and special districts
determine how a tie vote will be resolved.
Ed. Code §5016; §15651, 10551
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July 10 -
Aug. 9
(E-120 to E-90) |
Notice of Election
Between these dates the County Clerk will publish a Notice of
Election containing the date of the election, the offices to be filled, qualifications for
candidacy required by the principal act, where nomination papers are available, deadline
for filing Declarations of Candidacy, and a notice that appointment will be made in lieu
of election in accordance with state law.
§12112, 10515; Ed. Code §5326, 5328, 5328.5
The County Clerk is responsible for publishing information pertaining
only to special districts; however, if authorized to do so by City Clerks and the
Superintendent of Schools, the county may publish on behalf of all jurisdictions holding
elections in November.
Notice of central counting place may be combined with this notice.
§12109
The county elections official will forward copies of all published notices to each
school and special district.
§12113
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| July 17 -
Aug. 11
(E-113 to E-88) |
Candidate
Nomination Period
Candidates for school and special district boards obtain and file
their Declarations of Candidacy along with their Candidate’s Statement of
Qualifications if they choose to submit one. Forms are obtained from and filed with the
county Elections Department.
§10510, 13307, 13311
Candidates for city office must be nominated by not less than 20 nor
more than 30 voters in cities with 1,000 or more registered voters. The nomination papers
shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the nominee that he or she will accept the office
if elected. Nomination documents shall be obtained from and filed with the City Clerk.
§10220-10224, 10227; Gov. Code §36503.7
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Aug. 31
(E-100) |
Increase in Governing Board
Members C Elementary
Schools
Deadline for an elementary school district with a three-member
board to ask the county Superintendent of Schools to submit to the voters a question
whether to raise the membership to five board members. Elementary school boards have the
option of deciding on their own to increase the board to five members or asking the county
Superintendent to submit the question to the voters.
Ed. Code §5018
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Aug. 1
(E-98) |
Change of Candidate’s
Ballot Designation
Last day for candidates to request in writing to both
the Secretary of State and Elections Department that a different ballot designation be
used for the November election than the designation used at the March primary election.
§13107 |
July 31
(E-99) |
Semiannual Campaign
Statement
Last day to file semiannual campaign statements, if required, by all candidates and
committees.
Gov. Code §84200, 84218 |
July 31
(E-99) |
Supplemental Independent
Expenditure Reports
Candidates or committees making independent expenditures of $500 or
more in a calendar year to support or oppose a candidate or measure shall file independent
expenditure reports as if it were formed or existing primarily to support or oppose the
candidate or measure.
Gov. Code §84203.5
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| 1Since the actual
deadline falls on a weekend, the deadline date is moved to the next business day. |
Aug. 71
(E-93) |
Signatures-In-Lieu
Sufficiency – Independent Candidates
Last day for the county elections official to determine the
sufficiency of the in-lieu signatures submitted by independent candidates for U.S. Senate
and Congress. Within 10 days after receipt of the petition, the county elections official
shall notify the candidate of any deficiency. Such candidates shall before the close of
nominations on August 11 either submit a supplemental petition or pay a prorated fee to
cover the deficiency.
§8106(b)(3) |
Aug. 11
(E-88) |
Notification of Mail Ballot
Precinct
Last day for the county elections official to determine that there
are 250 or fewer persons registered to vote in any precinct. The county elections official
may then mail to each voter a vote-by-mail ballot along with a statement that there will
be no polling place for the general election.
§3005
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Aug. 11
(E-88) |
Last day for Candidates to
File to Run for Office
Deadline for candidates for school board or special district boards
to obtain and file their Declaration of Candidacy. Forms are obtained from and filed with
the county Elections Department.
If the candidate wants to file a Candidate’s Statement of
Qualifications, it must be filed and paid for at the same time that the Declaration of
Candidacy is being filed. The two documents may not be filed independent of one another.
This is also the last day for County Supervisor and District Attorney
nominees to file and pay for a Candidate’s Statement to appear in the November
Voter’s Information Pamphlet.
§10510, 13307, 13311
Deadline for candidates for city office to submit nomination papers and
their Declaration of Candidacy. Nomination documents are obtained from and filed with the
City Clerk.
§10220-10224, 10227; Gov. Code §36503.7
Any candidate who has filed a Declaration of Candidacy may withdraw
that declaration up until 5 p.m. on Aug. 11. Candidates may not withdraw after that time.
If the incumbent does not file, there will be a five-day extension for
anyone other than the incumbent to file.
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| 1Since the actual
deadline falls on a weekend the deadline date is moved to the next business day. |
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Aug. 11
(E-88) |
Last Day to Submit
Resolutions of Consolidation
Final deadline for the governing body of a district, city, school
or other political subdivision which requests consolidation of a local election for
candidates or measures to file the request with the county Elections Department.
§10401, 10402
Earlier filing dates are encouraged in order to meet printing
schedules.
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Aug. 12 -
16
(E-87 to E-83) |
Extension
of Nomination Period
If an incumbent member of a school board, special district board,
or city council does not file a Declaration of Candidacy by 5 p.m. on Aug. 11, any person
other than the incumbent may file a Declaration of Candidacy by 5 p.m. on Aug. 16. This
provision does not apply if there is no incumbent eligible to be elected. Any candidate
who has filed may withdraw his or her Declaration of Candidacy up until 5 p.m. on the last
day to file.
§10225, 10407, 10516(b), 10603
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Aug. 16
(E-83) |
Insufficient
Number of Nominees
Special Districts: If by 5 p.m. on this day, no one has been
nominated or an insufficient number of persons has been nominated to fill an office or
offices, and a petition signed by 10% or 50 voters (whichever is the smaller number) has
not been submitted, the elections official shall certify this fact to the Board of
Supervisors. A person who has filed a Declaration of Candidacy shall be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors at a regular or special meeting held prior to the first Monday before
the first Friday in December. If no one filed, another qualified person shall be appointed
by the Board of Supervisors on or before November 7 and shall take office and serve as if
elected.
§10515
Schools/County Boards of Education: If by 5 p.m. on this
day, only one person has filed or there are no nominees for the office(s) to be filed or
in the case of members elected at large or by trustee areas, there are fewer than the
number to be elected, and no petition is signed by 10% or 50 voters (whichever is the
smaller number) an appointment will be made. The qualified person nominated shall be
seated at the organizational meeting of the board, or, if an insufficient number is
nominated, the governing board shall appoint as necessary at a meeting held prior to
Election Day. Persons so appointed shall be seated at the organizational meeting and serve
as if they had been elected.
In the event no one is nominated, the governing board shall publish a
notice one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district stating the board
intends to make an appointment and informing the public how to apply for the office.
Ed. Code §5326, 5328, 5328.5
Cities: If by 5 p.m. on this day (or the 88th day
if there is no extension) there are no nominees or only one nominee for an elective city
office, the city council may decide to fill the office by appointment or proceed with the
election.
Prior to the council’s action, the City Clerk must publish a
one-time notice of the facts and options under Elec. Code '10229. The council may not make an
appointment until five days after this publication.
If no appointment is made by the 75th day, the election is
held. If any citywide office or measure is on the ballot, the election is held regardless
of an insufficient number of nominees.
§10229 |
Aug. 17,
11 a.m.
(E-82) |
Randomized
Alphabet Drawing
Secretary of State shall conduct the randomized alphabet drawing to
determine the order in which the candidates will appear on the ballot.
On this same day, the county Elections Department shall conduct a
randomized alphabet drawing for the offices of State Senate and Assembly.
§13112 |
Aug. 31
(E-68) |
Certified List of
Candidates – Federal and State Offices
Last day for the Secretary of State to send to each elections
official a list showing the name, party affiliation, and ballot designation of every
person who has been nominated as a candidate for public office and is entitled to receive
votes within the county at the General Election.
§8148
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Sept. 3
(E-60) |
Special Absent Voters'
Ballot Applications
The first day county election officials may process applications
for special absent voters' ballots. The application must include the statement that the
voter cannot vote an absentee ballot during the normal absentee voting period of October
10 to October 31, 2000 because of military or other contingencies that preclude normal
mail delivery.
§300(b), 3103
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Sept. 11
– Oct. 24
(E-57 to E-14) |
Statement of Write-in
Candidacy and Nomination Papers
During this period write-in candidates must file their Statement of
Write-in Candidacy and Nomination Papers with the county elections official.
§8601
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Sept. 14
(E-54) |
54-Day Walking Lists
Prepared
The County Elections Official will prepare the 54-day voter index
that is available for purchase upon written application at a cost of 50 cents per 1,000
names.
§2184 |
Sept. 28 – Oct. 17
(E-40 to E-21) |
Counties
Mail Sample Ballots / State Ballot Pamphlet Mailing
Between these dates the county elections official shall mail a
Sample Ballot and polling place notice to each registered voter.
Between these dates the Secretary of State shall mail state ballot
pamphlets to all households in which voters were registered by Friday, Sept. 8 (E-60) The
county will do a supplemental mailing of state pamphlets to voters who register after
Sept. 8.
§9094,13303, 13304
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Oct. 5
(E-33) |
First Pre-Election
Statement
Last day to file campaign statements for candidates and committees covering the
period ending Sept. 30 (E-38).
Gov. Code §84200.5, 84200.7b
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Oct. 5
(E-33) |
Supplemental Independent
Expenditure Reports
Candidates or committees making independent expenditures of $500 or
more in a calendar year to support or oppose a candidate or measure shall file independent
expenditure reports as if it were formed or existing primarily to support or oppose the
candidate or measure.
Gov. Code §84203.5, 82031
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Oct. 101
(E-29) |
Establish Precinct Boards
and Polling Places
Last day for the county Elections Department to appoint board
members and polling places and provide a copy to each county central committee and make a
copy available to the public.
§12286, 12318
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Oct. 101
(E-29) |
Last
Day to Register to Vote in the November Election
Voter registration cards signed and executed on or before this day
will be added to the voter registration rolls for the November election, if the affidavit
is received by the county elections official by mail by October 13 (E-25) or postmarked on
or before the 29th day prior to the election, or submitted to the DMV or NVRA
agency on or before the 29th day prior to the election.
§2102, 2107
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Oct. 101 - Oct. 31
(E-29 to E-7) |
Vote-by-Mail
Ballot Application Period
Between these dates voters may apply for a vote-by-mail ballot from
the Elections Department. Under certain conditions voters may obtain an absentee ballot
after Oct. 31.
§3001, 3003
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| 1Since the actual
deadline falls on a holiday, the deadline date is moved to the next business day. |
Oct. 10 - Oct. 31
(E-28 to E-7) |
New Residents and New
Citizens Registration Period
Registration for new residents shall begin the 28th day
prior to an election and end on the seventh day prior to election day. This registration
must be executed in the county elections office and the new resident shall vote a new
resident’s ballot containing the contest of President and Vice President only. The
ballot shall be voted in the election official’s office.
§332, 3400
A new citizen registering to vote after the close of registration shall
provide the county elections official with proof of citizenship prior to voting, and shall
declare that he or she has established residency in California. New citizens vote a
regular ballot.
§331, 3500, 3501
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Oct. 101
(E-29) |
29-Day Walking Lists
Prepared
The County Elections Official will prepare the 29-day voter index
available for purchase upon written application at a cost of 50 cents per 1,000 names.
§2184 |
Oct. 22
– Nov. 6
(E-16 to E-1) |
Late
Contribution/Independent Expenditure Report
During this time late contribution/independent expenditure reports
must be filed by FAX, telegram, mailgram, guaranteed overnight mail or deliver in person.
Gov. Code §84203, 84204
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Oct. 22
– Nov. 6
(E-16 to E-1) |
24-Hour
Statement of Organization Filing Requirement – Recipient Committees & Slate
Mailer Organizations
During the 16 days immediately preceding an election, any person or
entity which qualifies as a recipient committee or slate mailer organization must file a
Form 410 within 24 hours by telegram or personal delivery.
Gov. Code §84101, 84108 |
Oct. 26
(E-12) |
Second Pre-Election
Statement
The last day to file campaign statements for candidates and committees covering the
period from 10-1-00 to 10-21-00.
Gov. Code §84200.5, 84200.8
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Oct. 26
(E-12) |
Supplemental Independent
Expenditure Reports
Candidates or committees making independent expenditures of $500 or
more in a calendar year to support or oppose a candidate or measure shall file independent
expenditure reports as if it were formed or existing primarily to support or oppose the
candidate or measure.
Gov. Code §84203.5, 82031
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Oct. 28
(E-10) |
Notice of Central Counting
Place
Last day for county elections official to publish the notice that
the general election ballots will be counted at a specified public place. The notice shall
be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
§12109 |
| 1Since the actual deadline
falls on a holiday, the deadline date is moved to the next business day. |
No later
than
Oct. 31
(E-7) |
Publish Polling Places and
Precinct Board Members
Not less than one week before the election, the elections official
shall publish the list of polling places and precinct board members.
§12105-12108, Gov. Code §6061
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Oct. 31
(E-7) |
Quarterly Statements by
Ballot Measure Committees
All committees primarily formed to support or oppose the
qualification, passage or defeat of a ballot measure must file quarterly campaign
statements for the period July 1 through Sept. 30 during any semiannual period in which
the measure is not being voted upon. Following the election, such committees are only
required to file semiannual statements unless they make contributions or expenditures to
qualify, support or oppose other measures, in which case they would have an ongoing duty
to file quarterly statements.
Gov. Code §84202.3 |
Nov. 1
– Nov. 7
(E-6 to E) |
Absentee
Ballots – Late Conditions
Voters unable to go to the polls because of illness or disability
or because they will be absent from their precinct on election day, may come to the
Elections Department and receive an absentee ballot over the counter. Voters may designate
in writing a representative to bring the absentee ballot to them. The voter my either
personally or through the authorized representative return the ballot to the Elections
Department or polling place in the county.
§3021
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Nov. 3
(E-4) |
County Campaign Disclosure
Statement – 3rd Pre-Election Statement
The last day for county candidates to file their disclosure statement for the
period ending Nov 2.
Santa Cruz County Code §8.04.080(2)c
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Nov. 4
– 5
(E-3 to E-2) |
Weekend
Voting
The Santa Cruz County Elections Department and Watsonville City
Hall will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for weekend voting.
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Nov. 7
(E) |
General
Election Day
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
§1000, 14212
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Nov. 7
(E) |
Unopposed Judge: Superior
Court
On this date, the County Clerk declares elected any incumbent
superior court judge who has filed for office but whose name did not appear on either the
primary or general election ballots because he or she was unopposed.
§8203
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Nov. 9
– Dec. 5
(E+2 to E+28) |
Official Canvass
The official canvass of precinct returns is to be completed during
this time.
§15301 |
Nov. 27
(E+20) |
Declaration
of Elected Candidates
No later than the Monday before the first Friday in December, the
county elections official shall declare the elected candidate or candidates to all school
and special districts holding elections in November. As soon as the canvass is completed,
the elections official shall prepare a Statement of Vote and send it to the secretary of
each participating district. The elections official shall immediately make and deliver to
each person elected a certificate of election.
§10551 - 10553 |
Nov. 28
(E+21) |
Board
of Supervisors to Appoint Candidates In-Lieu of Election
Candidates who filed a Declaration of Candidacy shall be appointed
by the Board of Supervisors at a regular or special meeting held prior to the first Monday
before the first Friday in December. This is the last regularly scheduled board meeting
before this statutory deadline.
§10515 |
Dec. 1
(E+24) |
Assuming
Office
Special Districts: Candidates declared elected or
appointed (i.e. as provided in §10515) take office this date at noon after having taken
the oath and posted any bond required by the principal act.
§10554
School/Community College Districts: Candidates elected to school
board take office on this date pursuant to Ed. Code §5017, though no reference is made to
"noon" as is the case in Elec. Code §10554.
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Dec. 5
(E+28) |
Statement
of Vote to Board of Supervisors – Certificates of Election Prepared
The elections official shall prepare a certified statement of the
results of the election and submit it to the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors shall declare the winners for each office and
the results of each measure under its jurisdiction. The county elections official shall
make and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election.
§15372, 15400, 15401
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5 days
after canvass |
Recount
May Be Requested
Within five (5) days after the completion of the official canvass,
any voter
may request a recount by filing a written request with the Elections
official
and specifying which candidates and/or measures are to be recounted.
The request may specify the order of the precincts for the recount, and
the petitioning voter shall, before commencement of each day's recount, deposit such sum
as the official requires to cover costs (approximately $500 per day).
"Completion of the canvass" shall be presumed to be the time
when the elections official signs the certified Statement of Vote.
§15620 – 15634 |
Varies
between
10 days to
6 months following the certification of the vote |
Contesting
Election
Any elector of a county, city, or of any political subdivision of
either may contest any election held therein for any of the following grounds:
- That the precinct board or any member thereof was guilty of malconduct.
- That the person who has been declared elected to an office was not, at the time of the
election, eligible to that office.
- That the defendant has given to any elector or member of a precinct board any bribe or
reward, or has offered any bribe or reward for the purpose of procuring his election, or
has committed any other offense against the elective franchise defined in Division 18
(commencing with §18000).
- That illegal votes were cast.
- That the precinct board in conducting the election or in canvassing the returns, made
errors sufficient to change the result of the election as to any person who has been
declared elected.
- That there was an error in the vote-counting programs or summation of ballot counts.
§16100
The contestant shall verify the statement of contest, as provided by
Section 446 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and shall file it within the following times
after the declaration of the result of the election by the body canvassing the returns
thereof:
- In cases other than cases of a tie, where the contest is brought on any of the grounds
mentioned in subdivision (c) of §6100, six months.
- In all cases of tie, 20 days.
- In cases involving presidential electors, 10 days.
- In all other cases, 30 days. §16401
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Dec. 12
(E+35) |
Statement of Vote to
Secretary of State
No later than this date the elections official shall send one copy
of the Statement of Vote to the Secretary of State.
§15375
|
Dec. 15
(E+39) |
Certificates of Election
The Secretary of State shall issue certificates of election to
persons elected to U.S. Senate, Congress, and legislative offices.
§15503-15504
|
Jan. 21
(30 days after assuming office) |
Statement
of Economic Interests – All newly elected officials
Candidates elected to special districts and school districts must
file a Form 700 within 30 days of assuming office.
Such statement shall not be required if the candidate has filed, within
60 days prior to assuming office, a statement for the same jurisdiction.
§87200, 87203 |
| 1Since the actual
deadline falls on a holiday, the deadline date is moved to the next business day. |
Jan. 8,
2001
(E+62) |
County
Supervisors & Judges Assume Office
Terms begin at noon on the first Monday after January 1 succeeding
their election.
Gov. Code §24200
|
Period
Following Election |
Document Retention
Nomination documents and signatures in-lieu of filing fee petitions
(if applicable) shall be held during the term of office for which they were filed and for
four years after the expiration of the term. They may be destroyed as soon as practicable
thereafter provided no legal action or proceeding is pending.
Since the November 2000 election has federal offices on the ballot,
precinct supplies and voted ballots must be preserved for 22 months following the
election. If no legal action is pending at the time, the documents may be destroyed or
recycled. Unused ballots may be destroyed or recycled after the November 2000 election.
Initiative, referendum and recall petitions must be preserved for eight
months following certification of the election for which the petition qualified or eight
months after final examination of the petition by the clerk. If no legal action or
proceeding is then pending, the petitions may be destroyed as soon as practicable.
Elections Code Division 17, commencing with §17000
|
Jan. 31,
2001 |
Semiannual Campaign
Statement
Last day to file semiannual campaign statements, if required, by all candidates and
committees.
Gov. Code §84200, 84218
|
Jan. 31,
2001 |
Supplemental Independent
Expenditure Reports
Candidates or committees making independent expenditures of $500 or
more in a calendar year to support or oppose a candidate or measure shall file independent
expenditure reports as if it were formed or existing primarily to support or oppose the
candidate or measure.
Gov. Code §84203.5, 82031
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