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Candidate’sHandbookfor the June 7, 2022Statewide Direct Primary ElectionOrange CountyRegistrar of Voters1300 S. Grand Avenue, Bldg. CSanta Ana, CA 92705714-567-7600Your vote. Our responsibility.ocvote.gov
THE 2022 CANDIDATE’S HANDBOOK FOR THESTATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION IS INTENDEDTO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION FORCANDIDATES AND COMMITTEES, AND DOES NOT HAVETHE FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW, REGULATION ORRULE. IT IS DISTRIBUTED WITH THE UNDERSTANDINGTHAT THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OF THE COUNTYOF ORANGE IS NOT RENDERING LEGAL ADVICE.THEREFORE, THE HANDBOOK IS NOT A SUBSTITUTEFOR LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL,ORGANIZATION OR CANDIDATE USING IT.THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS STRONGLYRECOMMENDS THAT ANY PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATEOBTAIN LEGAL ADVICE, TO ASSIST IN COMPLYINGWITH APPLICABLE CALIFORNIA LAWS, INCLUDINGTHE CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE AND CALIFORNIAGOVERNMENT CODE.0
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TABLE OF CONTENTSImportant Information3-8Election Calendar9-26Political Subdivisions27Offices to be Filled28-32Filing Fees33Nomination Signatures Required34Signatures In-Lieu of Filing Fee and Information35-38General Qualifications to Run For and Hold Public Office39Special Qualifications to Run For and Hold Public Office40-51Declaration of Intention52-53Declaration of Candidacy and Nomination Papers54-60Elected or Nominated61Dates of Taking Office62Ballot Designations63-69Ballot Designation Worksheet70-71Challenging a Ballot Designation71-72Ballot Order of Candidates72-73Candidate’s Statement of Qualifications74-82Candidate’s Statement Fee83-84Candidate’s Statement Word Count85-86Write-In Candidate’s Procedures87-88Campaign Disclosure Filing Schedule89Campaign Disclosure Filing Requirements90Electronic Filing of Campaign Disclosure Statements91-92Where to File Campaign Disclosure Statements93Code of Fair Campaign Practices94Statement of Economic Interests95Political Advertisement Requirements96Simulated Ballot Requirements96Department of Transportation Political Sign Information97-98Poll Watcher Guidelines99-100Election Night Results100Penal Provisions101-103Services to Candidates104Important Telephone Numbers/Websites105Electronic and Printed Maps Information1062
IMPORTANT INFORMATIONRecently, there have been changes and improvements to the Candidate Filing process.Please read the information on the following subjects before continuing through thishandbook.1. Online Candidate Filing Portal;2. Candidate Filing Appointments;3. Supplemental Signatures-In-Lieu Change;4. Character-Based Name Form; and5. Electronic Candidate’s Statements6. United States Senator Special Primary Vacancy Election7. Redistricting InformationONLINE CANDIDATE FILING PORTALA custom online Candidate Filing feature on the Registrar of Voters’ website will be availableon January 3, 2022, at ocvote.gov for candidates wishing to obtain Signatures In-Lieu ofFiling Fee Petitions and on February 14, 2022, for all other candidates. This portal allowscandidates to start the Candidate Filing process and download many of the requireddocuments, prior to filing the documents at the Registrar of Voters’ office.This service will benefit you, the candidate. Candidate Filing cannot be entirelycompleted online due to State law, but it should make your filing process simpler andeasier to understand. Benefits to the candidate include: Signature-in-Lieu of Filing Fee Petitions and Nomination Papers may be downloadedand circulated prior to candidates filing these documents at the Registrar of Voters’office; The Filing Fee and Candidate’s Statement of Qualifications Fee may be paid onlineby credit card; Draft Candidates’ Statements of Qualifications may be electronically submitted,allowing Registrar of Voters’ staff to format the statements prior to the candidatescoming to the office to sign the final documents. Formatting statements is timeconsuming; by submitting their statements online, candidates will reduce their timespent at the Registrar of Voters’ office; and The Ballot Designation Worksheet, Code of Fair Campaign Practices form, andCampaign Finance Reporting forms may be downloaded prior to candidates filingthem at the Registrar of Voters’ office.CANDIDATE FILING APPOINTMENTSSave time by scheduling an appointment online at ocvote.gov/appointments to complete thecandidate filing process. Appointments are available in the morning and evening, startingFebruary 14, 2022.SUPPLEMENTAL SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU CHANGEAB 469 changed the dates of the Signatures-In-Lieu of filing period and ended the ability ofa candidate to submit supplemental petitions to cover any deficiency. This change allowsthe candidate to only submit a pro rata portion of the filing fee.3
CHARACTER-BASED NAME FORMIf a candidate that has a character-based name by birth, that can be verified by birthcertificate or other valid identification, the candidate may use that name on the ballot insteadof a phonetic transliteration. A candidate who does not have a character-based name bybirth, but who identifies by a particular character-based name and can demonstrate to thelocal elections official that the candidate has been known and identified within the publicsphere by that name over the past two years, may use that name instead of a phonetictransliteration. This only applies to character-based languages, including, but not limited to,Chinese and Korean.§ 13211.7ELECTRONIC CANDIDATE’S STATEMENTSIn addition to the statement prepared pursuant to §13307(a), if the elections official who isconducting the election permits electronic distribution of a candidate’s statement, thegoverning body of a local agency may permit each candidate for nonpartisan elective officein the local agency to prepare a candidate's statement for the purpose of electronicdistribution pursuant to this subdivision.§ 13307(c)(1)A statement prepared pursuant to §13307(c), shall be posted on the Internet Web site of theelections official, and may be included in a voter’s guide that is electronically distributed bythe elections official pursuant to Section 13300.7, but shall not be included in a voter’s guidethat is printed and mailed to voters pursuant to §13307(b).United States Senator Special Primary Vacancy ElectionThe Governor shall issue a writ of election for a statewide general election to fill a vacancyin the United States Senate. The special vacancy election will be consolidated with theregularly scheduled statewide primary election to be held on June 7, 2022, and the regularlyscheduled statewide general election to be held on November 8, 2022. § 10720(b). Thisspecial vacancy election is for the remainder of the unexpired term in the United StatesSenate, which ends on January 3, 2023.PROPOSITION 14:The Top Two Candidates Open Primary ActPassed by the Voters in June of 2010This proposition provides for a “voter-nominated Primary Election” for each state electiveoffice and congressional office in California. A voter may vote at the Primary Election for anycandidate for congressional or state elective office without regard to the political partypreference (formerly known as “party affiliation”) disclosed by either the candidate or thevoter.The top two candidates receiving the two highest vote totals for each office at a PrimaryElection, regardless of party preference, would then compete for the office at the ensuingGeneral Election.Voter-Nominated Offices:For the June 7, 2022 Statewide Direct Primary Election, voter-nominated offices are:Member of the United States Senate, Representative in Congress, State ConstitutionalOfficers -- Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, StateTreasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, and Member of the StateBoard of Equalization-District 4 -- Member of the State Senate, and Member of theState Assembly.4
Under the California Constitution, political parties are not entitled to formally nominatecandidates for voter-nominated offices at the Primary Election, and a candidatenominated for a voter-nominated office at the Primary Election is not the official nominee ofany party for the office in question at the ensuing General Election.All voters, regardless of the party preference listed on their registration affidavit or theirrefusal to disclose a party preference, may vote for any candidate for a voter-nominatedoffice, provided they meet the other qualifications required to vote for that office.The top two vote-getters at the Primary Election advance to the General Election forthe voter-nominated office, and both candidates may have specified the same partypreference designation. No party is entitled to have a candidate with its party preferencedesignation participate in the General Election unless such candidate is one of the twohighest vote-getters at the Primary Election.A candidate for nomination or election to a voter-nominated office shall, however, designatehis or her party preference, or lack of party preference, and have that designation reflectedon the Primary and General Elections’ ballots, but the party designation so indicated isselected solely by the candidate and is shown for the information of the voter only. Itdoes not constitute or imply an endorsement of the candidate by the party designated, andno candidate nominated by the qualified voters for any voter-nominated office shall bedeemed to be the officially nominated candidate of any political party. The parties may havea list of candidates for voter-nominated offices, who have received the official endorsementof the party, printed in the Voter Information Guide.A candidate for “voter-nominated” office must provide his/her party preference history forthe preceding 10 years when he/she files his/her Declaration of Candidacy. Voters mayobtain this party preference history on the Secretary of State’s and Registrar of Voters’websites.A voter may vote for a qualified write-in candidate for a “voter-nominated” contest in theStatewide Direct Primary Election. A voter may not write-in a person’s name for a voternominated office at the General Election.Nonpartisan Offices:For the June 7, 2022 Statewide Direct Primary Election, nonpartisan offices are: StateSuperintendent of Public Instruction, Member of the Orange County Board ofSupervisors, Member of the Orange County Board of Education, Judge of theSuperior Court, and County Officers – Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder,District Attorney-Public Administrator, Sheriff-Coroner, County Superintendent ofSchools, and County Treasurer-Tax Collector.Under the California Constitution, political parties are not entitled to nominate candidates fornonpartisan offices at the Primary Election, and a candidate nominated for a nonpartisanoffice at the Primary Election is not the official nominee of any party for the office in questionat the ensuing General Election.A candidate for nomination or election to a nonpartisan office may NOT designate his or herparty preference, or lack of party preference, on the Primary and the General Elections’ballots. If the nonpartisan contest goes to a run-off in the General Election, the top two votegetters at the Primary Election advance to the General Election. Proposition 14 does notchange how candidates for nonpartisan offices are nominated/elected.5
REDISTRICTING INFORMATIONRedistricting Explained:In order to have an updated count of the country's population, the U.S. Constitution requiresa federal census every ten years. California uses that census data to redraw theCongressional, State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districtsbased on population changes. The independent California Citizens RedistrictingCommission (CCRC) uses the new census data to redraw the Congressional, State Senate,State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization district boundaries. CCRC will certify finaldistrict maps and deliver them to the Secretary of State no later than December 27, 2021.The Secretary of State will provide the new CCRC maps to the California State Legislatureand to California's 58 counties who will redraw precincts within the new district boundariesand assign voters to the updated precincts. In Orange County, the Board of Supervisors isresponsible for drawing supervisorial districts.Delays in Boundaries Due to COVID:Redistricting is completed using U.S. Census data, which would normally be released onMarch 31, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the release of the U.S. Census data wasdelayed for six months until September of 2021. This resulted in a delay in the adoption ofdistrict boundaries for all districts, including Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly,State Board of Equalization, and County Board of Supervisors. The Orange CountyRegistrar of Voters has taken every action possible to minimize the impact of this delay forits candidates.What Redistricting Means to Candidates:The district numbers and boundaries for the offices of Congress, State Assembly, StateSenate, State Board of Equalization, and County Board of Supervisors have changed.Voters will be voting for candidates running for office using the new district boundaries aspart of California's June 7, 2022, Statewide Direct Primary Election. For this candidate filingperiod, if the office has residency requirements for candidates or voters, the candidate orvoter must reside in the new district boundaries. Orange County has tools for candidatesand voters to be able to verify the districts in which they reside including an online districtverification tool, electronic maps, and printed maps available for purchase.Information on ordering electronic or printed maps is located in the back of this Handbook.Online District Verification Tool:The online district verification tool is available at ocvote.gov/findmydistrict. Using an addressor the interactive map, you can verify the districts in which a candidate or voter resides.6
JUNE 7, 2022 STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTIONCONTESTS ON BALLOTParty-Nominated/Partisan sMember of the UnitedStates SenateState Superintendent ofPublic InstructionRepresentative inCongressMember, Orange CountyBoard of SupervisorsState ConstitutionalOfficers:Judge of the SuperiorCourtGovernorLieutenant GovernorSecretary of StateControllerState TreasurerAttorney GeneralInsuranceCommissionerMember, State Boardof Equalization,District 4County Officers:Member of the StateSenateMember of the derDistrict AttorneyPublic AdministratorSheriff-CoronerCounty Superintendentof SchoolsCounty Treasurer-TaxCollectorMember, Orange CountyBoard of Education7
JUNE 7, 2022 STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTIONWHO CAN CAST A VOTE FOR THE CONTESTS?Party-Nominated/Partisan Offices*Not ApplicableVoter-NominatedOfficesAll voters, regardlessof the partypreference theydisclosed uponregistration, or refusalto disclose a partypreference, may votefor any candidate.NonpartisanOfficesAll voters, regardlessof the partypreference, may votefor any candidate fora nonpartisan office.*NO PARTY-NOMINATED/PARTISAN CONTESTS WILL BE ON THEJUNE 7, 2022 STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT8
STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION CALENDARJUNE 7, 2022January 3, 2022throughFebruary 9, 2022(E-155 – 118)SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU OF FILING FEE PETITIONS – STATEOFFICES AND COUNTYWIDE OFFICES: Dates between whichvoter-nominated candidates and countywide office candidates mayobtain from the Registrar of Voters’ office petitions for securingSignatures-in-Lieu of paying for all of, or any part of, the Filing Fee foran office.§§ 8061, 8105(b), 8106Only registered voters who are qualified to vote for the candidatemay sign the petition. No voter shall sign more petitions forcandidates than there are offices to be filled.§ 8106(b)Note: Member, Orange County Board of Education do not pay a FilingFee. Therefore, these candidates do not circulate Signatures-in-Lieu ofFiling Fee Petitions.The Registrar of Voters’ office will issue petitions for obtaining theminimum number of Signatures-in-Lieu of paying the Filing Fee. If thecandidate requires an additional quantity of petitions, the candidate mayduplicate a blank petition to obtain the desired quantity.§ 8106(b)Signatures on Petitions in-Lieu of Filing Fee may be applied to andcombined with the valid number of signatures on Nomination Papers tosatisfy the signature requirement for the office.§ 8061For voter-nominated offices, signers shall be registered voters in thedistrict in which the candidate is to be voted on. Signers do notneed to be affiliated with the same party as the candidate orhave disclosed a preference for any party on their registrationaffidavits. For the June 7, 2022 Statewide Direct PrimaryElection, voter-nominated offices are: Member of the UnitedStates Senate, Representative in Congress, State ConstitutionalOfficers, Member of the State Senate, and Member of the StateAssembly.§ 8068For nonpartisan offices, signers shall be registered voters in the districtin which the candidate is to be voted on. Signers do not need to beaffiliated with the same party as the candidate or have disclosed apreference for any party on their registration affidavits. For theJune 7, 2022 Statewide Direct Primary Election, nonpartisanoffices are: State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Member ofthe County Board of Supervisors, Judge of the Superior Court,County Member of the Board of Education, and County offices –Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District AttorneyPublic Administrator, Sheriff-Coroner, County Superintendent ofSchools, and County Treasurer-Tax Collector.9
January 4, 2022throughFebruary 9, 2022(E-154 – 118)SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU OF FILING FEE PETITIONS – COUNTYBOARD OF SUPERVISORS ONLY: Dates between which Board ofSupervisors candidates may obtain from the Registrar of Voters’ officepetitions for securing Signatures-in-Lieu of paying for all of, or any partof, the Filing Fee for an office.§§ 8061, 8105(b), 8106Only registered voters who are qualified to vote for the candidatemay sign the petition. No voter shall sign more petitions forcandidates than there are offices to be filled.§ 8106(b)Note: Member, Orange County Board of Education do not pay a FilingFee. Therefore, these candidates do not circulate Signatures-in-Lieu ofFiling Fee Petitions.The Registrar of Voters’ office will issue petitions for obtaining theminimum number of Signatures-in-Lieu of paying the Filing Fee. If thecandidate requires an additional quantity of petitions, the candidate mayduplicate a blank petition to obtain the desired quantity.§ 8106(b)Signatures on Petitions in-Lieu of Filing Fee may be applied to andcombined with the valid number of signatures on Nomination Papers tosatisfy the signature requirement for the office.§ 8061For nonpartisan offices, signers shall be registered voters in the districtin which the candidate is to be voted on. Signers do not need to beaffiliated with the same party as the candidate or have disclosed apreference for any party on their registration affidavits. For theJune 7, 2022 Statewide Direct Primary Election, nonpartisanoffices are: State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Member ofthe County Board of Supervisors, Judge of the Superior Court,County Member of the Board of Education, and County offices –Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District AttorneyPublic Administrator, Sheriff-Coroner, County Superintendent ofSchools, and County Treasurer-Tax Collector.The last day to file Signatures-in-Lieu of Filing Fee Petitions for alloffices is February 9, 2022, 5:00 p.m.§ 8105(b)January 3, 2022throughJune 21, 2022(E-155 – E 14)CANDIDATE INTENTION STATEMENT: Prior to thesolicitation or receipt of any contribution or loan for a specific office,the individual must file a statement, signed under penalty ofperjury, of his or her intention to be a candidate for the specific office.Candidates are not required to file a Candidate Intention Statement(Form 501) for the same office in the connected general election afterfiling a Form 501 for the Primary Election.Gov’t §§ 85200, 85400, 85401, 85600, 8560110
January 10, 2022(E-148)GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION – ISSUANCE: By thisdate, the Governor shall issue a proclamation calling the StatewideDirect Primary Election and shall state the time of the election and theoffices to be filled and transmit a copy of the proclamation to the Boardof Supervisors of each county. The Secretary of State will send aninformational copy of the proclamation to each county elected official.§ 12000January 27, 2022CANDIDATES’ STATEMENTS IN THE STATE VOTERINFORMATION GUIDE: Period in which StateConstitutional Office candidates may purchase a space for a250-word Candidate’s Statement in the official State VoterInformation Guide. Candidates for State Constitutional Officemay purchase space for a Candidate’s Statement only if they haveFiled a Form 501 and have agreed to accept the voluntary expenditurelimits.Gov’t § 85601(a)throughFebruary 16, 2022(E-131 – 111)(Date designated bySecretary of State)January 31, 2022throughFebruary 9, 2022(E-127 – 118)DECLARATION OF INTENTION (JUDICIAL OFFICES OFTHE SUPERIOR COURT ONLY): Dates between whichcandidates for judicial offices of the Superior Court must file aDeclaration of Intention to become a candidate for office.§ 8023EXCEPTION: If an incumbent fails to file a Declaration of Intention byFebruary 9, 2022, 5:00 p.m., persons other than the incumbent haveuntil February 14, 2022, 5:00 p.m. to file a Declaration of Intention.§§ 8022, 8023(b)The Filing Fee, or Signatures-in-Lieu of Filing Fee Petition, all or part,must be submitted at the time the Declaration of Intention is filed. TheFiling Fee is non-refundable. This applies to all candidates who arerequired to file a Declaration of Intention.§ 8105(b)January 31, 2022(E-127)(Date fixed by law)February 7, 2022throughMarch 9, 2022(E-120 – 90)SEMI-ANNUAL CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTSDUE: Last day to file semi-annual campaign disclosure statements,if required, for all candidates, organizations, committees, and slatemailers for the period ending December 31, 2021.Gov’t §§ 84200, 84218NOTICE OF ELECTION: The Registrar of Voters must publishonce in a newspaper of general circulation the Notice of Election.The notice shall contain the date of the election; the offices for whichcandidates may file; the qualifications for each office; when andwhere nomination papers may be obtained; and that appointment toeach elective office will be made as prescribed by Elections CodeSection 10515 in the event there are no nominees or an insufficientnumber of nominees for such office and a petition for an election is notfiled within the time period prescribed by Elections Code Section 10515.§ 12112(a)11
Between these dates, the Registrar of Voters shall issue a generalpress release which shall set forth the district elective offices to be filledand a telephone number that voters may use to obtain information.§ 12112(b)February 9, 2022(E-118)February 10, 2022throughFebruary 14, 2022(E-117 – 113)February 14, 2022throughMarch 11, 2022(E-113 – 88)LAST DAY TO FILE SIGNATURES-IN-LIEU OF FILINGFEE PETITIONS: The last day for filing Signatures-in-Lieu of FilingFee Petitions for all candidates, is February 9, 2022, 5:00 p.m.§§ 8105, 8106EXTENDED FILING PERIOD FOR DECLARATION OFINTENTION (JUDICIAL OFFICES OF THE SUPERIORCOURT ONLY): Extension of period for persons other than theincumbent where the incumbent fails to file a Declaration ofIntention by February 9, 2022, 5:00 p.m.§ 8023(b)DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY AND NOMINATIONPAPERS -- CANDIDATE FILING (ALL OFFICES,INCLUDING JUDICIAL OFFICES OF THE SUPERIORCOURT): Nomination Papers and Declaration of Candidacy formsfor all offices may be obtained from and must be delivered for filing tothe Registrar of Voters’ office from February 14, 2022 throughMarch 11, 2022, 5:00 p.m. No person shall be considered a legallyqualified candidate for any office unless that person has filed aDeclaration of Candidacy or Statement of Write-in Candidacy with theelections official.§§ 333, 8020, 8040, 8041, 8061 - 8064, 8100, 8105, 8106, 10407EXCEPTION: If an incumbent, (see below regarding Judges of theSuperior Court), fails to file Nomination Papers and a Declaration ofCandidacy by March 11, 2022, the filing period is extended toMarch 16, 2022, 5:00 p.m. for all qualified persons other than theincumbent. However, if the incumbent’s failure to file nominationdocuments is because he/she has already served the maximumnumber of terms permitted by the California Constitution for that office,there shall be no extension of the period for filing the nominationdocuments.§§ 8022, 8024If an incumbent Judge of the Superior Court files a Declaration ofIntention, but fails to qualify for the nomination by March 11, 2022,5:00 p.m. there is a 5-day extension allowed for all qualified personsother than the incumbent to file for such office, notwithstanding thathe/she has not filed a written and signed Declaration of Intention tobecome a candidate for the office.§ 8204For voter-nominated offices, signers shall be registered voters in thedistrict in which the candidate is to be voted on.12
Signers do not need to be affiliated with the same party as thecandidate or have disclosed a preference for any party on theirregistration affidavits. For the June 7, 2022 Statewide DirectPrimary Election, voter-nominated offices are: Member of theUnited States Senate, Representative in Congress, StateConstitutional Officers, Member of the State Senate, and Memberof the State Assembly.§§ 8002.5(c), 8068For nonpartisan offices, signers shall be registered voters in the districtin which the candidate is to be voted on. Signers do not need to beaffiliated with the same party as the candidate or have disclosed apreference for any party on their registration affidavits. For theJune 7, 2022 Statewide Direct Primary Election, nonpartisanoffices are: State Superintendent of Public Instruction, CountyMember of the Board of Supervisors, Judge of the Superior Court,County Member of the Board of Education, and County offices –Assessor, Auditor-Controller, Clerk-Recorder, District AttorneyPublic Administrator, Sheriff-Coroner, County Superintendent ofSchools, and County Treasurer-Tax Collector.For voter-nominated offices, a candidate shall indicate his or her partypreference, or lack of party preference, as disclosed upon thecandidate’s most recent registration affidavit, upon his or herDeclaration of Candidacy. A candidate’s party preference, or lack ofparty preference, shall appear on the Primary and General Elections’ballots in conjunction with his/her name. The candidate’s designatedparty preference on the ballot shall not be changed between thePrimary and General Elections.§§ 8002.5, 13105A candidate designating a party preference for a voter-nominated officeshall not be deemed to be the official nominee of the party designatedas preferred by the candidate. The party preference is shown for theinformation of the voters only.§ 8002.5February 14, 2022throughMarch 11, 2022(E-113 – 88)CANDIDATE PARTY PREFERENCE HISTORY: Under theTop Two Candidates Open Primary Act (Proposition 14) which wasapproved by California voters in June of 2010, the Secretary ofState is required to provide the political party preference history forthe preceding 10 years for voter-nominated office candidates. Acandidate is responsible for providing his/her party preference historyon the Declaration of Candidacy filed by March 11, 2022.§ 8121(b)February 14, 2022throughMarch 11, 2022(E-113 – 88)FILING FEES: Filing Fees must be paid at the time theNomination Papers are obtained from the Registrar of Voters.This fee is nonrefundable. (Candidates for judicial offices of theSuperior Court pay the Filing Fee at the time of filing theDeclaration of Intention to become a candidate.) Signaturesappearing on a filed Petition-in-Lieu of Filing Fee can be counted13
toward the number of signatures required for the candidate’sNomination Papers. If the candidate’s Signatures-in-Lieu of Filing FeePetition contains the requisite number of valid signatures required forhis/her Nomination Papers, the Registrar of Voters shall not require thecandidate to circulate Nomination Papers.§§ 8061, 8105, 8106Candidates who submit Signatures-in-Lieu of Filing Fee Petitions thatdo not contain the requisite number of signatures for the NominationPapers are still entitled to file Nomination Papers during the nominationperiod provided the Filing Fee has been paid.§§ 8061, 8106February 14, 2022throughMarch 11, 2022(E-113 – 88)STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS: Every candidatefor an office specified in Government Code section 87200, otherthan a Justice of an Appellate or the Supreme Court, shall file nolater than the final filing date for a Declaration of Candidacy, astatement, Form 700, disclosing his/her investments and his/herinterests in real property and any income received during theimmediately preceding 12 months. Such statement is not required ifthe candidate has filed, within 60 days prior to the filing of his/herDeclaration of Candidacy, a statement for the same jurisdiction.Gov’t §§ 87200, 87201, 87500February 14, 2022CANDIDATES’ STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FORNONPARTISAN OFFICES: Each candidate for a nonpartisanoffice may prepare a statement on a form provided by the Registrarof Voters’ office. The statement may contain no more than 200words, unless the governing body of the local agency has authorizedthe statement to contain 400 words. The statement must be filed atthe same time the Declaration of Candidacy is filed. The statementmay be withdrawn, but not changed, during the nomination periodand until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of thenomination period. If the nomination period is extended because anincumbent eligible for reelection failed to file a Declaration ofCandidacy, a candidate filing during the extended filing period may filea Candidate’s Statement.throughMarc
transliteration. This only applies to character-based languages, including, but not limited to, Chinese and Korean. § 13211.7 . ELECTRONIC CANDIDATE'S STATEMENTS . In addition to the statement prepared pursuant to §13307(a), if the elections official who is conducting the election permits electronic distribution of a candidate's statement .
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