(E-130)

Boundary Changes

Last day for districts holding their elections in November to make boundary changes to be filed with the County Clerk by July 2

§10522, 12262

(E-125)

Last day for district secretaries to deliver a Notice of Election to the Elections Department listing the elective offices to be filled, who will pay for any candidate's statement of qualifications, and any measure to be voted on in November. A map of the district must accompany the Notice. Special districts should include in the notice how a tie vote will be resolved.

§10509, 10522, 10524, 10551, 15651

(E-120 to E-90)

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

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 special district.

§12113

(E-113 to E-88)

Candidates for 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

(E-96)

Gov. Code §84200, 84218

(E-96)

Last day to filed supplemental independent expenditure reports for committees making independent expenditures of $1,000 or more in a calendar year to support or oppose a candidate or measure. Independent expenditure reports are filed at the same time and in the same places as would be required if the filer were primarily formed to support or oppose the candidate, measure, or measure qualification affected by the independent expenditure.

Gov. Code §84203.5

(E-88)

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

(E-88)

Deadline for candidates for 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.

Any candidate who has filed a Declaration of Candidacy may withdraw that declaration up until 5 p.m. on Aug. 8. 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.

§10510, 10516, 13307, 13311

(E-88)

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.

(E-87 to E-83)

If an incumbent member of a special district board does not file a Declaration of Candidacy by 5 p.m. on Aug. 8, any person other than the incumbent may file a Declaration of Candidacy by 5 p.m. on Aug. 13. 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

(E-83)

Districts must take action to make applications available to persons interested in serving on the board. Applications must be delivered to the Board of Supervisors by October 10 in order to allow sufficient time for the applications to be reviewed and the appointment to be made at the October 28 Board of Supervisor's meeting.

If a district fails to submit applications to fill the vacancy, a vacancy will exist when the term begins on December 5. The Special District Board then has 60 days to either fill the vacancy or call a special election. Any person appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold the seat until the next regularly scheduled election, November 2005, at which time the 2-year term would be up for election.

If the district fails to fill the vacancy or call an election within the 60 days, the Board of Supervisors has an additional 30 days to fill the vacancy.

If within 90 days of the vacancy it remains unfilled, the special district must call a special election to fill the vacancy at the next available election date.

Govt. Code §1780

(E-82)

§13112

(E-60)

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 8 to October 30, 2003 because of military or other contingencies that preclude normal mail delivery.

§300(b), 3103

(E-57 to E-14)

During this period write-in candidates must file their Statement of Write-in Candidacy and Nomination Papers with the county elections official.

§8601

(E-54)

§2184

(E-40 to E-21)

Between these dates the county elections official shall mail a Sample Ballot and polling place notice to each registered voter.

§13303, 13304

(E-40)

Last day to file campaign statements for candidates and committees covering the period ending Sept. 20 (E-45).

Gov. Code §84200.5, 84200.7b

(E-33)

Last day to filed supplemental independent expenditure reports for committees making independent expenditures of $1,000 or more in a calendar year to support or oppose a candidate or measure. Independent expenditure reports are filed at the same time and in the same places as would be required if the filer were primarily formed to support or oppose the candidate, measure, or measure qualification affected by the independent expenditure.

Gov. Code §84203.5, 82031

(E-29)

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

(E-29)

Voter registration cards received by this date (postmark NOT ACCEPTABLE) will be added to the rolls and the voters will receive a Sample Ballot booklet prepared by the county elections official. The voters who submit cards after this date will NOT receive a Sample Ballot booklet, only a notice advising the late registrant that he/she will not receive a Sample Ballot and Voter's Information Pamphlet.

§9094, 13303§2102, 2107

(E-29 to E-7)

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. 28.

§3001, 3003

(E-28 to E-7)

Registration for new residents shall begin the 28^th 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

(E-29)

§2184

(E-16 to E-1)

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

(E-16 to E-1)

Gov. Code §84101, 84108

(E-15)

§2107

(E-12)

The last day to file campaign statements for candidates and committees covering the period from 9-21-03 to 10-18-03.

Gov. Code §84200.5, 84200.8

(E-12)

Last day to filed supplemental independent expenditure reports for committees making independent expenditures of $1,000 or more in a calendar year to support or oppose a candidate or measure. Independent expenditure reports are filed at the same time and in the same places as would be required if the filer were primarily formed to support or oppose the candidate, measure, or measure qualification affected by the independent expenditure.

Gov. Code §84203.5, 82031

(E-10)

§12109

(E-7)

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

(E-7)

The Board of Supervisors shall appoint any qualified person to fill vacancies on special district boards where no one filed during the Declaration of Candidacy period, July 14 to August 8. Appointees shall take office and serve as if elected.

§10515

(Date fixed by law)

Gov. Code §84202.3

(E-6 to E)

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

(E)

Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

§1000, 14212

(E+2 to E+27)

§15301

(E+21)

§10515

(E+27)

§10551 – 10553, 15372

(E+31)

§10554

(E+57)

§10552

5 days after canvass

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

following the certification of the vote

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:

a) That the precinct board or any member thereof was guilty of malconduct.

b) That the person who has been declared elected to an office was not, at the time of the election, eligible to that office.

c) 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).

d) That illegal votes were cast.

e) 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.

f) 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:

a) 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.

b) In all cases of tie, 20 days.

c) In cases involving presidential electors, 10 days.

d) In all other cases, 30 days. §16401

(30 days after assuming office)

§87200, 87203

Period Following Election

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 2003 is conducted under the Uniform District Election Law, precinct supplies and voted ballots must be preserved for 6 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 2003 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, 2004

Last day to file semiannual campaign statements, if required, by all candidates and committees.

Gov. Code §84200, 84218

Jan. 31, 2004

Last day to filed supplemental independent expenditure reports for committees making independent expenditures of $1,000 or more in a calendar year to support or oppose a candidate or measure. Independent expenditure reports are filed at the same time and in the same places as would be required if the filer were primarily formed to support or oppose the candidate, measure, or measure qualification affected by the independent expenditure.

Gov. Code §84203.5, 82031