File to Run for the City Council or Board of Education between July 16 and August 10
City Announces Procedures for Candidate’s Required Nomination Papers
The City of Piedmont will hold its General Municipal Election on November 6, 2018. The nomination period for the three (3) vacancies on the Piedmont City Council and two (2) vacancies on the Board of Education opens on Monday, July 16th. The deadline for submitting completed paperwork is:
Friday, August 10th at 5:00 p.m. with the City Clerk at Piedmont City Hall, 120 Vista Avenue.
There is no cost to candidates to file for election.
The California Elections Code requires that nomination papers be issued in person to the prospective candidate at City Hall. It is strongly recommended that residents wishing to take out or return candidate paperwork set an appointment with the City Clerk. This ensures prompt service for the candidate and allows the Clerk to devote full attention to the process. Residents without appointments will be seen on a time available basis and may be subject to interruption.
The “Guide to Nomination and Candidacy” is > HERE.
If an incumbent does not file for re-election, of which there are 2 incumbents for the 3 Council vacancies and 2 incumbents for the two Board of Education vacancies, the nomination period will be extended by 5 days as below:
– Elections Code Section 10225.
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 10220 and 10224, if nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the city are not filed by or on the 88th day before the election, during normal business hours, as posted, the voters shall have until the 83rd day before the election during normal business hours, as posted, to nominate candidates other than the person who was the incumbent on the 88th day, for that incumbent’s elective office.
On the City Council there is a presently an appointed Council member, who is not considered by law to be an incumbent (Section 13107), but who can seek one of the 3 vacant seats on the Council at the November 2018 Election.
If there is a tie vote Section 15651 shall apply:
In the event of a tie-vote for any office which is being voted on at such General Municipal Election, the provisions of Section 15651 of the California Elections Code, relating to determining the tie by lot, shall apply.
Residents with questions about the process or wishing to make an appointment can call the City Clerk’s office at (510) 420-3040.
