LOS ANGELES (October 23, 2014) - Los Angeles City Clerk Holly L. Wolcott invites candidates planning to file in the 2015 Primary Nominating Election to join the Office of the City Clerk - Election Division for a briefing on candidate filing and deadline requirements for this upcoming Election. The Election Division will explain in detail the procedures related to filing the Declaration of Intention to Become a Candidate and the nominating petition, which allow a candidate to qualify for the ballot.
All candidates for City Council and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) must have resided in the applicable jurisdiction or district in which they are running for office since October 4, 2014. Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Board of Trustees candidates are required to be residents of the LACCD at the time of filing for candidacy.
City Clerk Wolcott strongly recommends that all potential candidates who did not attend the previous briefing that was offered on Saturday October 18, 2014, attend this final briefing which will be similarly held at the Election Division office in Piper Technical Center:
Date: Saturday, November 1, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Piper Technical Center
Office of the City Clerk - Election Division
555 Ramirez St., Space 300
To make reservations or ask questions about the event, please call the City Clerk - Election Division at (213) 978-0444 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. When you call to RSVP, please indicate your contact information and the number in your party.
The Election Division briefings described above are not substitutes for the separate Ethics Commission candidate and treasurer training sessions, which are mandatory for City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles Unified School District seats. Please visit the Ethics Commission’s website for more information about their training sessions athttp://ethics.lacity.org.
The Office of the City Clerk - Election Division administers elections for the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the Los Angeles Community College District. The City’s Primary Nominating Election will be held March 3, 2015 and the General Municipal Election will be held May 19, 2015. More information can be found on the Election Division’s website at:http://clerk.lacity.org/elections/.
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