Candidate Instructional Guide November 2024

Table of Contents

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 6 About City Government ........................................................................................ 6 Being a Member of the City Council ..................................................................... 6 Meetings .................................................................................................... 7 Compensation............................................................................................ 7 Terms of Office .......................................................................................... 8 Staff ........................................................................................................... 8 Records and Disclosure ....................................................................................... 8 Running for Office ........................................................................................................... 9 Who Can Run for Office? ...................................................................................... 9 Nomination Process ............................................................................................. 9 Nomination Period.................................................................................... 10 Filing Nomination Documents .................................................................. 10 Withdrawal of Candidacy ......................................................................... 10 Order of Names on the Ballot ............................................................................. 11 Candidate Action Calendar................................................................................. 11 Nomination Petition ....................................................................................................... 12 Signing a Nomination Petition............................................................................. 12 Candidate's Information...................................................................................... 12 Circulating the Nomination Petition..................................................................... 12 Affidavit of Nominee .......................................................................................... 12 Supplemental Nomination Petition...................................................................... 13 Handling the Nomination Petition ....................................................................... 13 Sample Nomination Petition ............................................................................... 14 Sample Supplemental Nomination Petition ........................................................ 16 Ballot Designations........................................................................................................ 18 Selecting a Ballot Designation........................................................................... 18 Option 1: Name of Candidate's Elective Office......................................... 18 Option 2: Term "Incumbent" ..................................................................... 19 Option 3: Terms "Appointed Incumbent" or "Appointed"........................... 19 Option 4: Principal Profession, Vocation or Occupation ........................... 19 General ......................................................................................... 20 Retired........................................................................................... 21 Unacceptable Ballot Designations..................................................................... 22 Avocations ............................................................................................... 22 Pro Forma Professions, Vocations, and Occupations.............................. 22 Statuses................................................................................................... 22 Ballot Designation Worksheet .......................................................................... 24 Sample Ballot Designation Worksheet .............................................................. 25 Statement of Economic Interests Form 700 .................................................................. 27 Completing and Filing the Statement ................................................................ 27 Future Filings .................................................................................................... 27 Sample Statement of Economic Interests Form 700 ......................................... 28 Candidate Statement ................................................................................................... 31 Cost of Statement ............................................................................................. 31

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