Online Candidate Application Form

Online Candidate Initial Review Form

Please complete this process in order for the City Clerk to evaluate if you are qualified to run for the office you are interested in. Once you have completed this we will contact you regarding next steps. All fields with asterisks are required.

I wish to file for the following office:*
IMPORTANT:
1. Candidates may only run for ONE City office. Candidates for Council District 4 must be domiciled within Council District 4.The nomination petition for the Council District 4 seat must be signed by persons domiciled within and registered to vote within District 4, as only that group are voters eligible to vote for the District 4 seat.
2. The nomination period begins 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 13, 2020 and ends at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2020. Candidate filing papers will not be accepted outside of this period, unless extended by operation of law (Election Code Section 0225).
3. This online form will be available until close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. After that time and until the close of the nomination period at 5:00 p.m. on August 7, 2020, any persons wishing to complete a Candidate Application must contact the City Clerk’s office directly at the contact information listed below.
Acknowledgement of above information*
I acknowledge that I have read and understood the above-mentioned information. I also understand that providing false information on a Declaration of Candidacy is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the state prison for sixteen months or two or three years or by both such fine and imprisonment. Election Code § 18203.
Candidate Name (Please type as registered)*
First Middle Last
Candidate Address (Please type as registered)*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Candidate daytime telephone (for use at this point solely by City Clerk’s office to contact you)*
Candidate alternate telephone (for use at this point solely by City Clerk’s office to contact you)
Email address where we may contact you:*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Are you an incumbent of the office for which you seek to be elected?
- Yes
- No
Please read the document, "Candidate Guidelines for Issuing and Submitting Nomination Paperwork."
I have read the document, "Candidate Guidelines for Issuing and Submitting Nomination Paperwork," available to read and download here.
Acknowledgement*
I acknowledge that I understand all candidate documents, with the exception of this Candidate Intake Form, are public record.

All fields with asterisks are required.