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CSJ - June 7, 2005 City
Council District 7 Special Election
Council District 7Information for Candidates
Date of Special Municipal Election: June 7, 2005 Date of Runoff (If necessary): September 13, 2005 VACANCY There is currently a vacancy in Office of Council Member – District 7. The San José City Council has decided to fill the vacancy by special election. TERM OF
OFFICE The
vacancy to be filled is an unexpired term ending December 31, 2006. ELIGIBILITY Who may run for office? (Section 404 – Charter of
the City of To be eligible to run for the Office of Council Member a candidate must have been: 1) A citizen
of the 2) A resident
of Council District 7, at least 30 days immediately preceding the last day
for filing of nomination papers, i.e., by February 9, 2005. If the City Clerk cannot confirm that you
have been a resident of the District by the stated dates, proof of residency
will be required. 3) A registered voter in District 7 by February 9, 2005. FEES There are no fees to run
as a candidate for Council Member. ELECTION CYCLE The Election Cycle for this Special Municipal Election began January 25, 2005. Candidates may now declare their intention to run (Form 501) and set up a Campaign Committee (Form 410) and begin collecting campaign contributions. NOMINATION PERIOD The nomination
period begins at 8:00 a.m. Monday, February 14, 2005 and ends Friday, March
11, 2005 at 12:00 Noon. NOMINATION PAPERS Nomination papers will be available in the Office of the City Clerk at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, February 14, 2005. If a representative picks up papers on behalf of a candidate, the representative must provide to the City Clerk the name, home address, telephone, FAX, e-mail and pager numbers of both the candidate and the representative. 1) Who may circulate? Anyone who is a registered voter in Council District 7, including the candidate, may circulate nomination papers for Council Member. 2) Who may sign? Anyone who is an eligible registered voter in Council District 7 at the time of signing, including the circulator and the candidate. No voter may sign more than one nomination paper for the same office. If a voter signs more, the voter's signature shall be considered valid only on the petition filed first. 3) How many signatures? At least fifty (50) valid signatures are required to qualify as a candidate. No less than 50 and no more than sixty (60) signatures will be accepted or counted. Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit the maximum of 60 signatures. 4) Where to file? Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 801 North First Street, Room 116, San José, California 95110. 5) When to file? Original nomination papers are due no later than Friday, March 11, 2005 at 12:00 Noon. Late papers will not be accepted. 6) May nomination papers be withdrawn after they
are filed? A nomination paper may be withdrawn no later than 12:00 Noon, Friday, March 11, 2005. CANDIDATE STATEMENTS Each candidate may prepare a Candidate Statement of
200 words or less for inclusion in the sample ballot which will be mailed to
voters prior to the June 7, 2005 election by the Santa Clara County Registrar
of Voters. Candidate Statements must
be filed with the Nomination Papers in the Office of the City Clerk by Noon
on Friday, March 11, 2005. Any use of
endorsements in the Candidate Statement must be accompanied by written
authorization by the endorsers and must be filed with the Candidate
Statement. A Candidate Statement
cannot be changed after it is filed, but it may be withdrawn by 5 p.m. on
Monday, March 14, 2005. Detailed
instructions will be provided to candidates at the time nomination papers are
taken out. BALLOT DESIGNATION Ballot Designations containing no more than three words designating either the current principal professions, vocations or occupations of the candidate, or the professions, vocations or occupations of the candidate during the calendar year immediately preceding the filing of nomination documents must be filed with the Nomination Papers in the Office of the City Clerk by Noon on Friday, March 11, 2005. Detailed instructions will be provided to candidates at the time nomination papers are taken out. STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS Each candidate will be given a Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700. The candidate must disclose investments and interests in real property held on the date of filing, and income received during the 12 months prior to the date of filing. Form 700 is filed with the Nomination Papers in the Office of the City Clerk no later than Friday March 11, 2005 at 12:00 Noon. CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES The California State Legislature has established a Code of Fair Campaign Practices, and encourages each candidate for public office to subscribe to it. The purpose of the Code is to give the voters guidelines in determining fair play, and to encourage candidates to discuss issues, not untruths or distortions. Subscription to the Code is voluntary. The Code, if signed, should be returned with the candidate's nomination papers. BILINGUAL VOTER INFORMATION PAMPHLETS Election materials including candidate statements
are translated into Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. The City of CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE 1) Each candidate will be given a series of campaign finance disclosure
forms and will file financial disclosure statements during the election
cycle. The filing schedule will be
provided by the City Clerk. 2) No candidate may solicit, accept, or deposit contributions outside of
the Campaign Contribution Period. The
Campaign Contribution Period for the June 7, 2005 election began January 25,
2005 and ends May 31, 2005. Any
contribution received outside the Campaign Contribution Period shall not be
accepted or deposited, and shall be returned to the contributor or donor
within 5 business days. 3) No candidate may deposit personal funds into his/her campaign bank
account during the last 7 days before the election. 4)
A Voluntary Expenditure Limit is in effect in the City of San
José. All candidates must determine
if they will participate, or not, prior to accepting or receiving contributions
and must file Form 500. If a
candidate chooses to participate in the program, the formula for determining
the limits is $ 1.00 (One Dollar) per resident of the district for Council
candidates. The population figures and expenditure limits for Council
District 7 are as follows:
RUNOFF ELECTION A candidate must receive a majority of all votes
cast for the office being sought in the June 7, 2005 election in order to be
elected. If no one candidate receives
such a majority, then the two candidates who receive the greatest number of
votes will participate in a runoff election to be held on Tuesday, September
13, 2005. If a run-off election is necessary, run-off
candidates will have an opportunity to file a new candidate statement with
the City Clerk. Any use of
endorsements in the candidate statement must be accompanied by written
authorization by the endorsers and must be filed with the candidate
statement. Run-off statements will be
due not later than Noon Wednesday, June 15th. Run-off candidates may submit a different ballot
designation than they used in the June election, but must do so in writing
not later than Noon on Wednesday, June 15th. SALARY Effective July 1, 2002, Council Member salaries are $75,000 per year. The Office of Council Member is a full-time position. ORDER OF CANDIDATE NAMES ON THE BALLOT The City Clerk has requested the Secretary of State to conduct a special drawing of the letters of the alphabet prior to printing the sample ballots. The result of the drawing is known as a randomized alphabet and will be used to determine the order of candidate names on the ballot. GENERAL ELECTION INFORMATION Check these links for additional
information regarding campaign fund raising and expenditure and for general
information about voting in · CA Fair Political Practices Commission Contact City Clerk's Office at (408)
277-4424 for any other questions about the election. The
information above is general information for candidates running for the
Office of Council Member and is subject to change. Additional information will be issued, as it becomes available. Page Updated 2-3-05 |
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