[Sosfbay-discuss] GPCA notice

[Jim Doyle]

GREEN PARTY COUNTY CONTACTS MESSAGE
This is an announcement from the GPCA Contact List.  For more 
information, or questions related to the topic of the posting, please do 
not hit reply.  Follow the contact directions
stated in the email.

The Candidates and Campaigns Working Group (CCWG) has prepared some
general information for candidates and their supporters:

SAVE THE DATE!  February 6, 2010

Anniversary Celebration and Candidate Training in Berkeley.

Click here for details:  http://www.cagreens.org/action/Anniversary.2010.php

CCWG home web page:  www.cagreens.org/ccwg <http://www.cagreens.org/ccwg>

And, here is candidate filing deadline information compliments of Warner
Bloomberg:

(All of the following information is available using the Secretary of
State website www.ss.ca.gov <http://www.ss.ca.gov> 
<http://www.ss.ca.gov/> via the candidate
information links)

In order to be eligible for access to the GPCA Primary Election ballot,
a candidate for partisan office must have either been registered in the
GPCA for one year before the candidate filing deadline for
nomination, OR have been registered decline to state.  All candidates
must be registered in the GPCA at least 90 days before the filing date.

The last date for filing nomination papers is March 12, 2010, so a
prospective candidate either must have been a GPCA member on March 12,
2009 (and still be so registered) OR a dts registered voter must have
re-registered GPCA by December 12^th .

The date to declare candidacy and take out papers for signatures in lieu
of having to pay thousands of dollars in filing fees begins January 1st
(effectively January 4th) with a February 15th filing deadline.
HOWEVER, after an initial review, candidates are given until March 12th
to collect additional signatures for the same number that have been
ruled unacceptable by the Registrar of Voters.  The maximum needed
signatures is 150; it may be less for some state assembly or state
senate districts.  Signatures gathered to substitute for or reduce the
filing fee can be used as nomination signatures.

Thank you,
Kendra Gonzales
CCWG Coordinator
Ventura County
(805) 419-4623