[GPSCC-chat] Spencer Graves to run for something

Fri Feb 17 23:13:13 PST 2012

On 2/17/2012 8:39 PM, John Thielking wrote:
> I might run against Feinstein or Lofgren sometime in the future.  But 
> do I read this right that you have only from Feb 13th to Feb 23rd to 
> gather the needed number of signatures?


       The "Signatures-in-lieu" petitions to run against Feinstein or 
Lofgren were available Dec. 30 and are due Feb. 23.  Petitions for Green 
Party County Council were available Feb. 13 and carry a deadline of 
March 9.


> That would only be realistic if I were to pay the $3500 or $1740 and 
> gather only 20-40 signatures. Carol B is trying to gather 3000 
> signatures to run against Eschoo I think.


       I believe Carol's deadline would be Feb. 23.  If the incumbent 
decided not to run, then the deadline for others gets extended by a week 
or so.


       Spencer


> Good luck with that.
> John Thielking
>
> *From:* Spencer Graves <spencer.graves at prodsyse.com>
> *To:* Jim Doyle <j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net>
> *Cc:* sosfbay discussion group <sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, February 17, 2012 5:29 PM
> *Subject:* [GPSCC-chat] Spencer Graves to run for something
>
> Hello, All:
>
>
>       I decided today I should run for something, but I have not yet 
> decided what.  According to information I received today at the 
> offices of the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, the only 
> offices on the June 5 ballot for which I would be eligible to run are 
> against US Senator Feinstein, US Representative Lofgren and City 
> Councilperson Olivario.  There are four other offices I could 
> potentially contest this year.  All four will appear on the November 
> ballot but not the June ballot (San José Evergreen Community College 
> District plus Open Space, Flood Control, and Water District).
>
>
> SANTA CLARA GREEN PARTY COUNTY COUNCIL:  Who all said they would run 
> for Green Party County Council?  I picked up the form today at the 
> office of the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, and I will fax 
> it to whomever else has agreed to run but has not yet filed the 
> paperwork to do so.  We need to all sign the form and deliver said 
> form to one person, who will then go to the Registrar of Voters and 
> get the necessary form for collecting signatures.  That form can then 
> be scanned and sent to anyone willing to collect signatures.  Signed 
> forms then need to be collected by someone who will file the forms 
> with the Registrar of Voters by March 9.
>
>
> SCHOOL BOARDS, WATER DISTRICT, FLOOD CONTROL:  These offices have 
> candidates on the November ballot but NOT on the June 5 ballot.  The 
> filing period for these offices is July 16 - August 10.  I think I 
> want to run for something on the June ballot.  If I do not get in the 
> top 2, then I want to run for one of these offices, probably the San 
> Jose / Evergreen Community College District board of trustees.
>
>
> OFFICES ON THE JUNE 5 BALLOT:
>
>
>       * Anyone running against Sen. Feinstein needs to collect at 
> least 40 signatures and pay a fee of $3,480 by Feb. 23.  If we submit 
> by that date 10,000 valid signatures, we do not have to pay the fee.  
> This is probably out of the question.
>
>
>       * My US representative is Zoe Lofgren.  I don't have the minimum 
> number of signatures, but it's probably at least 20.  The fee is 
> $1,740, and 3,000 valid signatures could be filed in lieu of the fee.  
> The deadline is Feb. 23, as for the Senate.
>
>
>       * I could run against Pierluigi Olivario for City Council.  I 
> don't know the fee or have the number of signatures and deadline 
> required for this;  I can get that Monday from the City Council's office.
>
>
>       Comments?
>       Spencer
>
>
> On 2/9/2012 5:54 PM, Jim Doyle wrote:
> > You can pick up your nomination papers at the Registrar
> > of Voters (ROV) office beginning Monday February 13-th.
> >
> > Your choice will be to have just one candidate name on the
> > form, the nomination paper.  Or a group can have all of their
> > names on one form but in this case those who are grouuped
> > together can only have this one version.
> >
> > In both cases several copies of the original may be made so that
> > more than one person can gather signatures for the candidate(s).
> >
> > It is either 20 or 22 valid signatures that are needed.
> > Valid means the person who signs the nomination paper for you
> > must be registered Green and the address they specify must match
> > what the ROV has on record.
> >
> > New registrants and anyone who has moved may turn in an updated
> > voter registration form with the completed nomination petitions.
> >
> > Good Luck!
> > Happy signature gathering!
> >
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>
> -- Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
> President and Chief Technology Officer
> Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc.
> 751 Emerson Ct.
> San José, CA 95126
> ph:  408-655-4567
> web:www.structuremonitoring.com
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-- 
Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
President and Chief Technology Officer
Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc.
751 Emerson Ct.
San José, CA 95126
ph:  408-655-4567
web:  www.structuremonitoring.com

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