NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL QUALIFIED PERSONS that the General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, for the following school and special district offices:
SCHOOL DISTRICTS GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS/TRUSTEES
Qualifications Board of Education: Registered voter in the trustee area which he/she represents and shall be elected by the electors of the trustee area. May not be the County Superintendent of Schools, any member of his/her staff, or any employee of a school district in the jurisdiction of the County Board of Education. [Education Code sec. 1000, 1006]
| Marin County Board of Education |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Trustee Area No.3 |
1 |
|
| Trustee Area No.5 |
1 |
|
| Trustee Area No.6 |
1 |
|
| Sonoma County Board of Education |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Trustee Area No.2 |
1 |
|
Qualifications School Districts: Registered voter in the district who is not disqualified by the Constitution or laws of the state from holding a public office. May not be an employee of the school district. [Education Code sec. 35107]
| |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Bolinas Stinson Union School District |
3 |
|
| Dixie School District |
3 |
|
| Kentfield School District |
3 |
|
| Lagunitas School District |
3 |
|
| Larkspur-Corte Madera School District |
3 |
1 |
| Marin Community College District |
3 |
|
| Mill Valley School District |
3 |
|
| Nicasio School District |
2 |
|
| Novato Unified School District |
3 |
|
| Petaluma Joint Union High School District |
3 |
|
| Reed Union School District |
3 |
|
| Ross School District |
3 |
|
| Ross Valley School District |
2 |
|
| San Rafael School District |
2 |
|
| San Rafael School District candidates: Pick up and file papers with San Rafael City Clerk. |
| Sausalito-Marin City School District |
3 |
|
| Shoreline Unified School District - Trustee Area No.1 |
2 |
|
| Shoreline Unified School District - Trustee Area No.2 |
1 |
|
| Sonoma County Junior College District - Trustee Area No.2 |
1 |
|
| Tamalpais Union High School District |
3 |
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SPECIAL DISTRICTS DIRECTORS
Qualifications: Registered voter in the district at time nomination papers are issued. Additional qualifications, if any, are determined by the Principal Act of the District. [Elections Code sec. 201; Government Code sec. 24001]
| COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICTS |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Bel Marin Keys |
2 |
|
| Marinwood |
2 |
|
| Tamalpais |
2 |
|
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Bolinas Fire District |
2 |
1 |
| Kentfield Fire District |
3 |
|
| Novato Fire District |
2 |
|
| Southern Marin Fire District |
4 |
2 |
| Stinson Beach Fire District |
2 |
|
| Tiburon Fire District |
3 |
|
| HEALTHCARE DISTRICT |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Marin Healthcare District |
3 |
|
| Candidates must be a registered voter in the district. [Health & Safety Code sec. 32100] |
| PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Bolinas Community Public Utility District |
3 |
|
| Inverness Community Public Utility District |
2 |
1 |
| RECREATION DISTRICTS |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Mesa Park Recreation District |
3 |
|
| Strawberry Recreation District |
3 |
|
| Recreation Districts: No person shall be a candidate for or be appointed to the board of directors unless he or she is a voter of the district [Public Resource Code 5784(c)] |
| RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Marin Resource Conservation District |
2 |
1 |
| Candidates shall (1) reside within the district and either own real property in the district or alternatively have served, pursuant to the district’s rules, for two years or more as an associate director providing advisory or other assistance to the board of directors; or (2) be a designated agent of a resident landowner within the district. [Public Resources Code sec. 9352] Requires signatures of five (5) landowners within the district. [Public Resources Code sec. 9358] |
| SANITARY DISTRICTS |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Alto Sanitary District |
2 |
1 |
| Homestead Valley Sanitary District |
2 |
1 |
| Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District |
3 |
|
| Novato Sanitary District |
3 |
|
| Richardson Bay Sanitary District |
3 |
|
| Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District |
3 |
|
| Sanitary District No. 5—Tiburon |
2 |
|
| WATER DISTRICTS |
OPEN SEATS |
Full Term
(4 years) |
Short Term
(2 years) |
| Marin Municipal Water District - Division 1 |
1 |
|
| Candidates must be a registered voter in the division of the district at the time nomination papers are issued. [Water Code sec. 71501] |
| Marin Municipal Water District - Division 3 |
1 |
|
| Candidates must be a registered voter in the division of the district at the time nomination papers are issued. [Water Code sec. 71501] |
| Marin Municipal Water District - Division 4 |
1 |
|
| Candidates must be a registered voter in the division of the district at the time nomination papers are issued. [Water Code sec. 71501] |
| North Marin Water District |
2 |
1 |
| Stinson Beach County Water District |
2 |
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CITIES/TOWNS
Nomination documents for candidates for office in the City of Sausalito and Town of Tiburon are available only at the respective City/Town Clerk’s Office. Check with City Clerk for hours and procedures.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the nomination period for this election is from Monday, July 16 to Friday, August 10. Candidates may pick up and file their Declaration of Candidacy forms at the Marin County Elections Department, Room 121, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA. Hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office will be open until 5 p.m. on Friday, August 10. If an incumbent officeholder does not file for his/her district office by August 10, the filing period for that office will be extended to 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 15, for non-incumbent candidates only.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if there are not enough candidates to fill a district’s open seats, there will be no election unless a petition requesting an election is submitted to the Elections Department by 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 15. The petition must be signed by 10 percent of the district’s voters or 50 voters, whichever is less. Instead of an election, the Board of Supervisors will appoint the candidates who have filed nomination papers. If any open seats remain, they will be filled by appointment as follows: For school districts, by the Governing Board of the School District; for special districts, by the Board of Supervisors. [Education Code sec. 5326; Elections Code sec. 10515]
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The deadline to register to vote in this election is Monday, October 22.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Elections Department will begin mailing vote-by-mail ballots on Monday, October 8, 2018, and will begin opening them on Tuesday, October 23 at the Marin Civic Center, Room 121, San Rafael, CA.
For more information about the General Election, go to Election Schedule page, or call the Marin County Elections Department, Candidate Filing Division at 415-473-6437.
Lynda Roberts
Registrar of Voters