(a) A candidate who has filed a certificate of announcement and satisfies the requirements prescribed by the City Charter and wishes to withdraw and decline to stand as a candidate for the office shall file a signed and notarized statement of withdrawal with the City Recorder. If such statement of withdrawal is received not later than the fifth working day after the close of candidate filing, the name of a candidate who files that statement of withdrawal may not be printed on the ballot. No candidate who files a statement of withdrawal after that time may have his or her name removed from the ballot.
(b) The final day of filing shall not be included when calculating five days and working days shall be defined as days the City Recorder’s office is open.
(Ord. 2003-27. Passed 1-8-04.)