Nomination and Recall of Elective Officers; Incorporation of State Law. | |
Declaration of Candidacy. | |
Nomination Deadlines. | |
Use of Legal Names by Candidates. | |
Candidate Qualification Statements. | |
Ballot Designations. | |
Filing Fees; Signatures in Lieu of Filing Fees. | |
Defective Filings. | |
Withdrawal of Nomination; Withdrawal of Support. | |
Withdrawal of Candidacy. | |
Death of Candidate. | |
Except as otherwise provided by the Charter or this Municipal Elections Code, nomination of elective officers for the Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District or the Governing Board of the San Francisco Community College District shall be made pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10602 et seq. and nomination of all other City elective officers shall be made pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10220 et seq. The recall of elective officers shall be made pursuant to California Elections Code Section 11000 et seq. If the official proposed to be removed at a recall election is recalled, the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to Charter Sections 3.100(15) and 13.101.5.
(a) Each candidate for any City elective office shall file the candidate’s declaration of candidacy on the same date the candidate files the declaration of intent to become a candidate required by subsection (a) of Section 1.122 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code.
(b) If a member of a board, commission, or other body established by the Charter, other than a citizen advisory committee, has, at the time of the effective date of the ordinance in Board of Supervisors File No. 181029 enacting this Section 201, already filed a declaration of intent to become a candidate for any City elective office, that member shall, within 30 days of the aforementioned ordinance, file a declaration of candidacy for that City elective office.
(c) Failure to file a declaration of candidacy as required by this Section 201 shall preclude the member from appearing on the ballot as a candidate for the City elective office referenced in the declaration of intent.
(Added by Ord. 8-19, File No. 181029, App. 1/25/2019, Eff. 2/25/2019)
(a) Candidates for Mayor and the Board of Supervisors must file nomination papers no later than the 147th day before a municipal election during normal office hours, as posted. Not earlier than the 172nd day nor later than the 147th day before the election, the voters may nominate these candidates for election by signing a nomination paper.
(b) Candidates for all other City elective offices shall follow the nomination deadlines established by California Elections Code Section 10220 et seq.
(a) Any candidate for municipal office filing nomination papers and a declaration of candidacy shall do so under the candidate’s legal name.
(b) A candidate’s legal name is the name given at birth, or established by marriage, general usage or habit, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction. A candidate’s legal name may include a nickname, a combination of initials, full names, or individual letters or numerals.
(c) If a candidate changes his or her legal name within one year of any election, the candidate shall not file nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under the candidate’s new name unless the new name was established by marriage or divorce, or by decree of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97; amended by Ord. 8-19, File No. 181029, App. 1/25/2019, Eff. 2/25/2019)
(a) Content and Form of Statement. Candidates may file a candidate qualification statement including the name, age and occupation of the candidate and a description of no more than 200 words of the candidate's education and qualifications as expressed by the candidate. To ensure that all statements are filed in a uniform format, the statement shall be in a manner specified and on a form provided by the Director of Elections for this purpose.
(b) Deadline for Submission of Statement. Candidates who choose to submit a candidate qualification statement shall file the statement with the Department of Elections when the candidate returns his or her nomination papers for filing.
(c) Inclusion of Nominators and Supporters. The candidate qualification statement may but need not include the names of some or all of the candidate's nominators. The statement may also include the names of individuals and entities which support the candidate but which did not serve as nominators. However, the names of such supporters shall not be published as part of the candidate's qualification statement unless the candidate provides the supporter's written authorization at the time the statement is submitted to the Director of Elections. The authorization shall be in a form prescribed by the Director of Elections. If the candidate chooses to include the names of nominators or other supporters in the candidate qualification statement, these names shall be counted toward the 200-word limit.
(d) Limitations. The candidate qualification statement shall not include the party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or activity in partisan political organizations.
(e) Withdrawal of Statement. A candidate for Mayor or the Board of Supervisors may withdraw, but not change, his or her candidate qualification statement by filing with the Director of Elections a signed and sworn statement of withdrawal no later than 5:00 p.m. of the 126th day prior to the election. A candidate for any other City elective office may withdraw, but not change, his or her candidate qualification statement by filing with the Director of Elections a signed and sworn statement of withdrawal no later than 5:00 p.m. of the sixty-seventh day prior to the election.
(Added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97; amended by Ord. 92-02, File No. 020596, App. 6/14/2002; Ord. 291-06, File No. 061375, App. 11/29/2006; Ord. 50-13
, File No. 120899, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013)
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