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(a) Except where the Charter or this Code provides otherwise, the applicable provisions of Division 8, Part 1, Chapter 1 of the California Elections Code shall govern the collection, submission, and processing of signatures in lieu of filing fees.
(b) Each candidate shall pay to the Director of Elections at the time of filing the candidate’s nomination certificates the fee specified in Section 810 of this Code.
(c) In lieu of part or all of the filing fee, a candidate may submit to the Director of Elections signatures of voters registered in San Francisco. Each signature submitted shall reduce the fee by the amount specified in Section 840 of this Code. Each in-lieu petition shall include spaces for the voter’s signature, printed name, and residence address. The residence address shall include street and number within the City and County, or other adequate designation of residence so that the location may be readily ascertained. Across the top of each printed page there shall be printed in 12-point boldface type the following: “Petition in Lieu of Candidate Filing Fee.”
(d) A candidate may submit a greater number of signatures than required to reduce the filing fee to zero. The Director of Elections shall not be required to determine the validity of a greater number of signatures than that required to reduce the filing fee to zero. If the number of signatures affixed to an in-lieu petition is 100 or more, the Director of Elections may use a random sampling technique for verification of the signatures. The random sampling shall include an examination of 100 signatures, or 3% of the total number of signatures submitted, whichever is greater. Upon completion of the verification of signatures in the sample, the percentage of signatures which are valid shall be applied and projected to the total number of signatures submitted.
In the event the Director of Elections refuses to accept for filing a declaration of candidacy, petition in lieu of filing fee or nomination certificate, the Director of Elections shall forthwith state in writing on the declaration, petition or certificate the nature of the defect, or other reason for refusing to accept the same, and shall return the same to the party tendering it. No defect in any declaration, petition or certificate presented to the Director of Elections shall prevent the filing of another declaration, petition or certificate within the period allowed for presenting the declaration, petition or certificate.
(Added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97)
A nominator may withdraw his or her nomination of a candidate by notifying the candidate at least 72 hours before the close of the nomination period and filing with the Director of Elections, at any time up until 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the nomination period, a signed and sworn statement of withdrawal stating that the nominator provided the candidate with the required 72 hours notice. No nominator may withdraw his or her nomination of a candidate after 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the nomination period.
Supporters who are not nominators but who authorize use of their name in the candidate qualification statement may withdraw this authorization by filing with the Director of Elections a signed and sworn statement of withdrawal at any time up until 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the nomination period. No supporter may withdraw his or her authorization after 5 p.m. on the last day of the nomination period.
(Added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97; amended by Ord. 183-03, File No. 030652, App. 7/25/2003)
The name of every candidate who has been duly and regularly nominated shall be placed on the ballot under the title of the office for which he or she is a candidate, provided that a candidate whose nomination has been completed may withdraw as a candidate by filing a signed and sworn statement of withdrawal with the Director of Elections. Statements of withdrawal by candidates for Mayor or the Board of Supervisors must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 126th day before the election. Statements of withdrawal by candidates for all other City elective offices must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 67th day before the election. No candidate may withdraw after these deadlines.
(Added by Ord. 429-97, App. 11/17/97; amended by Ord. 50-13
, File No. 120899, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013)
The Director of Elections shall not print a candidate's name upon the ballot or the candidate's Candidate Qualification Statement in the Voter Information Pamphlet if, before 5:00 p.m. on the 67th day before the date of the election, the Director ascertains that the candidate has died. If the Director ascertains after 5:00 p.m. on the 67th day before the date of the election that the candidate has died, the Director shall print the candidate's name on the ballot and the candidate's Candidate Qualification Statement in the Voter Information Pamphlet, provided that the candidate's declaration of candidacy otherwise complied with all legal requirements.
(Added by Ord. 183-03, File No. 030652, App. 7/25/2003)