Politics & Government
At Least 2 Oakland Mayoral Candidates Left Off Ballot Due To Clerical Error
City officials admitted Wednesday that those materials told potential candidates they had until Aug. 17 to file completed paperwork.
August 25, 2022
At least two people will miss an already crowded race for Oakland mayor because the city clerk's office gave out inaccurate ballot qualifying information to potential candidates.
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City officials admitted Wednesday that those materials told potential candidates they had until Aug. 17 to file completed paperwork. But after the clerk's staff gave out the materials, they realized the Aug. 17 deadline applied only to the two City Council races this year.
The deadline for the mayor's race was Aug. 12 based on the elections code. The clerk's staff did not tell the candidates with pending paperwork until Aug. 12 that they had only until the end of the day to file.'
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