Politics & Government

June 2018 Election: Candidate Filing Opens In Marin County

Nominations for local offices will be accepted through March 9. The deadline to register to vote in the election is May 21.

MARIN COUNTY, CA – The nomination period is now open for federal, state and local offices in the June 2018 primary election.

The nomination period opened Monday will end at 5 p.m. March 9, with an extension to March 14, if an incumbent does not file.

Seats open for nomination include:

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  • U.S. Senator
  • State Assemblymember
  • State Constitutional Offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Controller, State Treasurer, State Board of Equalization, State Insurance Commissioner, State Attorney General, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Superior Court Judges: Offices 1, 2, and 3
  • County Board of Supervisors: Districts 1 and 5
  • County Offices: Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk, District Attorney, Sheriff/Coroner, County Superintendent of Schools
  • Almonte Sanitary District: Sanitary District No. 1
  • Belvedere City Council, Corte Madera Town Council, Mill Valley City Council, Ross Town Council (municipal candidates must file nomination documents with their respective city clerk).

Candidates may pick up and file nomination papers at the Marin County Elections Department, Suite 121, Marin County Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael. The office is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and until 5 p.m. on March 9.

Application forms can be submitted online at www.marinvotes.org.

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Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on June 5. The deadline to register to vote in the election is May 21.

For more information about offices, terms and qualifications, call 415-473-6437 or visit www.marinvotes.org.

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