LAKEPORT, Calif. – The fields for three county supervisorial seats are starting to fill up as the process to run for the June 7 primary election gets under way.

The seats representing Districts 1, 4 and 5 will be up for election again this year.

Supervisors Jim Comstock, Anthony Farrington and Rob Brown hold those seats, respectively. Comstock and Farrington have indicated they will not seek reelection.

Registrar of Voters Diane Fridley explained that the nomination period opened Feb. 16 and will close on March 11 in races where there is an incumbent.

In races which are open, with no incumbent seeking reelection, the nomination period is extended to March 16, she said.

During that period of time, Fridley said all candidates must file a declaration of candidacy form and nomination papers in order to have their names on the June 7 ballot.

Nomination papers require a minimum of 20 signatures and a maximum of 40, Fridley said.

Fridley said candidates may also submit “in-lieu-of-filing fee petitions,” which allow them to collect signatures to offset all or part of the cost of filing fees. That process began at the start of the year, with the deadline for those petitions Thursday, Feb. 25.

Signatures on nomination papers can be counted toward the in-lieu petitions, according to Fridley.

Individuals who have filed Form 501 candidate intention statements and in-lieu petitions include:

– District 1: Voris Brumfield, Middletown; Monica Rosenthal, Middletown; James P. Ryan, Hidden Valley Lake; Jose “Moke” Simon III, Middletown;

– District 4: Ted Mandrones, Philip Murphy, Ron Rose, Martin Scheel and Tina Scott, all of Lakeport;

– District 5: Rob Brown, Kelseyville; Norm Longoria, Kelseyville; Joan Moss, Kelseyville; Philip Reimers, Cobb; John Wesley Stoddard, Kelseyville; Helena Welsh, Cobb.

Farrington also had filed a candidate intention statement in August but in January indicated he would not seek reelection. Beau Moore of Cobb, who had filed that paperwork last February to seek the District 4 seat, indicated late last year he would not in fact pursue the office.

The current annual salary of a county supervisor is $63,720, with Fridley explaining that the filing fee is 1 percent of the annual salary, or $637.20.

To offset the entire filing fee for District 1 a candidate would need to collect 681 valid signatures, 701 for District 4 and 718 for District 5. Fridley said the difference in required signatures between districts is because the numbers are based on voter registration.
 
During this time, candidates also can file statements to be included in sample ballot booklets, Fridley said.

“No one has done anything final,” she said. “Anybody can back out at this point.”

It's not until candidates file their declarations of candidacy that their names will be on the ballot and they cannot withdraw. “Until they do, we do not consider them official candidates, Fridley said of that step.

In addition to the local offices, federal and state office to go before voters on June 7 include president of the United States, US senator, District 3 and District 5 seats in the US House of Representatives, and District 4 in the California Assembly.

For more information about filing for any of the elective offices contact the Registrar of Voters office in person at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N Forbes St, Room 209, Lakeport, or by phone at 707-263-2372.

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