Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Alternate: David Tom, Deputy Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder

Redwood City, CA – San Mateo County Chief Elections Officer, Mark Church, issued the official public notice for the upcoming Nov. 8 Consolidated Municipal, School and Special District Election and announced the opening of the Candidate Filing period for 44 local jurisdictions on the ballot.

“The future and livelihood of the County depends upon the willingness of responsible leaders who step forward to offer themselves in service to the public,” said Church.

The 44 jurisdictions with candidate elections on the November 8, 2011 ballot include 13 cities, 14 school districts, and 17 special districts with contests to fill governing board positions.

For candidates seeking local elected office, the filing period will open at 8:00 a.m. on July 18 and will close at 5:00 p.m. on August 12.  For offices without an eligible incumbent seeking re-election, the candidate filing period will be extended another five (5) calendar days and will close at 5:00 p.m. on August 17.

All candidates and prospective candidates are encouraged to call the Candidate Filing Officer, Megan Asmus, at 650.312.5293 to make an appointment to review the steps in the process, the forms and the requirements for successful filing.

Offices on the November 8, 2011 Consolidated Municipal, School and Special District Election ballot include:

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

San Mateo County Community College District, 3 seats
Belmont-Redwood Shores School District, 3 seats
Burlingame Elementary School District, 2 seats
Hillsborough City School District, 2 seats
Jefferson Elementary School District, 2 seats
Millbrae School District, 2 seats                    
Portola Valley Elementary School District, 2 seats
Redwood City Elementary School District, 3 seats
San Bruno Park School District, 2 seats                              
San Carlos School District, 2 seats                                         
San Mateo Union High School District, 2 seats
San Mateo-Foster City School District, 2 seats
Sequoia Union High School District, 3 seats
Woodside Elementary School District, 2 seats

SPECIAL DISTRICTS

Bayshore Sanitary District, 3 seats              
Broadmoor Police Protection District, 1 seat
Coastside County Water District, 3 seats                           
Coastside Fire Protection District, 2 seats
Colma Fire Protection District, 2 seats 
East Palo Alto Sanitary District, 3 seats
Granada Sanitary District, 2 seats                                          
Highlands Recreation District, 3 seats                                 
Ladera Recreation District, 2 seats                                       
Los Trancos County Water District, 2 seats                                       
Menlo Park Fire Protection District, 2 seats
Midcoast Community Council, 3 seats
Mid-Peninsula Water District, 3 seats                                 
Montara Water and Sanitary District, 2 seats
West Bay Sanitary District, 3 seats              
Westborough Water District, 3 seats                                   
Woodside Fire Protection District, 2 seats

MUNICIPALITIES

City of Belmont, City Council, 2 seats
City of Belmont, City Clerk, 1 seat
City of Belmont, City Treasurer, 1 seat
City of Brisbane, City Council, 2 seats
City of Burlingame, City Council, 2 seats
City of Daly City, City Council, 1 seat
City of Foster City, City Council, 3 seats
City of Millbrae, City Council, 3 seats
City of Redwood City, City Council, 4 seats
City of San Bruno, City Council, 2 seats
City of San Bruno, Mayor, 1 seat
City of San Carlos, City Council, 2 seats
City of San Carlos, City Treasurer, 1 seat
City of San Mateo, City Council, 2 seats
City of South San Francisco, City Council, 2 seats
Town of Portola Valley, Town Council, 2 seats
Town of Woodside, Town Council, 4 seats

The San Mateo County Elections Office publishes a Candidate’s Guide.  The November 8, 2011 Candidate’s Guide is now available online at www.shapethefuture.org in the ‘Candidates & Campaigns’ section of the website.

Candidate Seminars will be held on July 13 at 2:00 p.m. and July 21 at 10:00 a.m. at the Elections Office, 40 Tower Road in San Mateo.  A Data Seminar will be held on July 29 at 2:00 p.m. at the same location.  Candidates and their key campaign staff are invited to attend and encouraged to RSVP to 650.312.5222 or online at https://www.shapethefuture.org/elections/2011/nov2011/default.asp. The public is welcome to attend.  For more information, voters can call 650.312.5222 or visit www.shapethefuture.org.

The press release is displayed in its original format. San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder & Elections website now resides at www.smcacre.org