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NOTICE OF ELECTION COUNTY OF ALPINE COUNTY OFFICES SUBJECT TO ELECTION FOR JUNE 3, 2014 STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION FILING FEES AND NUMBERS OF SIGNATURES Each Registered In-Lieu Signature Nomination OFFICE Filing Fee Voters Signatures Worth Signatures Assessor/Recorder $1,150 760 152 $ 7.566 20-40 County Clerk $ 931 760 152 $ 6.125 20-40 District Attorney/Public Admin $ 869 760 152 $ 5.717 20-40 Sheriff/Coroner $1,217 790 152 $ 8.006 20-40 Superior Court Judge $1,788 760 152 $11.763 20-40 Superintendent of Schools $ 760 0 $ .00 20-40 Supervisor, District One $ 264 137 27 $ 9.777 20-40 Supervisor, District Four $ 264 196 39 $ 6.769 20-40 TERMS OF OFFICE County Offices: 4 years. January 5, 2015 to January 7, 2019 Judicial Office: 6 years. January 5, 2015 to January 4, 2021 QUALIFICATIONS The California Elections Code requires all candidates for public office in California to be registered voters and otherwise qualified to vote for the office they are seeking at the time their nomination papers are issued. The constitutional requirements to be a registered voter are that a person must be a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age, not in prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony, and not determined by a court of law to be mentally incompetent. COUNTY SUPERVISOR: U.S. citizen, registered voter of the district which the candidate seeks to represent for at least 30 days preceding the deadline for filing nomination documents for the office, must reside in the district during incumbency. (Gov. Code §24001, 24200, 25041) SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE: A person is ineligible to be a judge of a court of record unless for 10 years immediately preceding selection, the person has been a member of the State Bar or served as a judge of a court of record in this State. (Cal. Const. Article VI, Sec. 15) Beyond these general qualifications, some offices require more specific qualifications, and proof that candidates meet these qualifications. These county offices are: Assessor/Recorder, District Attorney, Sheriff/Coroner, County Superintendent of Schools and Judge of the Superior Court. (See information in the Candidates’ Guide for the qualifications for these offices.) HOW TO FILE To become a candidate for one of the above offices, you may proceed in one of two ways: 1) Petition In-Lieu of Filing Fees, or2) Nomination papers and paying the filing fee. 1) Petition In-Lieu of Filing Fees is used for securing of signatures in lieu of all or part of the required filing fee. The petition in lieu of filing fee period is December 27, 2013 to February 20, 2014 (For Judicial, December 27, 2013 to February 5, 2014). The signatures on the petition-in-lieu-of filing fees will also count toward the required nomination signatures. 2) Nomination Paper is used in securing the number of signatures required to seek office. The nomination period is February 10, 2014 to March 7, 2014. The candidate must obtain nomination signatures and pay the filing fee by March 12, 2010. All documents necessary for filing for office are available at the County Clerk’s Office, Administrative Office Building, 50 Diamond Valley Road, Woodfords, CA. Telephone for information: [PHONE REDACTED].