Sonoma County Extends Candidate Nomination Period For Several Offices

SONOMA COUNTY, CA—The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters on Monday extended candidate nominations for select school, city, and special district offices to Wednesday, Aug. 14, for any qualified person other than the incumbent because one or more incumbents did not file by Friday's deadline.

Here are the offices for which nominations were extended:

School Offices

• County Boards of Education
  • Marin County Board of Education Area No. 7 (Marin*)
  • Sonoma County Board of Education Area No. 3 (Central County)
• Unified School District Governing Boards
  • Cloverdale Unified School District
  • Geyserville Unified School District
  • Healdsburg Unified School District
  • Shoreline Unified School District Area No. 3 (Marin*)†
  • Sonoma Valley Unified School District Trustee Areas No. 3, 4
• High School District Governing Boards
  • City of Santa Rosa High School District Areas No. 1, 3, 5
  • Point Arena Joint Union High and Arena Union School Districts (Mendocino*)
• Elementary School District Governing Boards
  • Bellevue Union School District
  • Forestville Union School District
  • Gravenstein Union School District
  • Horicon School District
  • Kashia School District
  • Monte Rio Union School District
  • Oak Grove Union School District
  • Roseland School District
  • West Side Union School District
  • Wilmar Union School District

Municipal Offices

• City/Town Councils
  • Cloverdale City Council
  • Santa Rosa City Council Area No. 5
  • Sebastopol City Council
  • Windsor Town Council District No. 3

Special District Offices

• Community Services District Boards of Directors
  • Graton Community Services District
• Fire Protection District Boards of Directors
  • Timber Cove Fire Protection District
• Health Care District Boards of Directors
  • North Sonoma County Healthcare District
  • Sonoma Valley Health Care District
• Life Support District Boards of Directors
  • Coast Life Support District (Mendocino*)
• Water District Boards of Directors
  • Forestville Water District
  • Rains Creek/Hiatt Road County Water District

*These school or special district jurisdictions cross county lines. Candidates for these offices who are registered to vote in Sonoma County and wish to file an optional Statement of Qualifications in the other county’s Voter Information Guide should contact that county’s elections official:

• Marin County - Candidate and Financial Filing Division of the Marin County Elections Department at 415-473-6437 or [email protected].
• Mendocino County - Mendocino County Elections Division at 707-234-6819 or [email protected].

†Although nominations for Shoreline Unified School District Area 2 have also been extended, that area is exclusively in Marin County, so registered voters in Sonoma County cannot run for that seat (see California Education Code § 5030(c)).

Candidates for all school and special district offices must obtain and file their nomination papers with the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office, located at 435 Fiscal Drive in Santa Rosa, by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. More information about filing for school and special district offices is available by going to SoCoVotes.com and clicking on the Candidate Filing menu item on the left, calling the Candidate Services division at 707-565-6808, or emailing [email protected].

Candidates for municipal offices must obtain and file their nomination papers with the appropriate city/town clerk by the end of business Wednesday, Aug. 14. Some cities/towns may require candidates to make an appointment. Check with the city/town clerk for hours and other information about filing for that municipality’s offices.

For a list of who has filed for offices so far, visit SoCoVotes.com, go to the Nov. 5, 2024, General Election page, and click on the List of Candidates Who Have Filed link under the “Info for Voters” heading. The list of candidates is updated at least once every one to two business days.

For election and voting information unrelated to candidate nominations, call 707-565-6800 Toll-Free: 800-750-VOTE [8683]; TTY: 800-565-6888 or email [email protected].