November 6, 2018 General Municipal Election

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NOMINATION PROCESS

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OFFICES TO BE FILLED

There are four Council seats to be filled. Per the City’s Charter, when there are four or more council seats to be filled, the three persons each receiving the largest number of votes shall each serve a term of four years while the person elected to fill the remaining seat shall serve for a term of two years.

CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for candidacy for the office of City Council of the City of Los Alamitos, you must be a registered voter in the City of Los Alamitos.  Prior to issuing Nomination Papers, the registration of all prospective candidates will be verified with the Orange County Registrar of Voters.

NOMINATION PAPERS

Nomination Papers are obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 16, 2018, through 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 10, 2018. Appointments are required for August 10, 2018 as City Hall is closed.

If Nomination Papers for an incumbent member of the City Council are not filed by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 10, 2018, the voters shall have until 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, to nominate candidates other than the incumbent for such elective office.  The filing deadline will be extended due to an incumbent being termed out.

Following verification that you are a registered voter in the City of Los Alamitos, your name will be typed onto the Nomination Paper and the Nomination Paper will be signed by the City Clerk or her designee and issued to you for circulation.

In accordance with State law, the City Council has implemented a filing fee of $25 to be paid at the time Nomination Papers are filed. California Courts have ruled that we may not refuse to place a candidate’s name on the ballot due to an inability to pay the filing fee.  If the City Clerk cannot waive the fee after review of financial documents, there is another alternative.  Candidates may substitute four additional signatures for each one-dollar of the filing fee (100 additional signatures) in accordance with Elections Code Section 8106.

Mark Chirco Declaration of Candidacy Documents Issued: July 26, 2018 Declaration of Candidacy Documents Filed: August 7, 2018 Candidate Statement Filed (optional): August 7, 2018 Qualified Date: August 8, 2018 1st Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: September 27, 2018 2nd Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: Candidate Interview by LosAl TV	Candidate Intention Statement, Form 501 Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700 Code of Fair Campaign Practices Public Information Resume Candidate Statement Statement of Organization Recipient Committee, Form 410 – Amended Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 Contribution Report, Form 497
Tanya Doby Declaration of Candidacy Documents Issued: July 23, 2018 Declaration of Candidacy Documents Filed: August 13, 2018 Candidate Statement Filed (optional): August 13, 2018 Qualified Date: August 14, 2018 1st Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: September 27, 2018 2nd Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: Candidate Interview by LosAl TV	Candidate Intention Statement, Form 501 Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700 Code of Fair Campaign Practices Public Information Resume Candidate Statement Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 – Amended Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460
Gisele “GiGi” Finch Declaration of Candidacy Documents Issued: August 1, 2018 Declaration of Candidacy Documents Filed: August 14, 2018 Candidate Statement Filed (optional): None Qualified Date: August 15, 2018 1st Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: September 27, 2018 Candidate Interview by LosAl TV	Candidate Intention Statement, Form 501 Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700 Code of Fair Campaign Practices Public Information Resume Candidate Statement – None Officeholder and Candidate Campaign Statement, Form 470
Dean Grose Declaration of Candidacy Documents Issued: July 16, 2018 Declaration of Candidacy Documents Filed: August 7, 2018 Candidate Statement Filed (optional): August 7, 2018 Qualified Date: August 8, 2018 1st Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: September 25, 2018 2nd Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: Candidate Interview by LosAl TV	Candidate Intention Statement, Form 501 Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700 Code of Fair Campaign Practices Public Information Resume Candidate Statement Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 – Amended
Shelley Hasselbrink Declaration of Candidacy Documents Issued: July 16, 2018 Declaration of Candidacy Documents Filed: July 23, 2018 Candidate Statement Filed (optional): July 23, 2018 Qualified Date: July 24, 2018 1st Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: September 27, 2018 2nd Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: Candidate Interview by LosAl TV	Candidate Intention Statement, Form 501 Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700 Code of Fair Campaign Practices Public Information Resume Candidate Statement Statement of Organization Recipient Committee, Form 410 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 – Amended Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460
Warren Kusumoto Declaration of Candidacy Documents Issued: July 16, 2018 Declaration of Candidacy Documents Filed: August 7, 2018 Candidate Statement Filed (optional): August 7, 2018 Qualified Date: August 8, 2018 1st Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: September 24, 2018 2nd Pre-Election Campaign Expenditure Statement: Candidate Interview by LosAl TV	Candidate Intention Statement, Form 501 Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700 Code of Fair Campaign Practices Public Information Resume – None Candidate Statement Statement of Organization Recipient Committee, Form 410 Statement of Organization Recipient Committee, Form 410 – Amended Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460 – Amended Contribution Report, Form 497 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement, Form 460