Notice of Office(s) to Be Filled (City of Sebastopol)

Notice is hereby given that a general municipal election will be held in the City of Sebastopol on Tuesday, the 3rd day of November, 2020, for the following office(s):

Official nomination petitions for eligible candidates desiring to file for the above office(s), may be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk, 7120 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol, beginning July 13, 2020, through August 7, 2020, during regular business hours as posted.  It is highly suggested and recommended that anyone interested in running for the City Council please call or email the City Clerk’s office to make an appointment to obtain nomination materials during the nomination period.

If nomination papers for an incumbent elective officer of the City are not filed by close of business on August 7, 2020, the voters shall have until the close of business on August 12, 2020, to nominate candidates other than the incumbent for such elective office.  If no one or only one person is nominated for an elected office (or, in the case of an office to be elected at large, the number of persons nominated does not exceed the number of seats to be filled), appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by Elections Code §10229.

Voting locations will be open on Election Day between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, voting locations will also be open for limited times on the three days prior to Election Day.  Specific hours for those days will be announced closer to Election Day.

For further information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office by phone at (707) 823-1153 or by email at mgourley@cityofsebastopol.org.

s/  Mary Gourley

     City Clerk

Dated: June 26, 2020

SEAL

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