{"article":{"id":224993,"heading":"Registering Green to run for Partisan Office in2010","author":"Mike Feinstein","created":"2009-02-27 05:23:12","modified":"2009-02-27 05:23:12","last_modified":"Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:23:12","article":"

Are you thinking of running for partisan office in California in 2010?

1) To Run as a Green for Partisan Office in 2010, one must either be

registered Green or 'decline to state' by March 11th, 2009 [EC 8001(a)(2)]

and then if registered 'decline to state' by March 11th, 2009, then

registered Green no later than December 11th, 2009 [EC 8001(a)(2)].

2) The partisan offices up in 2010 are:

80 State Assembly

http:\/\/www.legislature.ca.gov\/legislators_and_districts\/districts\/assemblydistricts.html<\/a>

http:\/\/www.assembly.ca.gov\/clerk\/MEMBERINFORMATION\/memberdir_1.asp<\/a>

20 State Senate

http:\/\/www.legislature.ca.gov\/legislators_and_districts\/districts\/senatedistricts.html<\/a>

http:\/\/www.sen.ca.gov\/ftp\/SEN\/senplan\/senate.htp<\/a>

http:\/\/www.senate.ca.gov\/~newsen\/senators\/senators.htp<\/a>

52 Congressional Seats

http:\/\/www.alllaw.com\/state_resources\/california\/congressional_delegation\/<\/a>

http:\/\/www.nationalatlas.gov\/printable\/images\/pdf\/congdist\/pagecgd110_ca.pdf<\/a>

http:\/\/www.nationalatlas.gov\/printable\/congress.html#ca<\/a>

11 State Constitutional Offices

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller,

Treasurer, Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and four Board of Equalization districts

To get a sense of the deadlines, requirements and fees for these

races, here are helpful links from the 2008 election cycle:

http:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/elections\/elections_calendar2008.htm<\/a>

http:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/elections\/elections_cand.htm<\/a>

http:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/elections\/elections_runningforoffice_08.htm<\/a>

For the platform of the Green Party of California, see

http:\/\/www.cagreens.org\/platform\/<\/a>

If you are thinking of running as a Green in 2010 and are in LA County, contact gplac-info@cagreens.org<\/a>

If you are thinking of running as a Green in 2010 and are outside of LA County, contact the Greens Campaigns & Candidates coordinator Warner Bloomberg at wsb3attyca@aol.com<\/a>

For more about the deadlines to be registered Green, see this section ofthe California Election Code:

http:\/\/www.leginfo.ca.gov\/cgi-bin\/displaycode?section=elec&group=07001-08000&file=8000-8004<\/a>

Please forward to others who you think might be interested.

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