California Secretary of State

Employer / Organization

California

Next Election

Jun 07, 2022

Filing Window

Feb 14, 2022 - Mar 11, 2022

Description

The California Secretary of State serves as a state executive officer, which entails acting as the chief election officer in addition to maintaining the state constitution and archives. There are five divisions that comprise the office of the secretary: Elections and Voter Information, Campaign and Lobbying Information, California Business Portal, Archives, and the California Museum. Other duties include commissioning notaries public, serving as trustee for the California Museum of History, Women & the Arts, and maintaining public business filings. Recent undertakings of this office include increasing voter registration and participation for California citizens. The secretary of state serves a four-year term, with a limit of two terms and the salary of this position is $130,490 per year.

Application Guidelines
To file for this position follow these three simple steps: 1) Contact the county clerk's office of your official residence to verify that you qualify for the position. All candidate filings for all California positions are handled by the county elections office of the candidate's official residence. You should also verify that you meet any other requirements (for example, living within the district for a specified amount of time prior to the election). Most county elections departments understand that first time candidates may have some additional questions or concerns, and they will answer questions when you are picking up your paperwork, or will allow you to schedule an appointment to speak with someone. 2) Obtain the appropriate filing papers from the county elections office and complete the paperwork required. If there is any difficulty in connecting with this office, contact the California Secretary of State's Elections Division at (916) 657-2166 or http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections to help obtain the correct contact information for your county elections department. 3) Submit the candidacy papers within the 113-88 day filing window prior to the election (most California elections use the 113-88 day filing window). After completing this paperwork and filing it with the county elections office of your residence you will then appear on the ballot for the statewide June "Top Two" election, where the top two candidates with the most votes will advance to the November general election; the eventual winner of the November election will be the candidate elected to the office. If you have any questions regarding running for this position, contact your county's elections office or the California Secretary of State Elections Division as soon as possible.

Submit application to:
CA Secretary of State-Elections, 1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, US