FAST FACTS 
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                 
                                                                     DATE OF ELECTION:
 
                                        Tuesday, March 5, 2013    Polls open from 7:00am to 8:00pm
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________


POSITIONS FOR ELECTION (Expiring in March of 2013) 

    City Council (3) seats 

    City Clerk (1) seat 

    City Treasurer (1) seat


TERM OF OFFICE

Four-year terms -- Beginning March 2013 and ending March 2017

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS

All candidates must be 18 years of age, a Citizen of the United States, and a registered voter residing within the city limits at the time nomination papers are issued.

NOMINATION PERIOD

Opens:    Tuesday, November 13, 2012 (to account for Veterans’ Day, observed on 
                Nov. 12th)

Closes:    Friday, December 7, 2012 If, and only if, an incumbent does not file, the 
                 period is extended to Wednesday, December 12, 2012

NOMINATION PAPERS AND / OR CANDIDATES’ HANDBOOKS:

Nomination papers and/or candidates’ handbooks will be available beginning on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. “Pulling” nomination papers takes approximately 30-45 minutes.

To ensure that we have enough time to meet with you and discuss the process, please make an appointment with the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 308-2816.

The City Clerk’s Office is open Monday through Friday 8am-5pm, and Tuesday 8am-6:30pm.


COST

There is no cost to be issued nomination papers, receive a Candidate’s Handbook (provided free to all persons considering candidacy), or file nomination papers.

If a candidate chooses to submit a candidate’s statement, there is a fee of approximately $3,000 to cover the printing, legally-required translations, and distribution of the sample ballots containing the statement.

VOTE-BY-MAIL PERIOD

By law, Vote-by-Mail ballots cannot be mailed out earlier than Monday, February 4, 2013. All voted ballots should be returned to our office by February 26, 2013. Ballots received after that will be tabulated in the Official Canvass.

CAMPAIGN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) provides free, expert advice:

(866) ASK-FPPC (275-3772) or http://www.fppc.ca.gov

All campaign forms and most manuals and instructions are available on the FPPC website.

COUNCIL MEETINGS

Regular City Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm. Special and/or Adjourned City Council meetings may be held as needed.

MAYOR

The Mayor is appointed every year on a rotational basis by the City Council.

SALARIES

Mayor and Council Members:             $893.70 monthly
City Clerk:                                            $250.00 monthly
City Treasurer:                                    $150.00 monthly


REGISTERED VOTERS

San Gabriel has 15,639 Registered Voters as of July 27, 2012, according to the County Registrar of Voters.

The last day to register to vote in this election is Tuesday, February 19, 2013 (to account for Presidents’ Day, observed on Feb. 18th).