Candidate Filing Dates and Fees for June 8, 2010, Primary Election
United States Senator, Representatives in Congress, State Offices, State Legislature, Superior Court Judge, County Offices:
01/4/10- First Day-Signatures-in-lieu of filing fees
02/01/10 – 02/10/10 Declaration of Intention Filing Fee due for Superior Court Judges only
02/11/10 – 02/16/10 Declaration of Intention 5 Day Extension for Superior Court Judges only
County Central Committees/County Council, County Board of Education, San Diego Community College, San Diego Unified School
02/16/10- Nomination Period - First Day
02/25/10- Petitions in-lieu – Last Day
03/12/10- Nomination Period- Last Day
03/17/10- Nomination Period- 5 Day Extension – Last Day
San Diego Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8
02/10/10- First Day Papers will be Available
02/18/10- First Day to File Papers
03/11/10- Last Day to File Papers
06/08/10- Primary Election
11/02/10- General Election
12/16/10- Inauguration/ Term of office begins
City Council Candidates
Candidates must collect 100 signatures from registered voters. The signatures need to be from the Council District from which the candidate is receiving the nomination.
Candidates must pay a filing fee of $200. Submitting 800 additional signatures from registered voters can offset the filing fee.
Mayor or City Attorney Candidates
Candidates must collect the nominating signatures of 200 registered voters of the City of San Diego. These voters must have been registered in the city for at least 30 days prior to signing the petition.
Candidates must pay a filing fee of $500. Submitting 2,000 additional signatures from registered voters can offset the filing fee.
Candidate Filing Dates and Fees for November 2, 2010, General Election
04/23/10 – 7/22/10- Signatures-in-lieu of filing fees
07/27/10- Change of Candidate’s Ballot Designation
8/6/10- Nomination Papers
8/12/10- Randomized alphabet drawing
8/26/10- Certified List of Candidates
Filing Forms for City Officials All City Official Candidates must be residents of the city from which they are receiving their nomination. All candidates must file their nomination papers with the City Clerk during the filing period. If a candidate does not file during this period, a five-day extension will be given to the candidate. The nomination papers must contain at least 20 signatures from registered voters. There is generally no filing fee candidates only have to pay a fee if they want to include a statement in the voting ballot. Forms that need to be completed and filed by City Official Candidates include:
Nomination Petition
Candidate’s Statement of Qualifications Form (filing is optional)
Code of Fail Campaign Practices (filing is optional)
United States Senator, Representatives in Congress, State Offices, State Legislature, Superior Court Judge, County Offices:
02/16/10- Nomination Period - First Day 
02/10/10- First Day Papers will be Available