Eligible candidates who want to run for one of the five open seats on the Peninsula Community Planning Board this year have until Thursday, March 13 to contact a board member to ensure a candidate’s name appears on the printed ballot, according to PCPB officials.
Candidates will also have a chance to meet with board members and the community during a candidate forum Thursday, March 13 at a time and place to be yet to be determined.
However, potential candidates can also be nominated from the floor on the day of the election, Thursday, March 20, or they can run as a write-in candidate, according to Cal Jones, PCPB Election Committee chair.
A candidate must prove eligibility, however, should they win a seat on the board, he said.
“Technically, there’s no cutoff [date to apply], but if you want your name on the [written] ballot, then you got to give us a heads-up on that,” Jones said.
To run, a candidate must be at least 18 years old, own property in the planning area or operate a business in the Peninsula planning area, he said.
Also, a candidate must have attended at least one regularly scheduled full-board meeting during the last 12 months prior to the Feb. 21 meeting, according to deputy City Attorney Alex Sachs.
However, any potential candidate who attended the special by-laws meeting convened by the full board on Monday, Feb. 11 would also qualify, Sachs said.
A candidate is in with a simple majority vote. However, if there is no clear majority winner, a run-off election date has been tentatively set for Saturday, April 5, according to Jones.
A time and place for the run-off election has yet to be determined, he said.
For additional election information or to submit an application, contact Jones at (619) 269-2111 or (760) 727-2323, or e-mail at [email protected].