Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 1, 2017, 10:23 AM
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Menlo fire district now taking applications for board appointment
Original post made on Sep 3, 2017
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 1, 2017, 10:23 AM
Comments (3)
Posted by untrue
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Sep 3, 2017 at 3:34 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Sep 3, 2017 at 3:34 pm
Barbara Wood, "The board appointee... will be able to run as an incumbent in the November 2018 election."
This statement to absolutely wrong, and would be a violation on the election code.
Posted by Elections code
a resident of Woodside High School
on Sep 3, 2017 at 3:51 pm
a resident of Woodside High School
on Sep 3, 2017 at 3:51 pm
Dear "untrue" -
You're correct only if a black cat isn't a cat.
The person who fills this position will be able to run as an "appointed incumbent."
The election code, which you can read here: Web Link
says this is an acceptable ballot designation:
(4) The phrase “appointed incumbent” if the candidate holds an office other than a judicial office by virtue of appointment, and the candidate is a candidate for election to the same office, or, if the candidate is a candidate for election to the same office or to some other office, the word “appointed” and the title of the office. In either instance, the candidate may not use the unmodified word “incumbent” or any words designating the office unmodified by the word “appointed.”
Posted by facts
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Sep 3, 2017 at 11:52 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Sep 3, 2017 at 11:52 pm
Dear @Elections_code, this article was updates to fix the error identified by @untrue. The designation "appointed incumbent" is acceptable.
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