LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Hopefuls for several local elected offices are in the process of filing papers in order to be on the ballot for the March 2024 presidential primary.
The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office gave Lake County News an update on the latest filings.
Lake County offices on the ballot in 2024 are Superior Court judge seats for departments 1, 3 and 4; supervisorial seats for districts 1, 4 and 5; and sheriff-coroner.
Earlier this year, several candidates filed the candidate intention statement, or Form 501. That’s required for any candidate unless they raise or spend less than $2,000 in a calendar year.
Form 501 filers to date are:
• County Supervisor, District 1: Bren Boyd and Bryan Pritchard, challengers.
• County Supervisor, District 4 (open seat): Brad Rasmussen, Laura McAndrews Sammel, Scott Barnett and Chris Read.
• County Supervisor, District 5: Jessica Pyska, incumbent; Dennis Holtzinger III; and Daniel “Boone” Bridges.
• Sheriff-Coroner (open seat): Luke Bingham.
The process to file for candidacy starts with in-lieu-of-filing petitions, available between Sept. 14 until Nov. 8.
To date, the Registrar of Voters Office said the following candidates have pulled petition-in-lieu papers:
• Superior Court Judge, Department 1: Michael Lunas, incumbent.
• Superior Court Judge, Department 3: Andrew Blum, incumbent.
• Superior Court Judge, Department 4: Shanda Harry, incumbent; Anna Gregorian, challenger.
• County Supervisor, District 1: Bren Boyd and Bryan Pritchard, challengers.
• County Supervisor, District 4 (open seat): Brad Rasmussen, Laura McAndrews Sammel and Scott Barnett.
• County Supervisor, District 5: Jessica Pyska, incumbent, and Dennis Holtzinger, challenger.
• Sheriff-Coroner (open seat): Luke Bingham.
Next up is the nomination period, which runs from Nov. 13 through Dec. 8.
During that period, all candidates for elective office must file a declaration of candidacy form, nomination papers and pay filing fee in order for their name to be printed on the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election ballot.
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article reported that the Form 501 limit was $1,000. The Registrar’s Office said the amount is now $2,000.
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Registrar’s office reports on initial candidate filings for March primary
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