Thinking of running for office?  The filing deadline is Aug 12

This year’s election on the Coastside will be huge and hotly contested. A total of 19 offices on seven boards are up for election on the Coastside on November 8. The majority of the seats on five of seven boards will be up for a vote this year.

Beginning today, candidates can file their paperwork with the county to declare their intention to run for office.  The deadline for candidacy papers is August 12. The deadline for a board will be extended to August 17 of an incumbent does not file by the first deadline.

If you’re interested in running, the county is holding seminar for potential candidates covering filing regulations, campaign finance reporting and other issues. Two seminars have already been held. The final seminar will be 6 to 7:30pm, Thursday, July 28, at county election headquarters, 40 Tower Road, in San Mateo.

There is also a great deal of information, including a 45-page guide for potential candidates [PDF], available on the county’s elections website.