Contact: Mark Church, Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Alternate: Jim Irizarry, Asst. Chief Elections Officer & Asst. Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
(Redwood City, CA) Mark Church, San Mateo County Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, announces that individuals interested in running for office in the upcoming November 5, 2024 Presidential General Election have until the close of business on Friday, August 9, 2024, to file their candidacy papers. City candidates should check the hours of their City Clerk’s office. All other candidates have until 5 p.m. to complete their candidate filing with the San Mateo County Registration & Elections Division at 40 Tower Road, San Mateo. The same deadline also applies to local jurisdictions that intend to place a measure on the November ballot.
Candidates are provided a 26-day window to file all necessary paperwork as required by law. The complete Roster of Candidates is posted online and updated every evening. To view the roster, go to Current Election at smcacre.gov.
If an eligible incumbent for an office does not qualify as a candidate by the close of business on Friday, August 9, the candidate filing period for that particular office will be extended another five (5) calendar days and will end at the close of business on Wednesday, August 14. The eligible incumbent will not be permitted to file during the extended candidate filing period.
A 10-day public review period begins at the filing period deadline for each contest. During the review period, any registered voter or the Chief Elections Officer may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction if any material is found to be misleading or false.
Early Voting Period Begins October 7 to November 5, 2024
San Mateo County’s registered voters will be mailed their ballots in October 2024. Three Vote Centers for the November election will be open for in-person voting from October 7, 2024 through Election Day. Additional Vote Centers will open on October 26th and November 2.
For more information regarding the Registration & Elections Division or the November 5, 2024 Presidential General Election, please call or text 650.312.5222, visit smcacre.gov, or follow us on X and Instagram @smcvote.