Still time to run for office

There still is time for candidates to file to run for office for several dozen seats on city councils, school boards and special districts in the November election. The filing period ends Aug. 7, according to the Stanislaus County election office, though it can be extended if an incumbent is not running for re-election.

There will be races for mayor in Modesto and Ceres as well as council seats in those two cities. There also will be races for school boards in Modesto, Turlock, Patterson, Oakdale and elsewhere. And there are about four dozen seats on special districts that will be up for election, including the Knights Ferry Community Services District, the Burbank-Paradise Fire Protection District and the Salida Fire Protection District.

Additionally, there are several measures on the November ballot, including a half-percent general sales tax for Modesto; whether Modesto City Schools board members should be elected by district; and whether Ceres should increase its transient occupancy tax, which is the tax that motels and lodging establishments charge guests. Ceres voters also will decide whether their council members should be elected by district.

Registrar of Voters Lee Lundrigan encourages voters interested in becoming candidates to visit the Clerk Recorder-Elections Office, 1021 I St., Modesto, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or call 209-525-5200 or 209-525-5230 for help in Spanish. Information also is available at www.stanvote.com.

This story was originally published July 24, 2015 at 3:12 PM with the headline "Still time to run for office."