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California candidate resources

Pick your county to see what running for office takes.

A plain-language guide to getting on the ballot in every California county. California runs everything through your county elections office -- even a run for Congress starts by collecting nomination papers where you live -- and it uses a top-two primary, so finishing second in June is not losing. Each guide covers the nomination window, the fee, the signatures you can file instead of it, and your county elections office. Click the map or use the list.

Alameda County — how to run for office Alpine County — how to run for office Amador County — how to run for office Butte County — how to run for office Calaveras County — how to run for office Colusa County — how to run for office Contra Costa County — how to run for office Del Norte County — how to run for office El Dorado County — how to run for office Fresno County — how to run for office Glenn County — how to run for office Humboldt County — how to run for office Imperial County — how to run for office Inyo County — how to run for office Kern County — how to run for office Kings County — how to run for office Lake County — how to run for office Lassen County — how to run for office Los Angeles County — how to run for office Madera County — how to run for office Marin County — how to run for office Mariposa County — how to run for office Mendocino County — how to run for office Merced County — how to run for office Modoc County — how to run for office Mono County — how to run for office Monterey County — how to run for office Napa County — how to run for office Nevada County — how to run for office Orange County — how to run for office Placer County — how to run for office Plumas County — how to run for office Riverside County — how to run for office Sacramento County — how to run for office San Benito County — how to run for office San Bernardino County — how to run for office San Diego County — how to run for office San Francisco County — how to run for office San Joaquin County — how to run for office San Luis Obispo County — how to run for office San Mateo County — how to run for office Santa Barbara County — how to run for office Santa Clara County — how to run for office Santa Cruz County — how to run for office Shasta County — how to run for office Sierra County — how to run for office Siskiyou County — how to run for office Solano County — how to run for office Sonoma County — how to run for office Stanislaus County — how to run for office Sutter County — how to run for office Tehama County — how to run for office Trinity County — how to run for office Tulare County — how to run for office Tuolumne County — how to run for office Ventura County — how to run for office Yolo County — how to run for office Yuba County — how to run for office

All 58 California counties. Click any county for its guide.

All 58 California counties

Alphabetical. Each links to that county’s “how to run for office” guide.

Alameda County Alpine County Amador County Butte County Calaveras County Colusa County Contra Costa County Del Norte County El Dorado County Fresno County Glenn County Humboldt County Imperial County Inyo County Kern County Kings County Lake County Lassen County Los Angeles County Madera County Marin County Mariposa County Mendocino County Merced County Modoc County Mono County Monterey County Napa County Nevada County Orange County Placer County Plumas County Riverside County Sacramento County San Benito County San Bernardino County San Diego County San Francisco County San Joaquin County San Luis Obispo County San Mateo County Santa Barbara County Santa Clara County Santa Cruz County Shasta County Sierra County Siskiyou County Solano County Sonoma County Stanislaus County Sutter County Tehama County Trinity County Tulare County Tuolumne County Ventura County Yolo County Yuba County

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