DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR CANDIDATE FILING

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – The deadline for filing to run for Sunnyvale City Council seats in the November election is Friday, August 8. Those interested in being placed on the ballot must be a registered voter in Sunnyvale and may begin the application process by filing a Candidate Intention Statement with the Sunnyvale City Clerk in order to become a candidate.

Upon filing an Intention Statement, the City Clerk will issue application papers and a candidate orientation packet. The completed papers must be filed with the Sunnyvale City Clerk by 5 p.m., August 8.

When filing for candidacy, applicants must specify which of the seven seats for which they are running. Currently, seats four, five and six are open due to incumbents in these seats reaching their maximum terms; the first term for seat seven is expiring allowing candidates to run for this seat. While Sunnyvale City Council members are elected to specific seats, they serve at large, representing the entire City. Candidates are elected for a four-year term and may then run for one additional four-year term.

Questions about how to become a candidate may be answered by contacting the Sunnyvale City Clerk’s office at (408) 730-7483.