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RIPON ELECTIONS
Filing opens for Ripon council, Ripon Uniifed school board
vote

The Ripon City Council has two seats up for grabs.

They’re the ones occupied by Mayor Michael Restuccia and Councilman Dean Uecker.

The filing period kicked off Monday at Ripon City Hall, with challengers having an opportunity to pick up papers necessary for the Nov. 6 ballot between now and Friday, Aug. 10.

City Hall is located at 259 N. Wilma Ave. Hours of operation is Mondays through Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

In the event of one or both incumbents not filing on the last day of the nomination period, any eligible candidate other than the incumbent can file during the extended period that runs through Aug. 15.

In order to be eligible, that person must a registered voter of Ripon at the time nomination papers are issued.

He or she must also be:

  • A U.S. citizen.
  • A resident of Ripon.
  • At least 18 years of age on the date of the next election.
  • Not in prison or on parole for a felony conviction.

There’s no charge filing fee charge by the City of Ripon. However, those looking to take a candidate statement may do so via the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters – the fee is determined by the Registrar of Voters office and not the City.

A candidate may withdraw his or her name prior to the closing of the nomination period.

Ripon City Council is an at-large election.

Ripon Unified

The school board election is no longer at-large but rather by the boundaries of the Trustee Area.

Those seeking one of the three seats must be from those areas currently occupied by school board President Chad Huskey (Trustee Area 1), Vice President Kit Oase (Trustee Area 3) and Ernie Tyhurst (Trustee Area 2).

The board will have at least one new member following Tyhurst’s announcement that, after 12 years, he will not seek another term.

Huskey and Oase will both seek re-election.

RUSD with assistance from the League of Women Voters recently held a workshop for potential candidates.

Candidates in this election must from be from those Trustee Area 1, 2 and 3 (log on to www.riponusd.net for the map).

For more information, log on to San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters website at www.sjcrov.org or call 209.468.2885.