Amador County – Candidate filing periods closed in the cities of Jackson and Amador City this week with incumbents to run unopposed, while 5 other political jurisdictions had filing periods extended after incumbents decided not to run for reelection. Jackson Mayor Connie Gonsalves and Councilman Pat Crew filed for reelection unopposed, as did councilmen Tim Knox and Michael Vasquez in Amador City, along with City Clerk Joyce Davidson. Sheldon D. Johnson, Registrar of Voters, announced that the last day for candidates to file for the November 2nd General Election was Friday, August 6th, but “if an incumbent fails to file his or her nomination papers by 5 p.m. on August 6th,” there will be a “5-day extension allowed for all persons other than the incumbent to file for such office.” The extension deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday (August 11th). Choosing not to run for reelection were Karl Knobelauch, Terry Porray and David Dutra in the Amador County Unified School District, Ione Mayor Skip Schaufel, Plymouth Mayor Pat Fordyce and Plymouth Councilman Mike O’Meara, Sutter Creek Councilman Pat Crosby and Amador Water Agency Director Terence Moore of District 5. All of those jurisdictions have a filing period for candidates extended to Wednesday (August 11th). ACUSD has one seat open in former Ione and Jackson school districts, and both filing periods have been extended. Candidates who have filed are Rose Andrews-Oneto in Ione unified; and Lynnette Lipp and Pat Miller, both in Jackson. Filing for Ione City Council were incumbents Lee Ard and James Ulm, and challengers Daniel Epperson, Lloyd Oneto, Jerry Sherman, and Ron Smylie. Candidates for Plymouth’s 2 seats are both sitting Planning Commission members: Sandy Kyle and Sean McGinness. Seats for Sutter Creek Councilmembers Pat Crosby and Linda Rianda are both up for reelection. Crosby will not run again, but Rianda will compete for reelection against Ed Arata and Bart Weatherly. Amador Water Agency’s District 5 director’s seat also has the extended filing deadline. 2 people, Art Toy and Dale Turner, have filed so far for the District 5 race. The filing periods closed for incumbents in Districts 1 and 4 on the AWA board of directors. President Bill Condrashoff will face Paul Molinelli Senior for AWA’s District 1 seat, and Vice President Debbie Dunn will face Robert Manassero for the District 4 seat. With one seat open, the filing period was also extended for the Volcano Community Services District, where Director Meg Gottstein filed for reelection. Candidate forms may be obtained from political jurisdictions or at the Elections Office at 810 Court Street in Jackson. You can call the Elections Office at 223-6465. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 06:32
Amador County Election Filing Period Extended
Amador County – Candidate filing periods closed in the cities of Jackson and Amador City this week with incumbents to run unopposed, while 5 other political jurisdictions had filing periods extended after incumbents decided not to run for reelection. Jackson Mayor Connie Gonsalves and Councilman Pat Crew filed for reelection unopposed, as did councilmen Tim Knox and Michael Vasquez in Amador City, along with City Clerk Joyce Davidson. Sheldon D. Johnson, Registrar of Voters, announced that the last day for candidates to file for the November 2nd General Election was Friday, August 6th, but “if an incumbent fails to file his or her nomination papers by 5 p.m. on August 6th,” there will be a “5-day extension allowed for all persons other than the incumbent to file for such office.” The extension deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday (August 11th). Choosing not to run for reelection were Karl Knobelauch, Terry Porray and David Dutra in the Amador County Unified School District, Ione Mayor Skip Schaufel, Plymouth Mayor Pat Fordyce and Plymouth Councilman Mike O’Meara, Sutter Creek Councilman Pat Crosby and Amador Water Agency Director Terence Moore of District 5. All of those jurisdictions have a filing period for candidates extended to Wednesday (August 11th). ACUSD has one seat open in former Ione and Jackson school districts, and both filing periods have been extended. Candidates who have filed are Rose Andrews-Oneto in Ione unified; and Lynnette Lipp and Pat Miller, both in Jackson. Filing for Ione City Council were incumbents Lee Ard and James Ulm, and challengers Daniel Epperson, Lloyd Oneto, Jerry Sherman, and Ron Smylie. Candidates for Plymouth’s 2 seats are both sitting Planning Commission members: Sandy Kyle and Sean McGinness. Seats for Sutter Creek Councilmembers Pat Crosby and Linda Rianda are both up for reelection. Crosby will not run again, but Rianda will compete for reelection against Ed Arata and Bart Weatherly. Amador Water Agency’s District 5 director’s seat also has the extended filing deadline. 2 people, Art Toy and Dale Turner, have filed so far for the District 5 race. The filing periods closed for incumbents in Districts 1 and 4 on the AWA board of directors. President Bill Condrashoff will face Paul Molinelli Senior for AWA’s District 1 seat, and Vice President Debbie Dunn will face Robert Manassero for the District 4 seat. With one seat open, the filing period was also extended for the Volcano Community Services District, where Director Meg Gottstein filed for reelection. Candidate forms may be obtained from political jurisdictions or at the Elections Office at 810 Court Street in Jackson. You can call the Elections Office at 223-6465. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Latest from
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