2024 ENDORSEMENT SCHEDULE and REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL ELECTION on November 5, 2024
GENERAL ELECTION 2024 ENDORSEMENT SCHEDULE:
June 11, 2024 - Candidate Questionnaires are posted on the Club's web site
June 29, 2024 - Candidates' Responses to the Questionnaire AND payment of the $25 administrative fee are due
July 14, 2024 - Club's Endorsement Committee meets with candidates and votes on recommended endorsements to the Club membership
July 17, 2024 - Club meets to vote on endorsements
October 7, 2024 - County Elections Office mails out ballots to all registered voters
November 5, 2024 - Election Day
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CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES:
Questionnaires for candidates seeking the endorsement of the Democratic Club of Ventura will be posted on this web site on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Candidates' responses to the questionnaires are due no later than 5 pm on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
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Click here to download the Ventura City Council Questionnaire
Click here to download the Ventura Unified School Board Questionnaire
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PAY $25 ENDORSEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE FEE BY 5 pm on JUNE 29, 2024:
Click here to pay the $25 endorsement administrative fee. Candidates who pay the fee after the deadline will not be considered for endorsement.
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SUBMIT RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES TO:
DCVEndorsementCommittee@gmail.com no later than 5 pm on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Candidates' responses received after the deadline are automatically disqualified from receiving an endorsement.
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CANDIDATES SEEKING ENDORSEMENT:
Candidates who will be requesting the Club's endorsement are encouraged, but not required, to notify Endorsement Committee Chair Matt Bello at DCVEndorsementCommittee@gmail.com at your earliest convenience.
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CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS ON JULY 14, 2024:
The Endorsement Committee will meet with the candidates for an interview on Sunday, July 14, 2024. The time and location are TBD.
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THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF VENTURA WILL VOTE TO ENDORSE ON JULY 17, 2024:
The meeting location is the E.P. Foster Library located at 651 East Main Street in Ventura in the Topping Room from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. It will be an in-person meeting. The Club's agenda, including the recommended endorsements, will be available 72 hours prior to the meeting on Sunday, July 14, 2024. If you are a candidate and did not receive an email from the Democratic Club of Ventura with the location and time of the candidate meeting/interviews, please contact Endorsement Committee Chair Matt Bello at DCVEndorsementCommittee@gmail.com. To receive the Club's Endorsement, approval of 60% of the Club members present at the meeting and voting is required.
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NOVEMBER 5, 2024 ELECTION - OFFICES UP FOR ELECTION AND ENDORSEMENT:
1) Ventura City Council, District #2 (incumbent Doug Halter)
2) Ventura City Council, District #3 (incumbent Mike Johnson)
3) Ventura City Council, District #7 (incumbent Joe Schroeder)
4) Ventura Unified School District, Area #2 (incumbent Sabrena Rodriguez)
5) Ventura Unified School District, Area #3 (incumbent Alicia La Vere)
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QUESTIONS?
Contact Ventura Club's Endorsement Committee Chair Matt Bello at DCVEndorsementCommittee@gmail.com.
Ventura Club's Endorsement Committee Members:
Matt Bello, Chair
Matty Park, Past Club President
Marco Cuevas
Steph Karba
JP Schumaker
Carol Spector