Candidate filing deadline extended to Wed., 8/15, in several Santa Ana races

The Registrar of Voters announced today that the nomination period has been extended until August 15, 2012, 5:00 p.m. for the Santa Ana offices listed below because the incumbent failed to file Nomination Papers by the August 10, 2012 deadline.

Any qualified person, other than the incumbent, can now file the Nomination Papers until August 15, 2012, 5:00 p.m., in the office of the Registrar of Voters, 1300 South Grand Avenue, Building C, Santa Ana, California.  Business hours are: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For further information, call the Registrar of Voters office at 714-567-7600, hit option “0″ and ask for the “Candidate and Voters Services” division.

• Rancho Santiago Community College District, Trustee Area 1
• Rancho Santiago Community College District, Trustee Area 3
• Santa Ana Unified School District, Governing Board Member

The deadline should also be extended for Ward 3, on the Santa Ana City Council, as the incumbent, Carlos Bustamante, opted not to run again.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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