Lake Elsinore Municipal Code Art. II Fees

A. In accordance with Section 10228 of the Elections Code of the State of California, as such section may be amended from time to time, it is hereby determined that the filing fee for each candidate's nomination papers is set at $25.00 for a City office to be elected at a municipal election.

B. The filing fee established by subsection (A) of this section shall be payable at the time of submission of nomination papers to the City Clerk.

C. Filing fees collected pursuant to this article shall be paid into the general fund of the City.

(Ord. 1386 § 3, 2018)

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a candidate for a City office may submit, in lieu of all or part of the required filing fee, a petition containing four qualified signatures for each dollar of the filing fee not paid.

B. Within the meaning of this section, a qualified signature is the signature of a person who, at the time of providing such signature, was a registered voter within the City.

C. Any petition submitted pursuant to this section in lieu of all or part of the required filing fee shall be submitted to the City Clerk with nomination papers related thereto, together with the amount of the filing fee, if any, remaining to be paid.

(Ord. 1386 § 3, 2018)

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to extend or otherwise modify the period of time for filing nomination papers for candidates of City offices.

(Ord. 1386 § 3, 2018)