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About City Attorney
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Attorney
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
A citizen of the United States, a qualified elector and resident for at least 30 days of the City or a territory lawfully annexed or consolidated, licensed to practice law in all courts of the State of California and so licensed for at least ten years preceding his or her election
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is $$300. Petition signature requirement is Not less than fifty (50) nor more than one hundred (100) registered voters who are residents of the city
- Filing period
- July 13, 2020 - August 7, 2020
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the county registrar of voters' office.
- Where to file
- 1225 Fallon St, Rm G-1, Oakland, CA 94612
- Filing phone
- 510-272-6973
- Step 3
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