LARRYHERREM Cit Clerk CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT Long Beach, California January 13,2014 ADMINISTRATIYE DTVISION It4ontque De La Garza Adsioitkalivc On.ct ELFCTIONS BUREAU Poonim Ddvn City Clcrk $uedil Mana$, LEGISLATTVg BUREAU Merianne Nakagawa Ciry Clerk Bqtan MdnnS.t Long Beach, CA. lI Dear Ms. Chavez; You were notified by electronic mail on Friday, January 10,2A14 that your nomination documents filed with this office on that date were sufficient to qualify you as a candidate for the Office of City of Prosecutor on the ballot for the City of Long Bqach Primary Nominating Election to be held on April 8,2A14. Subsequent review of your nomination papers has revealed two (2) problems with the documents that rnust be remedied as set forth below. First, the Affidavit of the Circulator on page 4 of your nomination paper is not completed or signed. Pursuant to sections 104 and fi222 of the Califomia Elections Code, this affidavit must be completed and signed at the time nomination papers are submitted to the elections offtcial. \J\Iithout this affidavit, vo$r nofnination CIapers are incomplete and our qffipq m?v-not place vour name on the ballot. Our office takes no position at this time as to whether a late affidavit may serve to restore the validity of an incomplete nomination, and we encourage you to consult with legal counsel as you review your options. As this office must continue preparing the ballot for the April 8, 2014 election, we must esk that you respond with an affidavit, if you will be submitting one, within three day:s of receipt of this letter. This time period was selected because it conesponds to the second item, oullined below. $econd, the proposed ballot designations included in your Affidavit of the Nominee are rejected pursuant to section 13107tbx1) of the Elections Code and sections 207rc and2A174 of Title 2 of the Galifornia Code of Regulations in that they would tend to confuse the electorate and do not represent a professional title or clearly-defined profession or occupation. Pursuant to 13107(c) of the Electicns Code, you are hereby notified that you have three davs from the date of receipt of this letter to appear at our office and provide a designation that complies with section f 3107(a). Our office will be happy to workwith you to determine mutually-acceptable designation at that time. Thank you for your prompt attention to these matters. lf you have any procedural questions, please do not hesitate to call Poonam Davis, Assistant City Clerk of this office at fll if you have legal questions on this matter please call Greg Murphy of Burke, Williams, &' Sorensen, LLP, who is serving as special counsel to our office on issues related to this election, - City Clerk cc. Poonam Davis 333 Wrer OcreN Bou*vrqno, Loerv LevEL, LoNG Bg^ctl, CauronNtn' 90802 TsLssHoNr (562) 570-6101 Fax (562) 570-67E9 EMA[: clrYcls&[email protected]