November 7, 2023 Special Election Resources

List of Offices	List of contests on the November 7, 2023 Special Election ballot.
Qualified Candidates List with Contact Information	Qualified List of candidates that have filed nomination documents for the November 7, 2023 Special Election that includes their contact information.
​​Official List of Qualified Candidates in Randomized Alphabet Order	List of candidates that have filed nomination documents and qualified to have their name placed on the ballot.
Certified List of Qualified Write-in Candidates	List of local candidates who have filed nomination documents and are qualified write-in candidates.
​Abbreviated Election Calendar	​Important nomination dates and deadlines for the upcoming November 7, 2023 Special Election.
​Notice of Final Printing Deadline	Friday, September 1, 2023 is the deadline by which all ballot language and County Voter Information Guides (CVIG) materials must be finalized, including resolving any legal challenges in court.
Notice of Election	Special Election Notice to the Public.
Certificate of Election Results	Certification of the results of the canvass for the November 7, 2023 Special Election.
Form 501 and VEL Agreements	Candidate Intention Statements (FPPC 501) and Voluntary Expenditure Limit (VEL) Agreements Received by Officeholders and Candidates.

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Candidate and Measures Information

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Guides and Videos

• November 7, 2023 Candidate Guide
  • Supplemental Document: Incumbent v. Appointed-In-Lieu v. Appointed Incumbent
  • Supplemental Document: Ballot Designation Cheat Sheet
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Forms

• Candidate Information Request Form
• Request to Receive Nomination Documents
• Authorization Form to Obtain/File Nomination Documents
• Candidate Guidelines for Issuing and Submitting Nomination Paperwork
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Measures

• List of local measures and measure argument deadlines
  • Text of the local measures as they appear on the ballot

RANDOMIZED ALPHABET DRAWING	RESOURCES
The Secretary of State (SOS) will conduct a randomized alphabet drawing on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Results from the randomized alphabetized drawing	California Secretary of State Elections and Voter Information California State Elections Code Voter's Edge California An online voter guide that provides voters and candidates with election information and resources Guide to translated languages

Candidate Guide

November 7, 2023 Special Election

View the candidate guide