www.montereycountynow.com JULY 16-22, 2026 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 45 classifieds Legal Notices NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Election shall be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of November 2026. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the following offices are scheduled for election within the County of Monterey, State of California, United States, for the purpose of electing members as follows: Federal* United States Representative, District 18, one seat, 2‑year term United States Representative, District 19, one seat, 2‑year term State* Governor, one seat, 4‑year term Lieutenant Governor, one seat, 4‑year term Secretary of State, one seat, 4‑year term Controller, one seat, 4‑year term Treasurer, one seat, 4‑year term Attorney General, one seat, 4‑year term Insurance Commissioner, one seat, 4‑year term Board of Equalization, District 2, one seat, 4‑year term Member of the State Assembly, District 29, one seat, 2‑year term Member of the State Assembly, District 30, one seat, 2‑year term Judicial Judge of the Superior Court, nine seats, 6‑year term** Supreme and Appellate Court Justices Schools* Superintendent of Public Instruction, one seat, 4‑year term *The two candidates with the highest vote totals from the June Primary Election will advance to the November General Election **Will appear on the ballot if a write‑in candidate files during the special judicial write‑in period. County Board of Education Monterey County Board of Education, (1) Trustee Area 1, 4‑year term Monterey County Board of Education, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Monterey County Board of Education, (1) Trustee Area 6, 4‑year term Monterey County Board of Education, (1) Trustee Area 7, 4‑year term Fresno County Board of Education, (1) Trustee Area 4, 4‑year term Community College Districts Hartnell Community College District, (1) Trustee Area 5, 4‑year term Hartnell Community College District, (1) Trustee Area 6, 4‑year term Hartnell Community College District, (1) Trustee Area 7, 4‑year term Monterey Peninsula Community College District, (1) Trustee Area 1, 4‑year term Monterey Peninsula Community College District, (1) Trustee Area 2, 4‑year term West Hills Community College District, (1) Trustee Area 1, 4‑year term School Districts Must be a registered voter and resident of the district. A person may not be an employee of the school district and a governing board member at the same time (Education Code 35107(a)(b)). Alisal Union School District, (1) Trustee Area 2, 4‑year term Alisal Union School District, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Alisal Union School District, (1) Trustee Area 5, 4‑year term Aromas‑San Juan Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Big Sur Unified School District, (2) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term Bradley Union School District, (3) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term Carmel Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 2, 4‑year term Carmel Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 4, 4‑year term Chualar Union School District, (1) Trustee Area 1, 4‑year term Chualar Union School District, (2) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Coalinga‑Huron Joint Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area C1, 4‑year term Gonzales Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 2, 4‑year term Gonzales Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Gonzales Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 4, 4‑year term Graves Elementary School District, (2) Governing Board Member, 4‑year term Greenfield Union School District, (1) Trustee Area 1, 4‑year term Greenfield Union School District, (1) Trustee Area 2, 4‑year term Greenfield Union School District, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term King City Union School District, (3) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term Lagunita Elementary School District, (1) Governing Board Member, 2‑year term Mission Union School District, (1) Governing Board Members, 2‑year term Mission Union School District, (2) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 2, 4‑year term Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 4, 4‑year term Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 6, 4‑year term North Monterey County Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 2, 4‑year term North Monterey County Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 4, 4‑year term Pacific Grove Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 1, 4‑year term Pacific Grove Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Pacific Grove Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 5, 4‑year term Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary School District, (2) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term Salinas City Elementary School District, (1) Trustee Area 1, 4‑year term Salinas City Elementary School District, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Salinas City Elementary School District, (1) Trustee Area 5, 4‑year term Salinas Union High School District, (1) Trustee Area 1, 4‑year term Salinas Union High School District, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Salinas Union High School District, (1) Trustee Area 5, 4‑year term Salinas Union High School District, (1) Trustee Area 7, 4‑year term San Antonio Union Elementary School District, (3) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term San Ardo Union Elementary School District, (3) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term San Lucas Union Elementary School District, (1) Governing Board Members, 2‑year term San Lucas Union Elementary School District, (3) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term Santa Rita Union School District, (1) Trustee Area 2, 4‑year term Santa Rita Union School District, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Santa Rita Union School District, (1) Trustee Area 5, 4‑year term Soledad Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 3, 4‑year term Soledad Unified School District, (1) Trustee Area 5, 4‑year term South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, (3) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term Spreckels Union School District, (3) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term Washington Union Elementary School District, (3) Governing Board Members, 4‑year term King City Joint Unified School District, (5) Governing Board Members*** *** Offices are scheduled for election of the initial governing board members for school districts proposed under the measure for the reorganization of school districts for the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District. Members will take office if the measure receives majority voter approval. Airport District Must be a registered voter of the district for at least 30 days immediately preceding the filing of nomination documents. Each board member shall reside in the district during his or her incumbency. (Ch. 52, Stat. of 1941, amend. as of 1996 AB2722). Monterey Peninsula Airport District, (1) Director, District 4, 4‑year term Monterey Peninsula Airport District, (1) Director, District 5, 4‑year term Community Services District Castroville Community Services District, (2) Directors, 4‑year term Pebble Beach Community Services District, (2) Directors, 4‑year term Santa Lucia Community Services District, (2) Directors, 4‑year term Spreckels Community Services District, (2) Directors, 4‑year term Fire District Must be a resident elector of the district. (HSC 13841, UDEL HSC 13885) Aromas Tri‑County Fire Protection District, (3) Directors, 4‑year term Cachagua Fire Protection District, (2) Directors, 4‑year term Cypress Fire Protection District, (3) Directors, 4‑year term Gonzales Rural Fire Protection District, (1) Director, District 3, 4‑year term Greenfield Fire Protection District, (2) Directors, 4‑year term North County Fire Protection District, (3) Directors, 4‑year term Harbor District Must be a registered voter and resident of the district. Must be nominated. (HNC 6053) (25 ‑ 50 Nomination Signatures Required) Moss Landing Harbor District, (3) Harbor Commissioners, 4‑year term Healthcare Districts Must be a registered voter and resident of the district. (HSC 32100). Pajaro Valley Health Care District, (1) Director, Zone 1, 4‑year term Pajaro Valley Health Care District, (1) Director, 2‑year term Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare Systems, (1) Director, Zone 1, 4‑year term Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare Systems, (1) Director, Zone 3, 2‑year term Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare Systems, (1) Director, Zone 4, 4‑year term Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare Systems, (1) Director, Zone 5, 4‑year term Soledad Community Health Care District, (1) Director, Zone 1, 4‑year term Soledad Community Health Care District, (1) Director, Zone 3, 4‑year term Memorial Districts Spreckels Memorial District, (2) Directors, 4‑year term Greenfield Memorial District*** Park Districts **Must be nominated. (PRC 5531, 5783.3; UDEL P.R. 5783.6). At least 50 Nomination Signatures Required Carmel Valley Recreation and Park District, (3) Directors, 4‑year term Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, (1) Ward 2, 2‑year term** Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, (1) Ward 3, 4‑year term** Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, (1) Ward 4, 4‑year term** Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, (1) Ward 5, 4‑year term** Water Districts Aromas Water District, (3) Directors, 4‑year term Carmel Area Wastewater District, (2) Directors, 4‑year term Marina Coast Water District, (3) Directors, 4‑year term Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, (1) Director, Division 1, 4‑year term Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, (1) Director, Division 2, 4‑year term San Ardo Water District*** San Lucas County Water District*** *** For the Greenfield Memorial District, San Ardo Water District and San Lucas County Water District, open seats will be determined upon filing of the Notice of Election Facts from the respective district. ALL CANDIDATES MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, no person is eligible to be elected or appointed to an elective office unless that person is a registered voter and otherwise qualified to vote for that office at the time that nomination papers are issued to the person or at the time of the person’s appointment. ELECTIONS CODE 201. b) A person is disqualified from holding any office upon conviction of designated crimes as specified in the Constitution and laws of the state. GOVERNMENT CODE 1021. c) Not have been convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes. ELECTIONS CODE 20. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that declarations of candidacy and other required nomination documents for eligible candidates seeking to run for elected office may be obtained and filed at the Monterey County Elections Department, located at 1441 Schilling Place ‑ North Building, Salinas, CA, on or after July 13, 2026, and must be filed at the same location not later than 5:00 pm on August 7, 2026. If an eligible incumbent does not file a declaration of candidacy by 5:00 pm on August 7, 2026, any eligible person other than the incumbent, shall have until 5:00 pm on August 12, 2026, to file a declaration of candidacy for the elective office. Interested candidates are encouraged to schedule an appointment via email at CandidateServices@countyofmonterey.gov or by phone (831) 796‑1499. Any candidates seeking municipal office will file with the respective City Clerk. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that appointment to each elective office will be made as prescribed by California Elections Code section 10515 in the event there are no nominees or an insufficient number of nominees and a petition for an election is not filed with the elections official within the time period prescribed. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the statutory deadline to submit a measure to be voted on at the General Election is 5:00 pm, August 7, 2026. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the deadline to submit arguments for or against any Measures submitted to the Monterey County Elections Department is 5:00 pm, August 13, 2026. Arguments are limited to 300 words and may be signed by up to five persons. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the last day to submit rebuttal arguments in response to arguments for or against any Measures submitted to the Monterey County Elections Department is 5:00 pm,August 20, 2026. Rebuttal arguments are limited to 250 words. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that measures from jurisdictions whose boundaries include multiple counties may have different deadlines that will be established by the lead county. Deadlines and requirements may also vary for any Measure related to a city, in which case, the city clerk is the election official and primary contact. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that ballots will be mailed to all active voters beginning no later than October 5, 2026, and the last day to request a ballot by mail is October 27, 2026. In‑person voting opportunities will be available beginning October 5, 2026 through Election Day, November 3, 2026. Voting hours October 5th through November 2nd will be 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday and 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Weekend voting will be available from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday, October 24th at the Monterey County Elections Office, 1441 Schilling Place ‑ North Building, Salinas, CA 93901 and on Saturday, October 31st and Sunday, November 1st from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at both the Monterey County Elections Office and at the Embassy Suites Satellite Office located at 1441 Canyon Del Rey Boulevard, Seaside, CA 93955. Additional early voting locations and hours will be published on the Monterey County Elections website: www.countyofmonterey.gov/elections. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the last day to register to vote for the Election is Monday, October 19, 2026. Conditional Voter Registration, also known as Same Day Voter Registration, is available from Tuesday, October 20, 2026, through Tuesday, November 3, 2026. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the last day of voting, the Elections Department, Satellite Office and polling places will be open for voting from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, on the day thereof. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all voted ballots, including polling place ballots, vote by mail ballots, and provisional ballots for the General Election held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, shall be tallied at the location given below: Monterey County Elections Department 1441 Schilling Place ‑ North Building Salinas, CA 93901 Dated: July 10, 2026 _____________________________________ Gina Martinez, Registrar of Voters Si usted quiere obtener una traducción al español de este aviso legal, favor de comunicarse con el Departamento de Elecciones del Condado de Monterey para que se ponga la misma a su disposición.
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