Final List of Belmont Certified Candidates Released

From The City of Belmont: The City of Belmont will hold a General Municipal Election on November 6, 2018. Three seats on the five-member City Council will be up for election. Incumbents Warren Lieberman, Charles Stone, and Julia Mates have qualified for the ballot, as has newcomer Deniz Marie Bolbol.

In addition to the City Council race, three measures were placed on this ballot by the City Council. One measure will ask voters whether to raise the hotel guest tax (also known as transient occupancy tax) from 10 to 12 percent. The other two measures will ask voters whether the positions of City Clerk and City Treasurer should be appointive rather than elected. A simple majority is required to pass any of these three measures.

For additional information on the election, including archival information on previous
elections, please visit the City’s website at www.belmont.gov and select “Election Information” under the City Hall tab on the home page. In an effort to provide transparency in elections, candidate statements and candidate contact information is available, and future campaign finance statements will be posted as they are received. For the ballot measures, the City Attorney’s impartial analysis and ballot arguments will be posted as they are received. The analysis and primary arguments for and against are due August 17, 2018. Rebuttal arguments are due August 27, 2018.

As was done for the June Primary Election, voters for the November election will receive a ballot along with a postage-paid envelope. Traditional polling places will not be in operation. There will be three Voting Centers available in the County 30 days prior to the Election, and additional Voting Centers will be available 15 days prior, and then again three days prior to Election Day (including weekends). A voter can go to any Voting Center. The Voting Center in Belmont, available beginning the Saturday prior to Election Day, will be located in the Emergency Operations Center on the second floor of City Hall at One Twin Pines Lane. Be on the lookout for information from the Elections Office regarding this program. Sample ballots are scheduled to be mailed starting September 27, 2018, and formal ballots will be mailed shortly thereafter. The first Voting Centers will be available starting October 9, 2018.

Residents wishing to become a write-in candidate for the City Council race should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (650) 595-7413, or email cclerk@belmont.gov. The deadline to register to vote for the November election is October 22.

photo: attached, credit Renee Schiavone