March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election Resources

List of Offices	List of contests on the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election ballot.
Final Qualified List of State and Local Candidates with Contact Information	List of state and local candidates who have successfully filed nomination documents for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election that includes their contact information.
Final Qualified State and Local Write-In Candidates List	Final qualified list of state and local write-in candidates who have pulled and/or filed write-in documents at the County of Santa Clara ROV. An updated list will be available daily after 8:00 p.m. during the Write-In Candidacy Period which begins Monday, January 8, 2024 and ends Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
​Abbreviated Election Calendar​​​	​Important nomination dates and deadlines for the upcoming Presidential Primary Election.
Notice of Final Printing Deadline​	December 29, 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.
Governor's Proclamation and Writ of Election	The Governor’s Proclamation for the regularly scheduled November 5, 2024, Presidential General Election to fill the seat made vacant upon the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Governor's Proclamation	The Governor’s Proclamation for the regularly scheduled, March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election to fill federal and state offices and any other offices and ballot measures as provided by law.
Notice of Offices	Notice by Secretary of State of offices for which candidates are to be nominated at the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election.
Notice of Election	Presidential Primary Election Notice to the Public.
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 Measure Information

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Guides and Videos

• March 5, 2024 Candidate Guide
  • Supplemental Document: Incumbent v. Appointed-In-Lieu v. Appointed Incumbent
  • Supplemental Document: Ballot Designation Cheat Sheet
• ROV Services Presentation for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election
• August 16, 2023 Judicial Seminar Presentation [video]
• August 16, 2023 Judicial Seminar Presentation [powerpoint]

Forms

• Initial Nomination Period Forms Packet (Below is the list of forms included in this packet)
  • Candidate Information Request Form (CIRF)
  • Request to Receive Nomination Documents
  • Authorization Form to Obtain/File Nomination Documents
  • Candidate Guidelines for Issuing and Submitting Nomination Paperwork
  • Adobe Reader (or a similar application is required to open/edit fillable forms)
• Ballot Designation Worksheet 
• Candidate Statement of Qualifications
  • Electronic Submittal of Candidate Statement Guidelines and Instructions
  • Nonpartisan Candidate Statement Guidelines and Estimated Costs
  • Voter-Nominated Candidate Statement Guidelines and Estimated Costs 
• Preferred Transliteration Form
• Request for Vietnamese Accents Form

Measures

• List of Local Measures and Measure Argument Deadlines
  • Text of the Local Measures as they appear on the Ballot
• Electronic Submittal of Primary Arguments, List of Supporters/Opponents, and Rebuttals 

RANDOMIZED ALPHABET DRAWING

RESOURCES

The Secretary of State and the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters Office will conduct a randomized alphabet drawing on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. ​ ​Secretary of State's List​​ Results from the randomized alphabet drawings conducted by the Secretary of State's Office ​County of Santa Clara's List​ Results from the randomized alphabet drawings conducted by the Registrar of Voters Office

Secretary of State Presidential Primary Election Webpage California State Elections Code Voter411.org An online voter guide that provides voters and candidates with election information and resources Guide to Translated Languages