Placer County to host free election candidate workshop

There will be more than 180 positions available on various city councils, school boards, parks, fire, water and utility districts in Placer County this November. Citizens who are interested in serving their community and are registered voters are qualified to run for local office but may not know how to go about it. The Placer County Elections Office has scheduled a candidate workshop Saturday, July 23, at 10 a.m. to take the mystery out of running for office. The candidate filing period for the General Election in November is July 18-Aug. 12. Prospective candidates and their supporters are encouraged to attend. Members of the media and the general public are also invited. The workshop will explain many of the details involved in running for public office, including campaign financial disclosure filing, campaign techniques and working with the media. Guest speakers will include a successful candidate, a campaign consultant, member of the media, Placer County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voters Ryan Ronco and knowledgeable elections staff. The workshop will be held in the Assessor's Confluence Room at 2980 Richardson Drive in Auburn and will be broadcast via Zoom. For more information, visit placercountyelections.gov or call 530-886-5650.