Comments on: Young blood for council?

By: Ishan Shah

Ishan Shah — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:43:31 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen,

As of 5/29/09 I am a registered voter. I will be 18 in June of 2010 (my birthday is 06/14/1992), therefore I meet the requirements. I have spoken with Ms. Dawn Abrahamson, the City Clerk, and she is helping me stay on top of my paperwork. We have filed the 501 declaring our intention to run; we are in it till the end! Thank you very much for making sure I am on top of things everybody, it makes this all a little bit easier.

Ishan

By: Fremont Lifer

Fremont Lifer — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:24:48 +0000

As an old geezer, it occurs to me that perhaps the real question regarding age should involve an upper limit. There’s just as many people of advanced years who are unqualified to a hold a coherent thought, much less a public office, as there are below age 18. Present company obviously excepted, of course, Gus.

By: Gus Morrison

Gus Morrison — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:48:50 +0000

Candidates are required to be a registered voter to file for office, I believe. Most young people graduate from high school either at 18 years old or close to it. Someone 16 today could be 18 by mid July 2010 when filing for council opens. If I were a serious candidate for office today, I would make sure by checking with the city clerk, or by looking at the Califonia Elections Code on the ca.gov web site.

By: Relatively new to Fremont

Relatively new to Fremont — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:00:29 +0000

I’m glad Ishan is showing so much initiative and enthusiasm to be an elected official. Much kudos and best wishes to you. But since i’m not an expert on the requirements for running for city council, can someone enlighten me. Is there an age requirement? It would seem strange that a person would be eligible to run for elected office yet not be able to vote in that election.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:28:08 +0000

Not to be discouraging, as I applaud his energy and enthusiasm, but I believe that you need to be a registered voter (as well as a Fremont resident) in order to run for a council seat. So you may need to defer running for another year.

There was a document on the city website, but with the revamp, it no longer is easily found. Just google “fremont basic steps running office” and select the cached version to view the document.

By: Brian Cho

Brian Cho — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:28:53 +0000

I am very proud that the youth of this community has stood up.

By: Ishan Shah

Ishan Shah — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:07:01 +0000

Simple times: I am NOT doing this for college applications, but your suspicions are valid… In my honest opinion that would be a very selfish thing to do. I have already said this to others who have asked me this question: I am willing to go to Ohlone to stay in fremont. I want to help our city, that is my reason for running. Its as simple as that. Thank you so much for your positive remarks; they keep me going.

By: simple times

simple times — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:44:19 +0000

Well you’re in high school and I imagine you want to go to college… you mentioned Cal. So I was just mentioning that I hope you’re not just running in order to write a really good personal statement. Like I said, I think it’s awesome that you’re running and I think you’re going to take a lot of people by surprise.

By: Ishan Shah

Ishan Shah — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:59:12 +0000

What college applications my good sir? I am applying to Cal right out of high school, and if I’m rejected I’m going to our own Harvard on the Hill! (Ohlone for those of you who don’t know)

Ishan Shah

By: simple times

simple times — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:48:05 +0000

That’s freakin’ awesome. I hope you’re foreal and not just trying to provide a compelling story for your college applications.