The nominating period for all elected city, school board and special district seats in Ventura County for the Nov. 4 election starts today and runs through Aug. 8.

All cities except Ventura have City Council or other municipal positions up for election. They are:

Camarillo: Two council seats, those of Kevin Kildee and Don Waunch, are up. Terms last four years.

Fillmore: Three council seats, those of Cecilia Cuevas, Scott Lee and Mayor Steve Conaway, are up. The city clerk and city treasurer also are up for re-election. All positions are four years.

Moorpark: The two four-year seats for Keith Millhouse and Roseann Mikos are up. Mayor Patrick Hunter has announced that he will not seek re-election, so mayoral candidates will have three extra business days to file. Councilwoman Janice Parvin has announced that she will run for mayor, which has a term of two years.

Ojai: Two four-year council seats are up. Mayor Sue Horgan and Rae Hanstad both have indicated that they will run again. City Treasurer Alan Rains and City Clerk Carlon Strobel also face re-election.

Oxnard: Three four-year council positions, including the mayor's, are up. Mayor Tom Holden said he plans to seek re-election, while Councilman John Zaragoza, who is running for county supervisor, is giving up his seat. Councilman Tim Flynn said he has not yet decided whether to seek re-election. City Clerk Daniel Martinez said he will run for another term, and Treasurer Dale Belcher said she plans to seek re-election.

Port Hueneme: Two four-year council seats are up. Mayor Toni Young and Councilman Murray Rosenbluth have said they do not plan to seek re-election. If so, residents will have three extra days to file candidate papers.

Santa Paula: Two council seats are up, along with city clerk and city treasurer. The council seats are those of John Procter and Ray Luna.

Thousand Oaks: Two four-year council seats are up. The seats are held by Mayor Jacqui Irwin and Tom Glancy, appointed after Ed Masry resigned because of health issues in 2005. Masry died shortly after. Glancy has said he is going to run, but Irwin could not be reached for comment.

Simi Valley: The mayoral and two council seats are up. Mayor Paul Miller announced that he will run again. Councilwoman Barbra Williamson said she will seek re-election. Steve Sojka's seat is also up. The mayoral term is two years and the council term is four years.

Ventura County Board of Supervisors: The runoff for the 5th District is in November. Supervisor John Flynn will face Oxnard Councilman John Zaragoza. In the June primary, Flynn won 48.1 percent of the vote and Zaragoza got 35.2 percent.

Residents interested in filing for any of the above positions can contact their local city clerk or log on to their city's Web site. Those interested in running for school board, special district or advisory council seats can get filing documents from the district office or county Elections Division in the Hall of Administration at 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura.

School district elections

School districts with board races on the Nov. 4 ballot are:

Ventura County Board of Education, two seats; Ventura County Community College District, two seats; Camarillo Unified (in case a school unification measure passes), five seats; Conejo Valley Unified, two seats; Fillmore Unified, two seats; Moorpark Unified, three seats; Oak Park Unified, two seats; Ojai Unified, two seats; Simi Valley Unified, three seats; Oxnard Union High, two seats; Santa Paula Union High, two seats; Briggs, two seats; Hueneme, two seats; Mesa Union, three seats; Mupu, one seat; Oxnard Elementary, two seats; Pleasant Valley, two seats; Rio, two seats; Santa Clara, one seat; Santa Paula Elementary, two seats; and Somis Union, two seats.

Special districts

Municipal advisory council elections will be held for Oak Park, Ojai Valley and Santa Rosa Valley. Water districts with elections are Calleguas Municipal, Casitas Municipal, Hidden Valley Municipal, Castaic Lake Water Agency, United Water Conservation, Camrosa and Meiners Oaks County. Sanitation district board seats are up for grabs in Ojai Valley and Triunfo, and recreation and park districts Conejo, Pleasant Valley and Rancho Simi also are having elections.

Other districts with open seats are Bell Canyon Community Services, Channel Islands Community Services, Oxnard Harbor, Camarillo Health Care, Montalvo Municipal Improvement and Blanchard/Santa Paula Public Library.