Chapter 1.6
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS*

Sections:

1.6.01    General municipal election dates through March 2021.

1.6.02    General municipal election dates beginning November 2022.

1.6.03    Term of seats during election date transition.

*    Section 1.6.01, codified from Ordinance No. 95-1, was renumbered by codifier in order to maintain the organizational integrity of the code.

1.6.01 General municipal election dates through March 2021.

The provisions of this section are enacted pursuant to the provisions of Section 1301, subdivision (b) of the Elections Code of the State of California, authorizing the Council to provide, by ordinance, that the general municipal elections shall be held on the first Tuesday, following the first Monday, in the month of March of each odd-numbered year. (§ 1, Ord. 95-1, eff. February 16, 1995; § 1, Ord. 17-17, eff. October 11, 2017)

1.6.02 General municipal election dates beginning November 2022.

Notwithstanding Section 1.6.01, beginning with the November 8, 2022, Statewide general election, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 1301, subdivision (b) of the Elections Code of the State of California, the general municipal elections shall be held on the date of the Statewide general election. (§ 1, Ord. 17-17, eff. October 11, 2017)

1.6.03 Term of seats during election date transition.

Pursuant to Section 10403.5, subdivision (b) of the Elections Code of the State of California, which provides that no City office term shall be increased or decreased by more than twelve (12) months when changing election dates, the term of seats for the elections during the transition period will be as follows: election in March 2019 for three (3) Council seats for a term through November 2022; election in March 2021 for two (2) council seats for a term through November 2024. (§ 1, Ord. 17-17, eff. October 11, 2017)