CHAPTER 1.5
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Sections:
§ 2151 Consolidation with Other Elections.
2150 Election Dates.
The City shall hereafter hold its general municipal election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years. (Ord. 16-1585, § 2)
2151 Consolidation with Other Elections.
If an election held pursuant to this Chapter occurs on the same date as any other regular statewide election, such election may be consolidated. In the event of consolidation of elections, the provisions contained in the Elections Code pertaining to the conduct of elections shall apply. (Ord. 16-1585, § 2)
2155 By-District Elections.
A. By-District Elections. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 34886, all members of the City Council of the City of Carson, other than the Mayor, shall be elected by district in four (4) single-member districts.
1. All members of the City Council shall be elected in the electoral districts established by subsection (B) of this Section and as subsequently reapportioned pursuant to State law. All City Council elections shall take place “by district” as that term is defined in California Government Code Section 34871, meaning each of the five (5) Councilmembers, other than the directly elected Mayor, shall be elected from each district, by the voters of that district alone.
2. Any Councilmember elected or appointed to represent a district must reside in that district and be a registered voter in that district, and any candidate for City Council must reside in, and be a registered voter in, the district in which he or she seeks election at the time nomination papers are issued.
3. Termination of residency in a district by a Councilmember shall create a vacancy for that City Council district unless a substitute residence within the district is immediately declared and established within thirty (30) days after the termination of residency.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, all Councilmembers in office at the time this Section takes effect shall continue in office until the expiration of the at-large term to which they were elected.
B. City Council Districts and District Elections. All Councilmembers, other than the directly elected Mayor, shall be elected on a by-district basis from the Council districts shown and numbered on the map attached to the ordinance codified in this section as Exhibit A, a copy of which shall be on file in the City Clerk’s office. In November 2020, and every four (4) years thereafter, the following two (2) City Council districts shall be elected by district: District 1 and District 3. In November 2022, and every four (4) years thereafter, the following two (2) City Council districts shall be elected by district: District 2 and District 4.
C. Amendment of District Boundaries. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 21620, as it may be amended from time to time, the City Council shall adjust the boundaries of any or all of the districts following each Federal decennial census or, if authorized by the City Charter, following each Federal mid-decade census, to ensure that the districts are in compliance with all applicable provisions of law. (Ord. 20-2008, § 2)