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Staff Report
City Council
Item No. 3.D
Meeting Date: June 10, 2026
From: Christina Burton, City Clerk
Title: Calling a General Municipal Election to be held Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Requesting Riverside County Provide Election Services and Establishing Regulations for Candidates Filing an Optional Candidate Statement
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend that the City Council:
1. Adopt a Resolution calling and giving notice of a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the purpose of electing certain City officers, and requesting consolidation of the election with the Statewide General Election pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10403; and
2. Adopt a Resolution establishing regulations pertaining to candidate statements and other materials submitted to voters for the General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2026.
BACKGROUND:
In an effort to conduct municipal elections in an efficient and cost-effective manner while complying with all state regulations pertaining to municipal elections, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters has conducted the City’s General Municipal Elections since incorporation.
To request the services of the Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office for the upcoming November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election, the City Council must adopt resolutions calling and giving notice, requesting the County services and setting regulations for candidate statements.
DISCUSSION:
On November 3, 2026, the City of Cathedral City will hold its General Municipal Election for three City Council seats, for District 3, 4 and 5, each with a four-year term, and for one City Treasurer at-large for a four-year term. The nomination period begins July 13, 2026, and will 1 5
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close on August 7, 2026. If an incumbent does not file during the nomination period for their seat, the nomination period will be extended to August 12, 2026, for that seat only.
Candidates wishing to submit a candidate statement will be required to pay a deposit at an amount determined by the Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office, to cover the cost of printing the statement in the sample ballots provided. This statement will also be provided electronically on the Riverside County Registrar of Voters website. For those candidates who wish to have an electronic candidate statement only will also be required to pay a deposit at an amount determined by the Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office. As indicated above, two Resolutions are presented to the City Council for consideration, one giving notice of holding a General Municipal Election on November 3, 2026, and requesting consolidation with the Statewide General Election and one establishing regulations for candidates submitting a Candidate Statement, both are attached for your review.
FISCAL IMPACT:
In the fiscal year (FY) 2026-2027 City Clerk’s budget (100-100-130-134-8600-8602), $85,000 has been budgeted for Riverside County professional services to support the November 3, 2026 election.
FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN:
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ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution Calling Election 2026
2. Exhibit A- Adopted District Map
3. Resolution Candidate Statement