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CITY OF MURRIETA
CITY CLERK’S NOTICE/CERTIFICATE OF FACTS
NOVEMBER 3, 2026 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
DISTRICT ONE
THE FOLLOWING IS A NOTICE/CERTIFICATE OF FACTS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE §10229:
A. On June 16, 2026 the City Council of the City of Murrieta adopted Resolution No. 26- 4952, Calling for the Holding of a General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the election of three City Council Members.
B. The three (3) City Council Member seats for purposes of the election, represent Districts 1, 2, and 5, respectively, for the full term of four (4) years.
C. On July 12, 2026, the City Clerk/Local Elections Official of the City of Murrieta posted the Notice of Election , which included the nomination period for the three Council Members seats between Monday, July 13, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. and Friday, August 7, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
D. By close of the nomination period on Friday, August 7, 2026, more than one candidate filed and qualified for Districts 2 and 5.
E. By the close of the nomination period on Friday, August 7, 202 6, only one person (incumbent) filed and qualified for District 1.
The person so nominated for District 1 is:
Jon Levell – District 1
F. Pursuant to California Elections Code §10229, if only one person is nominated to be elected from or by a legislative district, one of the following courses of action may be taken by the City Council:
1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
G. If by the 75th day before the municipal election (August 20, 2026), no person has been appointed to the office pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election shall be held.
H. If the City Council makes an appointment for District 1 pursuant to §10229 of the California Elections Code, the City Clerk/Local Elections Official shall not accept for
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filing any statement of write-in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made for District 1.
I. If the City Council makes an appointment for District 1 pursuant to §10229 of the California Elections Code, the person appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office. This would also result in the cancellation of the City Council Member District 1 portion of the City’s General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2026. Districts 2 and 5 will continue as scheduled.
J. A notice of these facts shall be posted and published in a newspaper of general circulation as designated by the City elections official.
This matter will be considered by the City Council at a Regular Meeting or a Special Meeting to be determined. For more information, please contact the City Clerk’s Department at (951) 461- 6031 or via e-mail at [email protected].
Dated this 10th day of August, 2026.
/s/
Cristal McDonald,
City Clerk/Local Elections Official
Posted: August 10, 2026
Published: August 13, 2026