Attachment A
CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE
CANDIDATES THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED FOR
ELECTORAL DISTRICT NO. 2
CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE
CANDIDATES THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED FOR ELECTORAL
DISTRICT NO. 2
I, Brenda Pree, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, do hereby certify pursuant to Section 10229, Elections Code of the State of California, to the following facts relating to the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026:
As of the close of the nomination period on Friday, August 7, 2026, only one person has filed nomination papers to fill the City Council Office for Electoral District 2 that is up for election at the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election. Therefore, there are not more candidates than offices to be elected for Electoral District 2.
The person so nominated is:
Jeffrey Bernstein for Council District 2
That Section 10229 of the Elections Code of the State or California allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council at a regular or special meeting held before the General Municipal Election:
1. Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible elector if no one has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
A notice of these facts will be published on August 14, 2026, in a newspaper of general circulation in the City pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. After the fifth day following the date of publication, the City Council will meet to either make the appointments and cancel the election for that office or direct an election to be held. The person appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.
If, by the 75th day (August 20, 2026) before the General Municipal Election, no person has been appointed to the offices pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election for Electoral District 2 shall be held along with all other elective offices on the ballot. If an appointment is made to the office, the General Municipal Election for Electoral District 2 will be cancelled, but will be held for all other City elective offices on the ballot.
If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Section 10229, Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy for City Councilmember from Electoral District 2 which is submitted after the appointment is made. /S/ Brenda Pree
Brenda Pree, MMC, CERA
City Clerk
Dated: August 10, 2026