1 City Council Meeting: June 9, 2026 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA,
CALIFORNIA CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026, FOR ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY THE
CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE AND PROVISIONS OF THE SANTA MONICA
CITY CHARTER
WHEREAS, City Charter Section 1400 provides that a General Municipal Election shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November of each even numbered year for the purpose of electing officers;and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter, three members of the City Council shall be elected to a full term of four-years; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter, three members of the Rent Control Board shall be elected for a full term of four years; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City Charter and Section 5220 of the Education Code, four members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education shall be elected for a full term of four years; WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 72034 of the Education Code and resolutions adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Santa Monica Community College District, four members of the Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees shall be elected for a full term of four years; and 2 WHEREAS, the Education Code and the Elections Code authorize the consolidation of the election of members of the Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education with the General Municipal Election.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A General Municipal Election shall be held in the City of Santa Monica on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, which is the election required for the purposes of electing three members of the City of Santa Monica City Council for four-year terms expiring in 2030; three members of the City of Santa Monica Rent Control Board for four-year terms expiring in 2030; four members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education for four-year terms expiring in 2030; and, four members of the Santa Monica Community College District Board of Trustees for fouryear terms expiring in 2030.
SECTION 2. The ballots to be used at the General Municipal Election shall be both as to form and matter contained therein such as may be required by law.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to coordinate with the County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment, and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the General Municipal Election.
SECTION 4. The vote centers for the General Municipal Election shall be open at 3 7:00 a.m. on the day of the election and shall remain open continuously until 8:00 p.m. of the same day when the vote centers shall be closed, pursuant to Election Code 10242, except as provided in Sections 14212, 14401 of the Elections Code.
SECTION 5. The notice of the time and place of holding of the General Municipal Election is hereby given; and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to give such further or additional notice of the election in the time, form, and manner required by law.
SECTION 6. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 12109, the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to give notice of the central counting place in the time, form, and manner required by law.
SECTION 7. An election for members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education and the Santa Monica College District Board of Trustees shall be consolidated with the General Municipal Election. Separate ballots shall be provided for those voters who reside outside the City of Santa Monica pursuant to Elections Code Section 10409.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Resolution to the Board of Supervisors and to the Registrar of Voters/County Clerk of the County of Los Angeles.
SECTION 9. In the event the General Municipal Election is consolidated with the Statewide General Election on the same date, the provisions of this Resolution which are applicable only in the event the election is conducted by the City shall be of no force or effect.
4 SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
HEIDI VON TONGELN
City Attorney