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AGENDA
TEMECULA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
41000 MAIN STREET
TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST 11, 2026 - 5:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jessica Alexander
ROLL CALL: Alexander, Kalfus, Rahn, Schwank, Stewart
BUSINESS
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1. Consider Options to Appoint Unopposed Candidates and Cancel the Portion of the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election for Districts 1 and 3
Recommendation: That the City Council consider the options to appoint unopposed candidates and cancel the portion of the November 3, 2026, general municipal election for Districts 1 and 3 and provide general direction regarding the same.
Attachments: Agenda Report
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Tuesday, 25, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., for a Closed Session, with regular session commencing at 3:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers located at 41000 Main Street, Temecula, California.
CITY OF TEMECULA
AGENDA REPORT
TO: City Manager/City Council
FROM: Randi Johl, Director of Legislative Affairs/City Clerk DATE: August 11, 2026
SUBJECT: Consider Options to Appoint Unopposed Candidates and Cancel the Portion of the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election for Districts 1 and 3 PREPARED BY: Randi Johl, Director of Legislative Affairs/City Clerk RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council consider the options to appoint unopposed candidates and cancel the portion of the November 3, 2026, general municipal election for Districts 1 and 3 and provide general direction regarding the same.
BACKGROUND: The City of Temecula will conduct a general municipal election on November 3, 2026. The City has five electoral districts. Districts 1, 3 and 5 are on the November 2026 ballot. Districts 2 and 4 will be on the November 2028 ballot. As of the close of the nomination period on August 7, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., District 1 has one candidate (incumbent), District 3 has one candidate (incumbent), and District 5 has four candidates (including incumbent).
As such, Districts 1 and 3 are uncontested.
Elections Code § 10229 governs uncontested municipal elections. Following amendments enacted by AB 1784 effective January 1, 2025, subdivision (a) separately addresses citywide offices, legislative district offices, and at -large offices. When only one person is nominated for a legislative district office, the elections official certifies the facts to the governing body, which may (1) appoint the candidate, (2) appoint an elector if no candidate filed, or (3) proceed with the election.
If the first option is selected, the following is required before the appointment: (1) certification by the election official; (2) public notice under Gov. Code §6061; (3) five-day waiting period; and (4) appointment before the 75th day prior to the election. After appointment, write-in candidacies are no longer accepted for that office under § 10229(c). Subdivision (d) expressly states that an appointment made in one legislative district does not affect the conduct of the municipal election in other legislative districts. Thus, appointments and elections may occur simultaneously in different districts and District 5 will proceed to election regardless.
It is therefore recommended that the City Council consider options to appoint unopposed candidates and cancel the portion of the November 3, 2026, general municipal election for Districts 1 and 3 and provide general direction regarding the same.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact for general consideration of this item.
ATTACHMENTS: None
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