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Title I — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Arcata Municipal Code Ch. 5 Elections

Arcata Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Arcata

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Sec. 1500 General Municipal elections. (Ord. 1218, eff. 1/01/1994)

General Municipal elections shall be held on the same day as statewide general elections, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even year.

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Sec. 1505 New Councilmembers.

Newly elected Councilmembers shall take the oath of office and shall thereafter assume office at a special meeting of the City Council to be held on the Thursday immediately following the second Wednesday of December. (Ord. 1257 eff. 9/20/1996, Amd. Ord. 1311, eff. 11/17/2000; Ord. 1457, eff. 5/15/2015)

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