Azusa Municipal Code Art. I In General

(a) Pursuant to California Elections Code §§ 1301(b) and 14050-14057, and commencing with the November, 2022 election, the date of the general municipal election shall be moved from the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each even-numbered year to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in a Statewide and Presidential General Elections of even-numbered year. The March 8, 2022 election is hereby cancelled.

(b) Pursuant to California Elections Code § 10403.5(b), all Azusa elected officials whose terms of office are scheduled to expire in March, 2022 shall have their terms of office extended to November, 2022, or until their successors are elected and have been qualified. All Azusa elected officials whose terms of office are scheduled to expire in March, 2024 shall have their terms of office extended to November, 2024, or until their successors elected and have been qualified. Officials elected to new terms in November, 2022, and in all future elections shall serve four-year terms.

(c) Special elections called for the purpose of filing vacancies, recall of officers, initiative or referendum measures, are not affected by this section, and may be called at any time authorized by applicable law.

(d) At least one general municipal election shall be held on the date set forth in subsection (a) above before this section may be subsequently repealed or amended.

(Ord. No. 94-02, §§ 1—3, 3-6-95; Ord. No. 2017-13, § 1, 12-4-17; Ord. No. 2021-04, § 1, 8-16-21)

Pursuant to Government Code § 85400(c), a voluntary expenditure ceiling of $1.00 per resident is hereby established for candidates and controlled committees of such candidates for elective office for each municipal election in the city in which the candidate is seeking elective office in the city. For purposes of determining the expenditure ceiling for each municipal election, the city clerk shall refer to the latest estimate of the number of residents in the city as determined by the United States Census Bureau.

(Ord. No. 96-013, § 2, 12-16-96)