Earlier editions: 2026-07
Huntington Beach Municipal Code Art. VII Elections
Huntington Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Huntington Beach
Cite as: Huntington Beach Municipal Code Article VII · Text as of 2026-10-04
Section 700. GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.¶
General municipal elections shall be held in the city on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year.
Section 701. SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.¶
All other municipal elections that may be held by authority of this Charter, or of any law, shall be known as special municipal elections.
Section 702. PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTIONS.¶
All elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exists or hereafter may be amended, for the holding of municipal elections, so far as the same are not in conflict with this Charter. In the event of such conflict, the provisions of this Charter shall control and prevail, in accordance with Section 103 of this Charter.
Section 703. INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL.¶
There are hereby reserved to the electors of the City the powers of the initiative and referendum and of the recall of municipal elective officers. The provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exists or hereafter may be amended, governing the initiative and referendum and the recall of municipal officers, shall apply to the use thereof in the City so far as such provisions of the Elections Code are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter.
Section 704. NOMINATION PAPERS.¶
Nomination papers for candidates for elective municipal office must be signed by not less than twenty nor more than thirty electors of the City.
Section 705. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.¶
As in Section 300, the City Charter shall determine the term of the City's elective officers, the length of term, and the election cycle in which the election for those offices occur for the City's elective officers.
(a) Beginning in 2026, for all municipal elections:
(1) "Elector" means a person who is a United States citizen 18 years of age or older, and a resident of the City on or before the day of an election.
(2) The City may verify the eligibility of Electors by voter identification.
(3) The City may provide at least 20 Americans with Disabilities Act compliant voting locations for in-person voting dispersed evenly throughout the City, in addition to any City facility voting locations.
(4) The City may monitor ballot drop boxes located within the City for compliance with all applicable laws.
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