Lodi Municipal Code Ch. 1.12 Municipal Elections

The municipal election heretofore held on the second Tuesday of April in even-numbered years is consolidated with the statewide general election, to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, pursuant to Government Code § 36503.5. This consolidation shall become operative with the municipal and general statewide elections held in the year 1990.

(Ord. 1438 § 1, 1988)

Those city officers whose terms would otherwise expire in April, 1990, shall continue in their offices until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the date of the municipal election held in conjunction with the statewide general election in 1990, and until their successors are elected and qualified.

(Ord. 1438 § 2, 1988)

Pursuant to § 10228 of the Elections Code of the state of California, there is imposed a filing fee proportionate to the costs of processing a candidate's nomination papers in the amount of twenty-five dollars to be paid upon the filing of such nomination papers.

(Ord. 1712 § 1, 2002)

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 34886 and the schedule established in Section 1.12.060 of this chapter, beginning in November 2018, members of the city council shall be elected on a by-district basis from five single-member council districts. The city's by-district electoral system shall be conducted in accordance with California Government Code Section 34871(c).

(Ord. No. 1949, § 3, 3-7-2018)

A. Pursuant to Section 1.12.040 of this chapter, members of the city council shall be elected on a by-district basis, as that term is defined in California Government Code Section 34871(c), from the five council districts as established and amended from time to time by ordinance, and numerically designated as District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4, and District 5.

B. Members of the city council shall be elected in the electoral districts established by this section and subsequently reapportioned pursuant to applicable state and federal law.

C. Except as provided in subdivision D herein and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, once this ordinance is fully phased in, the member of the city council elected or (in the event of a vacancy filled by the city council) appointed to represent a district must reside in that district and be a registered voter in that district, and any candidate for city council must live in, and be a registered voter in, the district in which he or she seeks election at the time nomination papers are issued, pursuant to California Government Code Section 34882 and Elections Code Section 10227. Termination of residency in a district by a member of the city council shall create an immediate vacancy for that Council district unless a substitute residence within the district is established within thirty days after the termination of residency.

D. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, and consistent with the requirements of California Government Code Section 36512, the members of the city council in office at the time of the ordinance codified in this chapter takes effect shall continue in office until the expiration of the full term to which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is qualified. At the end of the term of each member of the city council, that member of the city council's successor shall be elected on a by-district basis in the districts established in this section and as provided in Section 1.12.060 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1949, § 3, 3-7-2018)

Except as otherwise required by California Government Code Section 36512, the members of the city council shall be elected from Council Districts D1, D2, and D3 beginning at the general municipal election in November 2018, and every four years thereafter, as such council districts may be amended from time to time by ordinance of the city council. Members of the city council shall be elected from Council Districts D4 and D5 beginning at the general municipal election in November 2020, and every four years thereafter, as such council districts may be amended from time to time by ordinance of the city council.

(Ord. No. 1949, § 3, 3-7-2018)

The city clerk shall maintain a map of the city showing the current boundaries and numbers of each city council district as may be established and amended from time to time by ordinance of the city council.

(Ord. No. 1949, § 3, 3-7-2018; Ord. No. 1996, § 2(Exh. A), 4-20-2022)