Monrovia Municipal Code Ch. 2.20 Elections

Pursuant to Cal. Elections Code § 1301(b) and Elections Code § 14052, the General Municipal Election shall be held on the date of the statewide general election in each even-numbered year.

(`83 Code, § 2.20.010) (Ord. 94-14 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2008-04 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2017-08 § 1, 2017; Ord. 2021-04 § 1, 2021; Ord. 2025-02 § 1, 2025)

Those terms of office that are scheduled for election in 2026 and 2028 are extended to be scheduled for election on the date of the General Municipal Election to be held in 2026 and 2028.

(`83 Code, § 2.20.030) (Ord. 94-14 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2008-04 § 3, 2008; Ord. 2017-08 § 2, 2017; Ord. 2021-04 § 2 (part), 2021; Ord. 2025-02 § 2, 2025)

The date for holding General Municipal elections may not be changed until at least one election has been held on the new date, unless required to be changed by future action of the California Legislature.

(`83 Code, § 2.20.040) (Ord. 94-14 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2021-04 § 3, 2021)

A filing fee of $25 shall be paid to the City Clerk by each candidate for an elective office of a Municipal election at the time the candidate's nomination paper is filed with the City Clerk.

(`83 Code, § 2.20.050) (Ord. 94-14 § 1, 1994)

(A) In place of the limit set forth in Cal. Gov’t Code § 85301(d), no person or committee shall make to any candidate, including the controlled committee of such candidate, a contribution in excess of $1,000 either cash or in-kind, for any single election at which the candidate is attempting to be, or is, on the ballot. No candidate or any committee controlled by the candidate shall solicit or accept any contribution that will cause the amount contributed by the contributor to the candidate or the controlled committee to exceed $1,000 for any single election at which the candidate is attempting to be, or is, on the ballot.

(B) The limitations of this section shall not apply to contributions of a candidate's personal funds to his or her controlled campaign committee on behalf of his or her own candidacy, but shall apply to contributions from the candidate's spouse, or from the candidate to another candidate for city elective office.

(C) No person shall make a contribution in the name of another.

(D) No person shall reimburse, pay in advance, or otherwise compensate another person for a contribution made.

(E) No person shall knowingly take any action with the intent of evading the contribution limits imposed by this section or concealing violations of this section.

(F) Candidates with existing campaign accounts from a prior election for any office, whether local, state or federal, shall open a new account for the next city election in which they are or will be a candidate. The candidate shall not contribute more than $1,000 from the prior campaign account into the new campaign account.

(G) (1) Except as otherwise provided here, the terms and provisions of this section shall have the meanings and shall be interpreted in accordance with the applicable definitions and provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974, as amended (Gov’t Code §§ 81000, et seq.) and the regulations of the California Fair Political Practices Commission, as amended.

(2) CANDIDATE means any person who is a candidate for any elective office of the city, or the holder of any elective city office whether or not such officer is a candidate for re-election.

(Ord. 2025-04 § 1, 2025)