Sebastopol Municipal Code Ch. 1.08 General Municipal Election

The general municipal election for the City of Sebastopol shall be held on the same day as the Statewide general election as authorized by California Government Code Section 36503.5, as the same now exists or may be hereafter amended. In particular, the date shall be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.

Those elected City officers whose four-year terms of office would have expired on the fourth Tuesday following the Statewide direct primary election in an even-numbered year shall continue in their offices until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the day of the general municipal election as provided in SMC 1.08.010.

Within 30 days after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the City Clerk shall cause a notice to be mailed to all registered voters informing the voters of the change in the election date, and that as a result of the change in the election date, elected City officers’ terms in office will be extended and no term shall be decreased.

Each municipal election thereafter shall be conducted on the date specified above until the ordinance codified in this chapter is repealed.

The ordinance codified in this chapter shall become operative upon the approval of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma. Upon such approval, Ordinance No. 750 of the City of Sebastopol is repealed.