Selma Municipal Code Ch. 11 Elections

The general election laws of the State shall be made applicable and shall be observed in all municipal elections, general or special, held in the City. (Ord. 2019-8, 12-2-2019)

The City Council of the City of Selma hereby declares that the change of method of electing members of this Council hereby enacted is being made in furtherance of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. (Ord. 2019-8, 12-2-2019)

Four (4) City Council districts and an elected Mayor are hereby established in the City of Selma. The boundaries and identifying number of each district shall be as described on the Council District Map attached to Ordinance 2019-8 and incorporated herein by reference, as if fully depicted herein. (Ord. 2019-8, 12-2-2019)

(A) Following the effective date of this chapter and upon the commencement of "by district" elections of four (4) members of the City Council and an elected Mayor, in the order established in section 1-11-5 of this code, four (4) members of the City Council shall be elected "by District" as defined in Government Code section 34871 or any successor statute, and an elective Mayor shall be elected on a City-wide basis by the voters of the entire City. No term of any Member of the City Council that commenced prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be affected by the adoption of this chapter.

(B) Registered voters signing nomination papers or voting for any one (1) of the four (4) Members of the City Council to be elected by district shall be residents of the geographical area making up the district from which the Member is to be elected. Registered voters signing nomination papers or voting for the elective Mayor shall be residents of the City.

(C) The terms of the office of each City Council Member elected to the City council by district shall be four (4) years. The term of office of the elective Mayor of the City shall be two (2) years.

(D) No person shall simultaneously seek election to the position of elective Mayor and as City Council Member of any of the four (4) electoral districts for City Council Members. (Ord. 2019-8, 12-2-2019)

(A) Commencing with the general municipal election in November of 2022 and thereafter, the voters in districts two (2) and three (3) shall elect Members of the City Council by district for full four (4) year terms and the voters of the entire City shall elect the elective Mayor for a two (2) year term. At the general municipal election in 2024 and thereafter, the voters in districts one (1) and four (4) shall elect Members of the City Council by district for full four (4) year terms, and the voters of the entire City shall elect the elective Mayor for a two (2) year term.

(B) Pursuant to Elections Code Section 21606, the term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by the amendment of this ordinance or by any change in the boundaries of the district from which he or she was elected; or, in the case of the elective Mayor, shall not be affected by any change in or establishment of any district for election of Council members. (Ord. 2019-8, 12-2-2019; amd. Ord. 2022-2, 4-4-2022)