Tracy Municipal Code Ch. 2.01 Elections

Pursuant to Government Code § 36503, all general municipal elections of the City of Tracy shall be held on the same day as the statewide general election, as set forth in Elections Code § 1301.

(Ord. No. 1390, § 3, 4-21-2026)

(a) Pursuant to California Government Code §§ 34886 and 34871(c), City Council Members shall be elected by district in four (4) single-member districts. The Mayor will be separately elected by a citywide vote.

(1) Beginning with the general municipal election in November 2026, City Council Members shall be elected in the election districts established by Section 2.01.020 and as subsequently reapportioned as required by state law and/or federal law. Elections shall take place on a by-district basis as that term is defined in California Government Code § 34871; meaning one member of the City Council shall be elected from each district, by the voters of that district alone, except for the Mayor, who shall be elected citywide. In accordance with Section 2.01.040, and except as provided in Section 2.05.140(b), each City Council Member, excluding the Mayor (who serves a two-year term), shall serve a four-year term until his or her successor has qualified.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (a)(3) of this section, the City Council Member elected 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 § 34882 and California Elections Code § 10227. Termination of residency in a district by a City Council Member shall create an immediate vacancy for that City Council district, unless a substitute residence within the district is established within thirty (30) days after the termination of residency.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the City Council Members in office at the time 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. Notwithstanding the City Council Policy on Filling City Council Vacancies, vacancies in City Council Member offices elected at-large may be filled from the City at-large. At the end of the term of each City Council Member, that member's successor shall be elected on a by-district basis in the election districts established in Section 2.01.020 and as provided in 2.01.030. A vacancy in a City Council Member office elected by district shall be filled by a person qualified to hold the office, who is a resident of the district and registered to vote in the district, in a process established by the City Council.

(Ord. No. 1381, § 4, 2-3-2026)

Four City Council districts are hereby established in the City of Tracy. The boundaries and identifying number of each district shall be as described on the "Tracy City Council Election Districts Map," adopted by resolution of the City Council and on file in the City Clerk's Office.

(Ord. No. 1381, § 5, 2-3-2026)

(a) City Council Members shall be elected in Council Districts 1 and 3, beginning with the general municipal election in November 2026, and every four (4) years thereafter, except as provided in the subsection (b) of this section and subject to the term limits set forth in Section 2.01.040.

(b) The City Council Members from Council Districts 2 and 4 shall be elected beginning with the general municipal election in November 2028, and every four (4) years thereafter, subject to the term limits set forth in Section 2.01.040.

(Ord. No. 1381, § 6, 2-3-2026)

(a) After the operative date of this section, no person shall serve more than two (2) terms as a member of the City Council, and no person shall serve more than two (2) terms as Mayor.

(b) If a person is appointed or elected to fill the unexpired term of a member of the City Council or the office of Mayor, that term shall count as one term against the two-term limit for each of those offices provided in subsection (a).

(Res. No. 2008-246, § 2, 12-2-2008; Ord. No. 1381, § 7, 2-3-2026)

Pursuant to Elections Code § 10228, there shall be a filing fee of Twenty-Five Dollars and no/100ths ($25.00) assessed against any candidate for elective office for the cost of processing a candidate's nomination papers or supplemental nomination papers to be paid upon the filing of nomination papers.

(Ord. No. 1390, § 4, 4-21-2026)