Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION›Chapter 1 — COUNCIL
Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 3 Qualifications
Watsonville Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Watsonville
Cite as: Watsonville Municipal Code Article 3 · Text as of 2026-10-05
2-1.301 Qualifications for nomination for election or for appointment to the Council.¶
No person shall be eligible to be nominated for election or for appointment to the Council unless such person is otherwise qualified and unless such person is at the time of such nomination or appointment, a registered qualified voter of the City and shall have been, for at least thirty (30) days preceding the opening date for the filing of nomination papers or of the appointment, a resident of the City and the district of the City or of territory annexed thereto which the person seeks to represent.
(Ord. 380 C-M, eff. April 22, 1976, as amended by § 1, Ord. 829-90 C-M, eff. February 22, 1990)
2-1.302 Qualifications to hold office on the Council.¶
No person shall be eligible to hold office as a member of the Council unless such person continuously remains a registered voter of the Council district they represent. If during their term of office a member of the Council district they represent or ceases to be an elector of the City, their office shall immediately become vacant.
(Ord. 380 C-M, eff. April 22, 1976, as amended by § 1, Ord. 829-90 C-M, eff. February 22, 1990)
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