November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election

The Clerk of the Council serves as the elections official and is responsible for all candidate filings, the issuance and acceptance of nomination papers, City measures, and publication of all legal notices as well as campaign and conflict of interest filings required by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC).

The City Council is made up of a Mayor and six Councilmembers, for a total of seven members. City Councilmembers are nominated by their respective wards and the Mayor seat is nominated at-large. The offices of Mayor and City Council are non-partisan.

The Mayor serves a term of two years, with a maximum of four consecutive terms. While, Councilmembers each serve a four-year term, with a maximum of three consecutive four-year terms.

Pursuant to Resolution No. 2020-041, to be eligible to be elected to the office of Councilmember, a person must be a registered voter and provide proof of residency no less than thirty (30) days in the Ward from which the candidate is nominated prior to issuing the nomination papers. To be eligible to be elected to the office of Mayor, a person must be a registered voter and provide proof of residency no less than thirty (30) days in the City of Santa Ana.



2020 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Municipal Election will be held in the City of Santa Ana on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 to consider the odd-numbered Council Ward seats 1, 3, 5 and Mayor seat. Under Santa Ana's new Ward map re-boundary election process, voters may only elect one Councilmember for the Council Ward they are registered in. Learn more about our transition to the Ward Map Re-Boundary Election process at www.santa-ana.org/cc/ward-map-re-boundary.

Candidate Filing Period

Pursuant to Elections Code section 10224, the City Council candidate nomination period opens July 13, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2020. The Santa Ana Clerk of the Council issues and accepts official nomination documents by appointment only during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday and every other Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise posted in the Calendar for Holiday and Closed Friday schedule.

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By appointment only, to pick up and file nomination papers during business hours as posted from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., please call (714) 647-6520 or email cityclerk@santa-ana.org.

The following are key dates for the November 3, 2020, election:

Nomination Period Opens July 13, 2020 Nomination Period Closes August 6, 2020 Secretary of State Holds Random Alpha Drawing August 13, 2020 Write-in Candidacy Filing Period Opens September 7, 2020 Write-in Candidacy Filing Period Closes October 20, 2020 Last Date to Register to Vote October 19, 2020 Ballot Mailed to Registered Address October 5, 2020 Election Day November 3, 2020 Campaign Signs Must Be Removed November 13, 2020 Deadline to Certify Election Results December 3, 2020

FPPC Candidates and Controlled Committees Filing Schedule

Election History

Campaign Finance

Voter Registration