The City Councilmembers of the City of Los Alamitos shall be elected by-district under then existing and applicable laws of the State of California.
(Passed by the voters as Measure X at the election of November 5, 2024)
The provisions of the law of the State of California applicable to General Law Cities, as such laws now exist and as they may hereafter be amended or superseded, shall in all respects govern elections in the City. (Adopted by Vote of the People 4/12/88)
(Passed by the voters as Measure X at the election of November 5, 2024)
The electors signing any petition for the nomination of any person to the office of Councilmember shall be residents of the district from which such person is to be nominated or has been elected. Only the names of electors who are residents of such district shall be counted in determining the sufficiency of any such petition.
(Passed by the voters as Measure X at the election of November 5, 2024)
The City shall, when necessary to comply with the requirements herein stated for Council Districts, redefine and establish said districts so as to comply with said requirements. At least every five (5) years the City Council shall review said districts to determine whether or not they comply with said requirements. No redistricting shall be required within three (3) years after the last districting.
If the requirements of Section 901 of Article IX have been fulfilled and there still remains more than one (1) year before the next general municipal election, the City Council shall, as soon as practicable, call a special election and elect two (2) Councilmembers (thereby increasing the Council to seven (7) members) at large from any area annexed after July 1, 1966 and the effective date of this Charter, whose terms shall be until the next general election.
At the next general municipal election, following the effective date of this Charter and each fourth (4th) year thereafter, there shall be elected to the City Council for a term of four (4) years, one (1) member each from districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 and at the general election held in 1970 and each fourth year thereafter there shall be elected to the City Council for a term of four (4) years, one (1) member each from districts 2, 4 and 6. In the original districting ordinance required by Section 902 of Article IX, the residency of the present Councilmembers whose terms expire in 1970, shall be included in districts 2, 4 and 6 respectively.
Upon completion of the requirements of Section 901 of Article IX, each Councilmember shall be elected by the City at large and the candidate from each district receiving the highest number of votes from the City at large shall be elected to the City Council and represent his/her district upon qualifying in all other respects under the provisions of this Charter and the law of the State of California.
The provisions of the law of the State of California applicable to General Law Cities, as such laws now exist and as they may hereafter be amended or superseded, shall in all respects govern elections in the City.
(Adopted by Vote of the People 4/12/88)
The electors signing any petition for the nomination of any person to the office of Councilmember shall be residents of the district from which such person is to be nominated or has been elected. Only the names of electors who are residents of such district shall be counted in determining the sufficiency of any such petition.