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General Election 2026

The General City Election will be on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Nomination Period

The Nomination Period has closed. To view the current list of Potential Candidates, click here. The list will be updated each business day at 5:00 p.m. until the results for all candidates are confirmed. 

The Nomination Period to be a Write-In Candidate opens on September 7, 2026. To view the election calendar, click here.

Ballot Measures Arguments and Rebuttals

Notice of Election and Argument and Rebuttal Deadlines - July 29, 2026

Argument and Rebuttal Form

Supporters/Opponents Attestation Form

Notice of Intent to Circulate Initiative Petitions received by the City Clerk’s Office:

- Airport Land Use and Housing: Notice of Intent (revised) and Ballot Title and Summary. Petitions were not filed by the deadline.

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Candidates

City Council 4-year

College Board 4-year

Rent Control Board 4-year

School Board 4-year

Measures

  • Measure ES

    English

    INITIATIVE MEASURE ESTABLISHING PARCEL TAX FOR FUNDING SMMUSD. 

    Shall a measure imposing a City of Santa Monica collected parcel tax of $495 per taxable parcel, adjusted annually for inflation, exempting qualifying seniors, affordable housing, non-profits, religious organizations, and schools, providing continual funding for Santa Monica’s public schools, including retaining teachers, assisting disadvantaged students, supporting art, music, science, math, and early childhood education, keeping school facilities clean and safe for student and community use, generating an estimated $12,000,000 annually until repealed by voters, with oversight requirements, be adopted?

    Click here for a staff report on this measure.

    Read more about Measure ES

  • Measure GG

    English

    MEASURE TO AMEND SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL LAW: ADMINISTRATIVE

    Shall the City Charter be amended to: affirm the City of Santa Monica’s just cause eviction laws; allow Rent Control Board Commissioners to serve up to three terms, including appointed service; annually increase the cap on rent controlled unit registration fees; clarify Rent Control Board authority to regulate timelines for deciding rent adjustment petitions; and permit eviction from affordable housing units for tenants who are not eligible or do not establish eligibility? 

    Click here for a staff report on this measure.

    Read more about Measure GG

  • Measure: Rent Control Eviction Tenant Protections

    English

    MEASURE TO AMEND SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL LAW: EVICTION TENANT PROTECTIONS

    Shall the City Charter be amended to prohibit evictions based on non-payment of rent when a tenant owes less than one month of the average of fair market rents, set annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for ZIP codes in Santa Monica? 

    Click here for a staff report on this measure.

    Read more about Measure: Rent Control Eviction Tenant Protections

    Español

    MEDIDA PARA ENMENDAR LA LEY DE CONTROL DE ALQUILERES DE SANTA MÓNICA: PROTECCIONES DE DESALOJO PARA INQUILINOS

     Â¿Deberá enmendarse la Carta Constitucional de la Ciudad para prohibir los desalojos por falta de pago de la renta cuando un inquilino debe menos de un mes del promedio de las rentas de mercado justos, establecido anualmente por el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos, para los códigos postales en Santa Mónica? 

    Haz clic aquí para ver un informe del personal sobre esta medida.

    Leer más sobre Measure: Rent Control Eviction Tenant Protections

  • Measure: Expanding Tenant Eviction Protections

    English

    MEASURE TO MODIFY REQUIREMENTS IN THE CITY'S HOUSING POLICIES LAW EXPANDING JUST CAUSE EVICTION PROTECTIONS

    Shall Article XXIII of the City Charter related to housing policies be amended to extend existing eviction protections to tenants renting single unit dwellings and condominiums and require that for owner occupancy evictions from non-rent controlled units, the owner must intend in good faith to occupy the unit within 60 days after the tenant vacates and for at least 2 years thereafter?

    Click here for a staff report on this measure.

    Read more about Measure: Expanding Tenant Eviction Protections

  • Measure: TOT Major Event Period

    English

    MEASURE TO ESTABLISH MAJOR EVENTS PERIOD FOR THE EXISTING TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX

    Shall the measure, which maintains the existing transient occupancy tax rates; authorizes the City Council to establish Major Event Periods, as defined, when the tax applies to lodging paid for or obtained by corporate entities for stays over 30 days, and to adjust the hotel and motel tax rate for such stays; clarifies that refunds require a natural person to complete at least thirty-one consecutive days of occupancy, and authorizes administrative regulations, be adopted?

    Click here for a staff report on this measure.

    Read more about Measure: TOT Major Event Period

Election Events

Aug 26, 2026
Fair Political Practices Commissions (FPPC) Candidates and Treasurer Webinar (5:30 pm -7:30 pm). Contact clerk@santamonica.gov for link.
Sep 7, 2026
Nomination Filing Period - First day for write-in candidates to pick up nomination papers from City Clerk's Office.
Oct 5, 2026
LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk: First day to mail Vote by Mail ballots
Oct 19, 2026
Register to Vote - Last day to register to be mailed a Vote by Mail ballot.
Oct 20, 2026
Nomination Filing Period - Last day for write-in candidates to file nomination papers at City Clerk's Office.
Nov 3, 2026
Election Day (Vote Center hours 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.)
Dec 8, 2026
Council meeting to install new officers in Council Chambers (Tentative).
Feb 1, 2027
Semi-Annual Campaign Disclosure Statements due

Resources

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk

California Secretary of State

Fair Political Practices Commission

Prohibited Election Activities