Elections

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Temple City Municipal Election. 



PAST ELECTION:

Temple City General Municipal Election

March 3, 2026

SEATS FOR ELECTION: TWO (2) COUNCILMEMBER SEATS

TERM OF OFFICE: FOUR (4) YEARS

The City Clerk is the local elections administrator in the conduct of Municipal Elections. This includes, but is not limited to, the preparation of necessary resolutions calling for General and Special Municipal Elections and declaring the result of the election, the coordination of the candidate nomination process and the receipt and processing of initiative, referendum and recall petitions. 

For specific questions regarding the election process, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (626) 285-2171.

ELECTION NOTICES 

Click here to view 2026 Election Notices.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

The qualifications for any person to hold an elective office for the city shall be as follows:

  1. Any such person shall be an elector, within the meaning of the constitution of the state; and
  2. Any such person shall have been a bona fide resident of the city for at least one year next preceding the date of the election at which he desires to be a candidate for such elective office; and
  3. A council member who has been elected or appointed to four four-year terms whether consecutive or not, shall not be eligible to be a candidate for election to the office of council member again. A council member elected or appointed to serve two years or more of an unexpired term shall have that term counted as a "four-year term" for purposes of this section. A council member elected or appointed to serve less than two years of an unexpired term shall not have that term counted as a "four-year term." This section shall apply prospectively, meaning that it eliminates previous limitations on holding office and shall apply to council members elected or appointed to office on and after the effective date of this section. (Res. 16-5187)

BECOMING A CANDIDATE: 

Those interested in becoming a candidate for the March 3, 2026 election must file nomination papers with the City Clerk during the nomination period.  Make an appointment with the City Clerk, cityclerk@templecity.us to receive a candidate handbook and all the necessary forms for your candidacy.  This process may take up to 1 hour.    

NOMINATION PERIOD:

Begins Monday, November 10, 2025 and ends on Friday, December 5, 2025 unless an incumbent fails to qualify or file nomination papers by the deadline.  If an incumbent does not qualify or file nomination papers, then the nomination period is extended to Wednesday, December 10, 2025.

You may withdraw your candidacy any time prior to the close of the nomination period.  If you choose to withdraw after that date, your name will appear on the ballot.

CAMPAIGN REPORTING:

Please review AB571 before making, soliciting, or receiving contributions for candidacy for City of Temple City City Council.  Maximum allowable campaign contribution limits are adjusted biennially, beginning June 2019.  Campaign limits are set by state statute.

Below is a list of the forms to use to open a Candidate Controlled Committee.Campaign Disclosure Manual 2Required Forms to file before raising money and spending less than $2,000:

    • Signature Verification and Unsigned  Ballot Statement Form 501 – Candidate Intention Statement
    • Form 470 – Officeholder and Candidate Campaign Statement

Required Forms to file before raising money and spending more than $2,000 in a calendar year:

  • Form 501 – Candidate Intention Statement
  • Form 410 – Campaign Statement of Organization
  • Form 460 – Consolidated Campaign Disclosure Form

Click here to access all FPPC Forms.

Contact the California Fair Political Practices Commission, Request Advice from the FPPC, if you have questions about your obligation under the Act