Los Angeles municipal elections
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Los Angeles municipal elections are regularly scheduled local contests in which city voters choose officials such as the mayor, city council members, and other municipal officeholders.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local election
ⓘ
municipal election ⓘ nonpartisan election ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Los Angeles City Clerk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignedWithStateElectionsAfterReform | true ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | City of Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotMeasuresIncluded | yes ⓘ |
| ballotMeasuresType |
bond measures
ⓘ
city charter amendments ⓘ ordinances ⓘ tax measures ⓘ |
| ballotPartyLabelsShown | false ⓘ |
| campaignFinanceFeatures |
contribution limits
ⓘ
public matching funds program ⓘ |
| campaignFinanceRegulatedBy | Los Angeles Municipal Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityAttorneyElectedCitywide | true ⓘ |
| cityControllerElectedCitywide | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralDistrictsForCouncil | single-member districts ⓘ |
| elects |
Los Angeles City Attorney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles City Controller NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles City Council members ⓘ Mayor of Los Angeles ⓘ members of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees ⓘ members of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education ⓘ |
| firstAlignedElectionYear | 2020s ⓘ |
| governingBody | Los Angeles City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalElectionMonthBefore2015 | March ⓘ |
| historicalRunoffMonthBefore2015 | May ⓘ |
| languageAssistanceBasis | Voting Rights Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageAssistanceRequired | true ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
California state election law
ⓘ
Charter of the City of Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayorElectedCitywide | true ⓘ |
| nonpartisanByLaw | true ⓘ |
| numberOfCityCouncilDistricts | 15 ⓘ |
| primaryRunoffSystem | top-two runoff ⓘ |
| primaryThresholdToAvoidRunoff | more than 50 percent of the vote ⓘ |
| reformToAlignWithStateElectionsApproved | 2015 ⓘ |
| termLengthForCityAttorney | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLengthForCityController | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLengthForCityCouncilMembers | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLengthForMayor | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLimitsForCityCouncilMembers | three terms ⓘ |
| termLimitsForMayor | two terms ⓘ |
| typicalVoterTurnoutComparedToStatewide | lower ⓘ |
| votingMethod |
early voting
ⓘ
in-person voting ⓘ secret ballot ⓘ vote-by-mail ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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