Cities in California
Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in California
- An overview of local elections in California
- An overview of the initiative process in California
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 57 counties, 482 cities, towns, and villages, and 2,949 special districts.[1]
San Francisco is a consolidated city-county government, exercising powers and responsibilities of both forms of government.
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2024
- Anaheim, California
- Bakersfield, California
- Chula Vista, California
- Fremont, California
- Fresno, California
- Irvine, Kalifornien
- Long Beach, California
- Los Angeles, California
- Oakland, California
- Riverside, California
- Sacramento, California
- San Bernardino, California
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, Kalifornien
- San Jose, California
- Santa Ana, California
- Santa Clarita, California
- Stockton, California
- Alameda County, California
- Fresno County, California
- Kern County, California
- Los Angeles County, California
- Orange County, California
- Riverside County, California
- Sacramento County, California
- San Bernardino County, California
- San Diego County, California
- San Joaquin County, California
- Santa Clara County, California
- California school board elections
2023
- Chula Vista, California
- Los Angeles, California
- San Diego County, California
- Santa Clara County, California
2022
- Alameda County, California
- Fresno County, California
- Kern County, California
- Los Angeles County, California
- Orange County, California
- Riverside County, California
- Sacramento County, California
- San Bernardino County, California
- San Diego County, California
- San Joaquin County, California
- Santa Clara County, California
- Anaheim, California
- Bakersfield, California
- Chula Vista, California
- Fremont, California
- Fresno, California
- Irvine, Kalifornien
- Long Beach, California
- Los Angeles, California
- Oakland, California
- Sacramento, California
- San Bernardino, California
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, Kalifornien
- San Jose, California
- Santa Ana, California
- Santa Clarita, California
- Stockton, California
- California school board elections
2021
2020
- Alameda County, California
- Fresno County, California
- Kern County, California
- Los Angeles County, California
- Orange County, California
- Riverside County, California
- Sacramento County, California
- San Bernardino County, California
- San Diego County, California
- San Joaquin County, California
- Santa Clara County, California
- Anaheim, California
- Bakersfield, California
- Chula Vista, California
- Fremont, California
- Fresno, California
- Irvine, Kalifornien
- Long Beach, California
- Los Angeles, California
- Oakland, California
- Riverside, California
- Sacramento, California
- San Bernardino, California
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, Kalifornien
- San Jose, California
- Santa Ana, California
- Stockton, California
- California school board elections
Past elections
Initiative process availability
The local units of government in California that make the initiative process available are:
- All 361 general law cities, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances.
- All 121 charter cities, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for charter amendments.
- All 44 general law counties, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances.
- All 14 charter counties, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process.[2]
See also
California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- California municipal code library
- California state government website
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