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Election 2022
A SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR AND COUNCIL IS SET FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2023, 5 P.M. VIA ZOOM - PLEASE SEE THE JANUARY 10, 2023, AGENDA FOR DETAILS.
DISTRICT TWO ENDS IN A TIE - ANDREW BUTT AND CESAR ZEPEDA BOTH RECEIVED 1921 VOTES - THE TIE WAS BROKEN BY LOT (RESOLUTION NO. 79-22) - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2022, 9:00 A.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND CESAR ZEPEDA PREVAILED.
FOLLOWING THE TIE BREAKER, A RECOUNT OF THE PHYSICAL BALLOTS WAS REQUESTED BY DISTRICT 2 CANDIDATE ANDREW BUTT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE RECOUNT, ON DECEMBER 23, 2022, COUNTY CLERK DEBORAH COOPER CERTIFIED THE RESULTS OF THE RECOUNT FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND DISTRICT 2, VOTES CAST IN THE NOVEMBER 8, 2022, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION: ANDREW BUTT RECEIVED 1918 VOTES AND CESAR ZEPEDA RECEIVED 1921 VOTES.
THE CITY COUNCIL MUST ADOPT A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AND ACCEPTING THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE RECOUNT OF THE VOTES CAST IN THE NOVEMBER 8, 2022, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 2 PRIOR TO THE SWEARING IN OF THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS SET FOR JANUARY 10, 2023. A SPECIAL MEETING WAS CALLED TO CANVASS THE RESULTS FOR THE RECOUNT OF DISTRICT 2.
NOMINATION PERIOD EXTENDED FOR NON-INCUMBENTS TO AUGUST 17, 2022, 5 P.M.
November 8, 2022, General Election
| Register to Vote Now >> VOTE BY MAIL - Voting early and voting at home is the most cautious and securest way to keep everyone safe. Outdoor, non-contact drop boxes will be available across the county for returning ballots if voters do not want to drop them in the mail. The City of Richmond's permanent Vote-by-Mail box is located at 450 Civic Center Plaza under the overpass just off the Council parking lot on 27th Street. |
The November 8, 2022, General Election, will include the following positions up for election:
- Mayor (At Large) and three council seats in Districts 2, 3, and 4.
Candidates Getting Started Now Guide
Terms ending in 2022 (officially January 10, 2023) include:
- Tom Butt, Mayor
- Nathaniel Bates, Councilmember
- Demnlus Johnson III, Councilmember
- Eduardo Martinez, Councilmember
Form 501s Filed
Candidates, Open Committees, Ballot Designations
Candidate Statements
2022 Candidate Guide - Electronic
Sample candidate nomination documents
Candidates Orientation August 31, 2022 (PowerPoint Presentation) | (Video)
General Information
- District Election Cycles
- Redistricting Pre 2021 Census
- Find Your District Using the Interactive Mapping Tool
- Voting Options and Official Ballot Drop Boxes
- Campaign Filing Schedule
- Campaign Reports - Electronic Filing System
- Campaign Signs Regulations
- Guide to Filing Measure Arguments and Rebuttals Forms to submit Arguments and Rebuttals
- Fair Elections - Mass Mailing (Ordinance No. 4-12 N.S. - Ordinance 11-12 N.S.) - Mass mailing means more than two hundred substantially similar pieces of mail, but does not include a form letter or other mail that is sent in response to an unsolicited request, letter, or other inquiry. GC82041.5 - No newsletter or other mass mailing shall be sent at public expense. For further information, contact the Fair Political Practices Commission. GC89001
Qualifications for Office
- Every candidate shall:
- Be a U.S. citizen. (Cal. Const., art. IV, § 2(c)1)
- 18 years of age by Election Day
- C. Be a registered voter in the district you wish to run for within the City of Richmond, and otherwise qualified to vote for that office, at the time nomination papers are issued to the person. (Elections Code §201)
- D. Eligible to take the Oath of Office
- E. Not have been convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes. (Elections Code §20)