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To be eligible to run for City Council, you must be a registered La Palma voter and live in La Palma.
The following steps will give you an overview of how to get started on becoming a candidate for City Council. Contact City Clerk Kimberly Kenney via email or telephone (714-690-3334) to schedule an appointment to take out nomination papers.
*The nomination period is when individuals officially receive, circulate, and file nomination papers for candidacy. The nomination period for candidates opens at 8:00 a.m. on July 13, 2020, and closes at 5:00 p.m. on August 7, 2020. If an incumbent fails to submit nomination papers by this deadline, non-incumbent candidates will then have until 5:00 p.m. on August 12, 2020 to file nomination papers.
Additional information regarding the 2020 General Municipal Election and modifications made due to COVID-19 will be posted as more information becomes available.