Government Code section 34904

A person is not eligible to hold office as mayor unless he or she is at the time of assuming that office an elector of the city, and was a registered voter of the city at the time nomination papers are issued to the candidate as provided for in Section 10227 of the Elections Code.

Source: Section 34904, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=34904. (updated Jan. 1, 1995; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_34904

Original Source: Section 34904, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=34904. (last accessed May 12, 2025).