About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $22,361 / year
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person shall be eligible to be nominated for or to hold office as a member of the Council unless he or she is a resident and qualified elector of the City of Gilroy.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee, filing signatures are 25.
- Filing period
- July 13, 2020 - August 7, 2020
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the county clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 70 West Hedding Street 1st Floor, East Wing San Jose, CA 95110
- Filing phone
- 408-299-5688
- Step 3
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