About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $3,600 / month
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must have been a registered voter in the City for 30 days prior to filing nomination papers. A candidate for, and councilmember of, each district must live in that district to be eligible to run for or hold the office of councilmember for that district.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee shall not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25). Petition signature requirement is Not less than 20 nor more than 30 voters in a city of 1,000 registered voters or more (or not less than 5 nor more than 10 voters in a city of less than 1,000 registered voters)
- Filing period
- July 13, 2020 - August 7, 2020
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the county clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 1021 I Street, Ste 101, Modesto, CA 95354
- Filing phone
- 209-525-5200
- Step 3
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