About City Council
About this position
The City Legislature is the municipality's governing body, responsible for voting on ordinances and policies, and often is in charge of hiring a city manager.
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be an elector of the ward.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Petitions must be signed by at least 5% of voters of the party residing within the said political unit, as determined by the preceding enrollment, or by at least 2,000 voters for cities/counties with a population of more than 250,000; 1,000 voters for cities/counties with a population of more than 25,000 but not more than 250,000; 500 voters for any other cities/counties/councilmanic districts; 500 voters for any county legislative district; whichever is less.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Board of Elections' office.
- Where to file
- 74 Ontario St., Canandaigua, NY 14424
- Filing phone
- 585-396-4005
- Step 3
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Who's currently in office
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- View profileWilliam PealerWard 2Republican · Current term 2024 to 2027
- View profileBen GummoeWard 2Democratic · Current term 2026 to 2029
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Peter P. GillotteWard 4bipartisan party · Current term 2026 to 2029 - View profile
Jamie J. Kaim Jr.Ward 6bipartisan party · Current term 2026 to 2029 - View profileAhmad WhitfieldAt LargeDemocratic · Current term 2026 to 2029
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