Nomination Period: July 15 Through August 9, 2024

The City’s General Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (coinciding with the State of California General Election), for the purpose of electing a Mayor for a term of two years and two City Council Members, one from District 1 and one from District 3, each for a term of four years.

Simi Valley residents will vote for their City Council Members for Districts 1 and 3. To determine if you live in either District 1 or District 3, please visit www.simivalley.org/findyourdistrict.

Nomination papers will be available from the City Clerk during the official nomination period, which commences on Monday, July 15 and closes on Friday, August 9. 

Should the Mayoral or Council Member incumbent for Districts 1 or District 3 choose not to file for re-election, the nomination period will be extended until Wednesday, August 14 for that seat only to allow additional time for voters to nominate candidates other than the incumbent. 

Eligibility:

• Mayor: An individual must be a registered voter, resident of Simi Valley, and otherwise qualified to vote for that office at the time that the nomination papers are issued to that person.  The position of Mayor is elected Citywide and interested parties may reside in any of the four districts.
• City Council Member (District 1 or District 3): An individual must reside in the eligible districts and be a registered voter of that district during the nomination period.   

Persons interested in running for either Mayor or City Council are encouraged to schedule an appointment to receive information and the nomination papers by calling the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 583-6813 beginning Monday, July 15, 2024. 

The City Clerk’s office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

From the County of Ventura Press Release:  

Offices and Nomination Period Announced for November 8, 2022 General Election

(Ventura) – Ventura County Clerk-Recorder, Registrar of Voters Mark Lunn announced the offices eligible for the upcoming November 8, 2022 General Election. The 2022 General Election is a non-partisan run-off election for the state, federal and county top-two contest finishers who ran in the June 7, 2022 Statewide Direct Primary Election. It is also the regular election for municipal, special district and school district races.

The nomination period for the municipal, special, and school district candidates runs from July 18, 2022, through August 12, 2022. If the incumbent in one of these races does not file by close of business on August 12, the nomination period will be extended an additional five days ending August 17, 2022. It should be noted that newly formed district offices (from previously at-large seats) do not have incumbents and therefore will not have an extension period.

“We are seeing more and more interest in local races in recent years, both from voters and possible candidates,” said Lunn. “We want to make sure anyone interested in running for a city office, school district or a special district is aware that, even though the election isn’t until November, they need to start reviewing the process right away. The deadlines come up quickly.”

Federal, State and County Run-off Elections in the 2022 General Election:

• United States Senator (partial and full term)
• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Secretary of State
• Controller
• Treasurer
• Attorney General
• Insurance Commissioner
• Member, State Board of Equalization, 2^nd District
• Representative in Congress – 24^th, 26^th, and 32^nd Congressional Districts
• Member of the State Assembly – 38^th, 42^nd, and 46^th Assembly Districts
• State Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Ventura County Supervisor, 2nd District
• Ventura County Supervisor, 4th District

Elections for all ten cities in the County are included in the 2022 General Election. Information regarding candidate qualifications, nomination papers and filing procedures for city offices are obtained from the city clerk for that city. Nomination papers are available in the city offices commencing July 18, 2022.

• City of Camarillo: 1 Council Member from Districts 1, 2 & 5 each
• City of Fillmore: 3 Council Members (2 Full term, 1 Short term)
• City of Moorpark: Mayor; 1 Council Member from Districts1 & 3 each
• City of Ojai: Mayor; Treasurer (Short term); 1 Council Member from Districts 1, 2 & 3 each
• City of Oxnard: 1 Council Member from Districts 1, 2 & 5 each
• City of Port Hueneme: 3 Council Members
• City of San Buenaventura (Ventura): 1 Council Member from Districts 1, 4, 5 & 6
• City of Santa Paula: 3 Council Members
• City of Simi Valley: Mayor; 1 Council Member from Districts 2 & 4
• City of Thousand Oaks: 3 Council Members

The official nomination documents for school and special district elections on the 2022 General Election listed below will be available beginning Monday, July 18, 2022. Candidates for any district marked by an asterisk (*) below may only obtain and file nomination documents with the Ventura County Elections Division, Hall of Administration, Lower Plaza, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura. Nomination documents for all other districts may to be obtained from the respective District Office but must filed with Ventura County Elections Division. Please contact your District office or the Ventura County Elections Division for more information.

*Kern County Board of Education, 1 Trustee from Area 7

*Ventura County Board of Education, 1 Trustee from Trustee Areas 1, 2 & 4 each

*Allan Hancock Joint Community College, 1 Trustee from Area 5

*Ventura County Community College District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1, 2 & 5 each

*Conejo Valley Unified School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 2, 3 & 4 each

*Cuyama Joint Unified School District, 5 Trustees (2 Full term, 3 Short term) 

*Fillmore Unified School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1, 2 & 5 each

*Las Virgenes Unified School District, 3 Trustees

*Moorpark Unified School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1 & 3 each

Oak Park Unified School District, 3 Trustees  

*Ojai Unified School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1, 3 & 5 each

*Santa Paula Unified School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1 & 3 each

*Simi Valley Unified School District, 1 Trustee from Areas D & E each

*Ventura Unified School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1, 4 & 5 each

*Oxnard Union High School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 2, 3 & 4 each

*Briggs School District, 3 Trustees

*Hueneme School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1, 3 & 5 each

*Mesa Union School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1, 2 & 3 each

*Mupu School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 2 & 3 each

Ocean View School District, 3 Trustees  

*Oxnard School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 2, 3 & 5 each    

Pleasant Valley School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1, 2, 3 each & 1 Short term District-wide

*Rio School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1, 3, 4 each & 1 Short term District-wide

*Santa Clara School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1 & 2 each

*Somis Union School District, 1 Trustee from Areas 1, 3 & 4 each

*Bell Canyon Community Services District, 3 Directors (2 Full term & 1 Short term) 

*Channel Islands Beach Community Services District, 3 Directors

*Oxnard Harbor District, 3 Harbor Commissioners

Camarillo Health Care District, 1 Director from Zones 4 & 5 each

Fillmore-Piru Memorial District, 2 Directors

*Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council, 3 Council Members 

*Santa Rosa Valley Municipal Advisory Council, 2 Council Members  

Blanchard/Santa Paula Public Library District, 2 Library Trustees  

*Conejo Recreation and Park District, 3 Directors

*Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District, 1 Director from Divisions 2 & 4 each

*Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, 2 Directors

Ojai Valley Sanitary District, 1 Director from Divisions 2, 4 & 6 each

*Carpinteria Sanitary District, 2 Directors  

*Saticoy Sanitary District, 5 Directors (3 Full term, 2 Short term)

*Triunfo Water and Sanitation District, 3 Directors

*Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Division 3, 2 Directors   

*United Water Conservation District, Divisions 1 Director from 1, 2 & 3 each

*Camrosa Water District, Divisions 1 Director from Divisions 1, 2 & 5 each

*Meiners Oaks Water District, 4 Directors (3 Full term & 1 Short term)

Ventura River Water District, 2 Directors

*Calleguas Municipal Water District, 1 Director from Divisions 4 & 5 each 

*Casitas Municipal Water District, 1 Director from Divisions 1 & 4 each

Hidden Valley Municipal Water District, At Large, 5 Directors (2 Full term & 3 Short term)

Additional information regarding candidate qualifications and filing procedures may be obtained by contacting the Ventura County Elections Division at (805) 654-2664 or elections@ventura.org.

Register to Vote

You must be:

• A United States citizen and a resident of California 18 years old or older on Election Day
• Not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony
• Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court

How to Register

Register to vote online quickly and easily

If you’d prefer a paper application, you can pick one up at the County Elections office or any DMV field office.

You can also contact Election Division Staff at (800) 345-VOTE (8683) or send an email request to have an application sent to you.

Learn more about voting in California

Simi Valley Voters voted for their City Council Member by District for the first time in the 2020 General Municipal Election. Council Members for Districts 1 and 3 were elected in 2020 and residents of Districts 2 and 4 will vote for their City Council representatives in 2022. Residents will still vote for Mayor at Large every two years. The Mayoral seat will not be selected by District.

If you’re unsure what District you live in, please enter your address in the City’s Find Your District tool.

To learn more about Districts, please visit the Transition to District Elections page.

Californians can check to see when their ballots are mailed, received, and counted.

Visit WhereIsMyBallot.sos.ca.gov to receive an automatic email, text (SMS), or voice call notifications on the status of your Vote by Mail ballot.