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City of Hayward Transition to District-Based Elections Information

We're initiating a process to move from at-large to a district-based system of elections for City Council starting in 2026.

This change in the election process will benefit from feedback from residents who know the community best, and the City is launching an outreach process to engage residents in the district formation process. 

To facilitate the sharing of information and gathering of input and feedback on the drawing of district-election maps, the City has established a website accessible by clicking the button below. Community members can also ask questions and provide input and feedback by calling (510) 583-4444 or by sending an email to districting@hayward-ca.gov. 

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Elections

The next General Municipal Election will be held on November 5, 2024. Four Council Member seats, each serving a 4-year term, will be up for election. To qualify, candidates must be registered voters in the City of Hayward. The Council placed a measure on the ballot to extend, without increasing, the City of Hayward half-cent sales tax for an additional 20 years.

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CITY OF HAYWARD

CALL AND NOTICE OF

GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Municipal Election will be held in the City of Hayward on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the following officers:

 

For Four (4) Members of the City Council – Full term of four years

 

The nomination period for these offices begins on July 15, 2024 and closes on August 9, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.  If nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the city are not filed by August 9, 2024, then the filing period will be extended to August 14, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. 

 

Nomination information can be obtained by contacting the Office of the City Clerk, 777 B Street, Hayward, California, (510) 583-4400, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Information is also available on the City’s website at https://www.hayward-ca.gov/your-government/elections

 

If no one or only one person is nominated for an elective office, appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by Section 10229, Elections Code of the State of California.

 

The polls will be open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

 

DATED:  July 5, 2024

Miriam Lens, City Clerk

City of Hayward

 

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CITY OF HAYWARD

Notice of Measure to be Voted Upon at the

November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election and Deadline for Filing Ballot Arguments

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Municipal Election will be held in the City of Hayward on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to be consolidated with the General Election.  The City Council proposes on its own motion, Resolution No. 24-137, for the purpose of submitting the following Hayward Ballot Measure___, as introduced by Mayor Salinas, to the voters of the City of Hayward:

 

 BALLOT QUESTION

To continue providing essential City of Hayward services, including firefighting, emergency-medical response, police protection, pothole repair, street improvements, general City maintenance, and modernization of aging City facilities, including for police, public works, and South Hayward community and library services; shall a City of Hayward measure to continue (without increasing) an existing half-cent sales tax for 20 years, providing $20,000,000 annually that cannot be taken by the State, requiring annual audits and public disclosure, be adopted?

 

YES

 

NO

 

SYNOPSIS OF THE MEASURE

On March 4, 2014 the City Council placed Measure C, a ballot measure regarding a general Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax before the voters for the June 3, 2014 general election.  Measure C authorized the imposition of a 0.50% tax on the sale price of tangible personal property and the storage, use, or other consumption of such property.  During the June 3, 2014, general election, Measure C received a majority of votes in favor of imposing the tax which would expire after 20 years, on December 31, 2034.

The November 5, 2024, proposed ballot measure seeks voter approval relating to an extension of the Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax for twenty (20) years, through 2054, without increasing the sales tax.

FULL TEXT OF BALLOT MEASURE

The complete text of the measure is available on the City’s website at https://www.hayward-ca.gov/your-government/elections.  To receive a copy, please contact (510) 583-4400 or email cityclerk@hayward-ca.gov.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN by the City Clerk, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 9285 and 9286 of the Elections Code of the State of California, that the following deadlines are hereby established as the final dates on which arguments and rebuttal arguments for and against the measure appearing on the ballot for the General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, may be submitted to the City Clerk for printing and distribution to the voters as required by law:

Deadline for Filing Primary Arguments:   12:00 P.M., Monday, August 12, 2024

Deadline for Filing Rebuttal Arguments:  12:00 P.M., Friday, August 16, 2024

Primary Arguments, not to exceed 300 words in length, and Rebuttal Arguments, not to exceed 250 words in length, are to be submitted to the City Clerk, 777 B Street, Hayward, on or before the deadlines. Submitted arguments are kept confidential until after the filing deadline.  Arguments cannot be changed after the deadline.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that there shall be set a ten-calendar day examination period for public review of said Arguments.  During this time, any registered voter of the election jurisdiction, or the elections official, may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction requiring any or all of the materials to be amended or deleted.  The review period for Arguments is as follows: Primary Arguments commence August 12, 2024 and end August 22, 2024; Rebuttal Arguments commence August 16, 2024 and end August 26, 2024.  The review period for the Impartial Analysis commences on August 8, 2024 and ends August 18, 2024.

Information regarding the election and measures is available on the City’s website at https://www.hayward-ca.gov/your-government/elections.  For additional information call (510) 583-4400 or email cityclerk@hayward-ca.gov

On Election Day, November 5, 2024, the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m.

 

Dated: July 5, 2024

Miriam Lens, City Clerk

City of Hayward


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