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November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election Results
Unofficial Election Results:
- California Statewide Unofficial Election Results:
https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/returns/ballot-measures - Riverside County Unofficial Election Results:
https://www.livevoterturnout.com/ENR/riversidecaenr/9/en/Index_9.html - Riverside County Ballot Processing Live Stream:
https://voteinfo.net/election-video-streams - For more information visit
https://voteinfo.net/november-4-2025-statewide-special-election;
or call (951) 486-7200
Official Results Will be Certified by December 12, 2025
Register to Vote
You can register online through the California Secretary of State website or at any of the following locations:
- Post Office
- Library
- City and County Offices
- Department of Motor Vehicles
- Online at voteinfo.net or www.sos.ca.gov/elections
For additional voter registration information, please contact the Riverside County Registrar of Voters at (951) 486 - 7200 or (800) 773 - 8683.
The California Secretary of State Guide to Voting can be downloaded HERE.
Where's My Ballot
Sign up to track your ballot via email or text at the California Ballottrax website.
WARNING: ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED!
Violations can lead to fines and/or imprisonment.
Where:
Within the immediate vicinity of a person in line to cast their ballot or within 100 feet of the entrance of a polling place, curbside voting, or ballot drop box the following activities are prohibited.
What Activities Are Prohibited:
- DO NOT ask a person to vote for or against any candidate or ballot measure.
- DO NOT display a candidate's name, image, or log.
- DO NOT block access to or loiter near any ballot drop boxes.
- DO NOT provide any material or audible information for or against any candidate or ballot measure near any polling place, vote center, or ballot drop box.
- DO NOT circulate any petitions, including for initiatives, referenda, recall, or candidate nominations.
- DO NOT distribute, display, or wear any clothing (hats, shirts, signs, buttons, stickers, etc.) that include a candidate's name, image, logo, and/or support or oppose any candidate or ballot measure.
- DO NOT display information or speak to a voter about the voter's eligibility to vote.
The electioneering prohibitions summarized above are set forth in Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Division 18 of the California Elections Code.
November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election
Offices & Terms to be Filled:
1 Mayor seat - 2-year term
2 Council seats - 4-year terms each
NOMINATION PERIOD: July 13, 2026 - August 7, 2026
Please contact the City Clerk's Office to make an appointment to pull nomination papers via email at CityClerkMail@LaQuintaCA.gov or via telephone at (760) 777 - 7035, Monday - Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address:
La Quinta City Hall - 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253
(Elections Code section 10224.5)
Candidate Eligibility
Registered voter living within the city at the time Nomination Papers are issued.
How to Become a Candidate
Contact the City Clerk for an appointment to review requirements and receive filing documents at mradeva@laquintaca.gov or call (760) 777-7035.
November 3, 2026 Election Results - La Quinta
TBD
Public Requests for Copies of Candidate Filings
Submit a Public Record Request to the City Clerk’s Office.
Required Forms to File for Candidacy
- Application for Nomination Papers
- FPPC Form 501 – Candidate Intention Statement
- FPPC Form 700 – Statement of Economic Interest
- Official Filing Form – consists of Affidavit, Oath, and Nomination Petition (minimum 20 signatures)
Optional Items to File if Candidates Desire
- FPPC Form 410 – if candidate forms a committee ($2,000 spend/receive threshold)
- Check for $50 – if the FPPC Form 410 is filed
- Ballot Designation Worksheet – if a ballot designation is desired
- Candidate Statement – if a 200-word statement is desired in ballot pamphlet
- Check for $700 deposit – if a Candidate Statement is filed
- Temporary Sign Permit – if political signs will be placed in the city
- Biographical Form – candidate info for press and voters
- Code of Fair Campaign Practices Agreement
