November 5, 2024 Election
The next General Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
The Nomination Period is currently open and closes on Friday, August 9th. If you are interested in running for Office, you can submit a Candidate Application to make an appointment with our office. The Offices up for election this year are as follows:
City of San Rafael ElectionMayor |
Board of Education ElectionTrustee Area 1 |
Nomination Papers taken out and filed
Members of the community interested in running for office can schedule a meeting with me and take out Nomination Papers, but that doesn't qualify them as a candidate for the election. They would need to file their documents with the City Clerk, and if running for a City office, we would need to verify they received the correct number of signatures on their petition. Once a person is 'qualified', our office will update the table below with 'YES'. The City Clerk's office will be updating this table below immediately upon a change, so you may rely on this table for up-to-date information about who is taking out papers, who has filed, and who has been qualified as a candidate.
| Name & Office Sought | Date Taken Out | Date Filed | Qualified? |
| Lindsay Lara, City Clerk & Assessor | 7/15/2024 | ||
| Robert Epstein, City Attorney | 7/15/2024 | 7/24/2024 | YES |
| Rachel Kertz, Councilmember District 4 | 7/15/2024 | ||
| Kate Colin, Mayor | 7/15/2024 | 7/24/2024 | YES |
| Mahmoud A. Shirazi, Mayor | 7/16/2024 Supplemental: 7/26/2024 |
7/26/2024 | NO |
| Maureen de Nieva, Board of Education Trustee Area 3 | 7/18/2024 | ||
| Mark Koerner, Board of Education Trustee Area 1 | 7/25/2024 | ||
| Maika Llorens Gulati, Councilmember District 1 | 7/26/2024 |
Measures on the Ballot
There is a citizen-led initiative on the ballot for the November 5, 2024 election. For more information about the measure or arguments for and against check out its dedicated webpage.
San Rafael Districts Map
Trustees Areas Map
Independent Expenditures
An independent expenditure is an expenditure made in connection with a communication (e.g., a billboard, advertisement, mailing) that expressly advocates the nomination, election, or defeat of a clearly identified candidate or the qualification, passage, or defeat of a clearly identified measure. An independent expenditure is a payment that is not made to—or at the behest of—the affected candidate or committee. For more information, also visit the California Fair Political Practices Commission.