{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-34900","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 34900","heading":"","body":"At any general municipal election, or at a special election held for that purpose, the city council may submit to the electors the question of whether electors shall thereafter elect a mayor and four city council members, and whether the mayor shall serve a two-year or four-year term. In cities presently having elected mayors, the city council may also submit to the electors the question of whether the mayor shall thereafter serve a two-year or a four-year term.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 2. ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES [34400. - 34906.]","PART 1. ORGANIZATION [34400. - 34906.]","CHAPTER 4. Alternative Forms of Government [34851. - 34906.]","ARTICLE 3. Elective Mayor [34900. - 34906.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c629502afdaeb7e78ce727ca03c765cda2b87a1e02d5ecbfa19ed1b273b0d9a6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-34886","next":"us-ca/gov-34901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}