San Diego Municipal Code § 27.0619

in effect

§27.0619 Names of candidates as they shall be listed on ballots shall be determined in the following manner: (a) At the Citywide Primary Election and the Citywide General Election of the Mayor or City Attorney, or at any citywide special election, the order of the names of candidates shall be rotated by Council district so that the first name listed on the ballot in District 1 shall be second in District 2 and the name listed last in District 1 shall be listed first in District 2 and then be second in District 3 and so on through all the districts. The order of the names as they shall be listed in District 1 shall be determined by the City Clerk by lot. (b) At any District Primary Election, District General Election, or special election for Council elective office, or at any special election, the order of names of candidates as they shall appear on the ballot shall be determined by the City Clerk by lot. (“Listing of Candidates on Ballots” renumbered from Sec. 27.2204.1 and amended 7-26-1999 by O-18664 N.S.) (Renumbered from Section 27.0634 to Section 27.0619 and amended 1-12-2026 by O-22028 N.S.; effective 2-11-2026.)

Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division06.pdf#page=17Fetched: 10/28/2026