Eligibility to hold the office; member of the City Council; Mayor.
Riverside City Charter, art. IV, § 401
in effectSec. 401. - Eligibility to hold the office; member of the City Council; Mayor.
(a) A person is not eligible to hold the office of a member of the City Council of the City of Riverside unless such person is a qualified elector within the territory comprising the ward by which such person is elected or for which such person is appointed at the time of such election or appointment and continues to be a qualified elector of said ward.
If the residence of any member of the City Council is changed to a place outside the boundaries of the ward from which such member was elected or for which such member was appointed, the office of such member shall become vacant. The existence of the vacancy shall be declared and filled as provided by Section 404 of this Charter.
(b) A person is not eligible to hold the office of Mayor unless such person is a qualified elector of the City at the time of such election or appointment and continues to be a qualified elector of the City.
If the residence of the Mayor changes to a place outside the boundaries of the City, the office of the Mayor shall become vacant. The existence of the vacancy shall be declared and filled as provided by Section 404 of this Charter.
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICICH_ARTIVCICOMA_S401ELHOOFMECOMAFetched: 11/1/2026