Elective Officers Residency Requirement
San Diego City Charter § 7
in effectSection 7: Elective Officers Residency Requirement
An elective officer of the City shall be a resident and elector of the City.
In addition, every Council-member shall be an actual resident and elector of the district from which the Council-member is nominated. The office of a Councilmember shall be vacated if he or she moves from the district from which the Councilmember was elected. Redistricting that occurs during a Councilmember’s term shall not operate to create a vacancy. The Council shall establish by ordinance minimum length of residency requirements for candidacy to elective office, whether by appointment or election.
(Amendment voted 09-17-1963; effective 02-11-1964.)
(Amendment voted 11-04-1969; effective 01-29-1970.)
(Amendment voted 11-06-1979; effective 12-17-1979.)
(Amendment voted 11-08-2016; effective 12-19-2016.)
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/citycharter/Article%20II.pdf#page=6Fetched: 10/28/2026
