The City Clerk is the local elections official and coordinates with the County of San Luis Obispo in the conduct of Municipal elections. This includes, but is not limited to, the preparation of necessary Resolutions calling for General and Special Municipal Elections and declaring the result of the election, the coordination of the candidate nomination process, and the receipt and processing of initiative, referendum and recall petitions. Regular elections are consolidated with statewide elections, scheduled on the first Tuesday of November of even-numbered years to fill expired City Council terms. All election services are provided according the California Elections Code.