The nomination period for 22 of San Bernardino County’s 24 municipal races being held on November 5 2024 will open on Monday, July 15. The nomination period is to run until August 9. The time for the August 9 deadline varies from city to city, with some cities accepting papers up until 5 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.; others receiving them until 4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. and some imposing a noon deadline. Candidates or would-be candidates should consult the City Hall in their cities to verify the deadline.
The stated deadline above – August 9 – is applicable in those jurisdictions where the incumbent in the office up for election files for reelection. If nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the city are not filed by August 9, 2024, the voters shall have until the 83rd day before the election, August 14, 2024, to nominate candidates other than the person(s) who are the incumbents on the 88th day before the election, for that incumbent’s elective office. This extension is not applicable where there is no incumbent eligible to be elected.
In the City of Adelanto, two members of the city council are up for election this year.
In the Town of Apple Valley, Larry Cusack’s term as councilman in District 1 is ending and he must stand for reelection to remain in office. Similarly, Art Bishop is up for reelection in District 2.
In Barstow, Mayor Paul Courtney must seek the approval of voters to remain in office. In District 3, incumbent Barbara Rose and in District 4 Marilyn Dyer Kruse are scheduled to run once more.
The city clerk and treasurer posts in Barstow are also up for election this year.
In Big Bear Lake, the District 1 council position now held by Kendi Segovia and the District 5 council post occupied by Bynette Mote are up for election.
In Chino, the District 1 and District 4 council positions, held respectively by Chris Flores and Karen Comstock, and the mayor’s gavel, now held by Eunice Ulloa, are to be contested this year.
In Chino Hills, two seats on the council are up for election this year, the one in District 3 held by Art Bennett the one in District 5 occupied by Cynthia Moran.
In Fontana the District 2 council post, held by Jesse Sandoval, and the District 3 council position, held by Peter Garcia, will be contested this year.
In Grand Terrace, the council positions now held by Jeff Allen, Kenneth Henderson and Michelle Sabino are up for election this year.
In Hesperia, elections will be held in Districts 1, 4 and 5, where the council posts are now held by Rebekah Swanson, Brigit Bennington and Larry Bird.
In Montclair the council positions held by Tenice Johnson and Benjamin Lopez are up for election this year.
In Needles, the council positions held by Tona Belt, Kirsten Merritt and Ellen Campbell are up for consideration.
In Ontario, the council positions held by Ruben Valencia and Debra Dorst-Porada are to be contested.
The city clerk and city treasurer posts are up for election in Ontario this year.
In Rancho Cucamonga, Districts 1 and 4, positions in which Ashley Stickler and Lynn Kennedy serve, are to be on the ballot this year.
Likewise, in Redlands Districts 1 and 4 are to be contested, such that Eddie Tejeda, who is currently the city’s appointed mayor, and Jenna Guzman-Lowery will need to run for reelection to remain in office.
The Redlands city clerk and treasure posts are at stake in this year’s election as well.
In Rialto, Mayor Deborah Robertson is due to run for reelection if she wishes to remain in that post. That is also the case with council members Rafael Trujillo and Andy Carrizales.
Rialto’s treasurer and city clerk positions are up for election this year, too.
In Twentynine Palms, the city’s voters are due to make selections this year as to who will serve over the next four years in the District 1 and District 2 posts, now held by Steven Bilderain and Joel Klink.
In Upland the mayor’s position and the First District council post are set for an electoral go-round in November, which will determine if Bill Velto will remain and Shannan Maust, respectively, will remain in office.
The Upland treasurer is also up for election in 2024.
In Victorville, voters will determine who will serve in the capacities of the city’s 1st, 3rd and 5th district council members, such that incumbents Elizabeth Becerra, who is currently the city’s appointed mayor, along with Councilwoman Blanca Gomez and Councilwoman Leslie Irving will have the opportunity to see if they can retain their council positions.
In Yucaipa, voters in District 3, where Bobby Duncan is the incumbent councilman, those living in District 4, who are currently represented by appointed Mayor Justin Beaver, and District 5, who are Jon Thorp’s constituents, are due to select their council members for the next four years in November.
Yucca Valley voters in Districts 2 and 4 are to determine who will represent them over the coming four-year term, with incumbents Jeff Drozd and Robert Lombardo potentially seeking reelection.
Loma Linda holds its municipal election in conjunction with the primary election. This year, former Councilman Ovidiu Popescu edged incumbent Councilman Bhavin Jindal in District 1, while newcomer Rhonda Spencer-Hwang convincingly outdistanced incumbent John Lennart in District 4 and incumbent Rhodes Rigsby turned back Juan Belliard’s electoral challenge in District 5.
In San Bernardino, the primary election for this year’s electoral cycle was held on the March 5, the day of this year’s primary. Incumbent Juan Figueroa emerged victorious in the Third Ward and Mario Flores won in the Sixth Ward race. Henry Nickel and Kim Knaus qualified for a run-off race in the Fifth Ward by collecting the most votes but less than a majority, as was the case in the Seventh Ward, with Treasure Ortiz now scheduled to run against Jim Penman in November.
In San Bernardino County municipal races, would-be candidates must submit nomination papers accompanied by the valid signatures of a specified number of registered voters within the jurisdiction they are running in. The nomination papers must be in order upon their presentation to the city clerk, who examines them and determines whether they are sufficient. For that reason, it is recommended that office hopefuls submit that paperwork well in advance of the deadline, so that any inadequacies in the filings can be cured and resubmitted prior to the deadline.