City Elections

The City of Mountain View is a Charter City with a Council-Manager form of government. Seven Councilmembers are elected at-large by City voters in November of even-numbered years. Each Councilmember may serve a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms.

Anyone who is 18 years of age and a resident and registered voter in the City of Mountain View may run for a seat on the City Council.

The next General Municipal Election will be held in November 2020. The results of the November 2018 election are available on the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters website

2018 BALLOT MEASURES

Two revenue ballot measures were submitted to the voters on November 6, 2018:

Measure P: Business License Tax
City Attorney's Impartial Analysis
Full Text of Measure P - English
Full Text of Measure P - Chinese
Full Text of Measure P - Spanish
Full Text of Measure P - Tagalog
Full Text of Measure P - Vietnamese
Argument in Favor of Business License Tax
Argument Against Business License Tax
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Business License Tax
Rebuttal to Argument Against Business License Tax

Measure Q: Cannabis Tax
City Attorney's Impartial Analysis
Full Text of Measure Q - English
Full Text of Measure Q - Chinese
Full Text of Measure Q - Spanish
Full Text of Measure Q - Tagalog
Full Text of Measure Q - Vietnamese
Argument in Favor of Cannabis Tax
Argument Against Cannabis Tax
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Cannabis Tax
Rebuttal to Argument Against Cannabis Tax

Resolution Regarding the Use of Revenue Generated by the Business License Tax Measure

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Initiative Measure  

"The Mountain View Homeowner, Renter, and Taxpayer Protection Initiative"

Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition filed March 30, 2018
Ballot Title and Summary