Election Information

November 2024 Election information

Seats open on Bay City City Council:

Mayor - 1 position
Council - 3 positions

The deadline to file for candidacy for the
City Council Positions or Mayor is August 27th, 2024.

To run, you must complete ALL of the following steps by August 27th, 2024

1) Submit the SEL 101 and SEL 121 election forms to the City’s Elections Official for review and approval, prior to collecting signatures.

2) After your forms have been approved and a petition ID assigned, you will need to collect 9 signatures (from Bay City Voters) as required by the City Charter.

3) Once you have collected your 9 signatures you must submit those to the City Elections Officer for verification by the County Clerk.  

All three steps must be completed and signatures must be verified by August 27th, 2024, so if you are interested in running, please schedule an appointment with the city elections official Lindsey Gann as soon as possible.  We recommend having your forms in to the City by August 19th, 2024 to allow for processing by the City Elections official and to allow the County Clerks office time to verify signatures.

NOTE:
To run for office in the city you must be a registered voter in the City of Bay City for at least one year per City Charter.

Please contact lgann@ci.bay-city.or.us  to schedule your appointment.