Avalon is an incorporated city on Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles County, with a directly elected Mayor and a City Clerk who handles city candidacy. Jurisdiction: City of Avalon, Los Angeles County. Mayor: Elected, two-year term. Council: Four-year terms. City filings: Avalon City Clerk. The City of Avalon is an incorporated city in Los Angeles County on Santa Catalina Island; the City describes itself as an island community. Its Mayor is elected to a two-year term and Councilmembers to four-year terms. City general municipal elections are consolidated with Los Angeles County and, under a 2018 Council decision, held with a statewide election in even-numbered years. Mayor and Council offices. The City says its Mayor is elected for two years and its Councilmembers for four. The 2026 city ballot listed the Office of Mayor and two City Council seats, so both kinds of city office can appear in the same election. When city elections happen. Avalon's general municipal elections are consolidated with the County of Los Angeles. In 2018 the Council aligned them with a statewide election in even-numbered years, starting in 2020. In 2026 the city election was held with the June 2 statewide primary, not in November, so check which statewide date applies before planning a schedule. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk runs the ballot, including vote centers and vote by mail, and conducted the 2026 randomized alphabet drawing that set the order of names. Filing for a city office. City candidacy runs through the Avalon City Clerk's office at 410 Avalon Canyon Road (mailing address P.O. Box 707). County, school and special-district offices are not filed there; confirm the filing officer for those offices with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. Before you brief us on a Avalon project. Say whether you are running for Mayor or Council; they have different term lengths and can share a ballot. Confirm the statewide election date the City has tied its election to before setting print dates. Island delivery affects print and sign logistics. Tell us early so we can plan shipping with you; we don't quote delivery times or costs until we have your order details. What Local Campaign Pros can produce for Avalon campaigns. Campaign direct mail: Postcards, letters and folded mailers designed, printed and mailed to the addresses you approve, with postage and mail-house handoff planned in. Lawn signs and walk pieces: Yard signs, stakes, door hangers and walk cards sized for your district, using the name, office and ballot designation you confirm. Campaign printing: Palm cards, flyers, envelopes and event pieces, proofed before anything goes to press. Websites and text artwork: A simple candidate website plus matching graphics for texts and email, built from the same approved copy and photos. How a project gets started. Approved content: Your name as it will appear, the office, a photo and any copy you have approved, including a candidate statement if you file one. Office and boundary confirmed: The exact office, district or seat, checked against the official election source for this place. Quantities: How many signs, pieces or mail addresses you need. We help estimate; you approve the final counts. Artwork and proofs: We design or adapt artwork and send proofs. Nothing prints until you sign off. Production schedule: We plan print and mail dates backward from the official deadlines and election dates you confirm. Is the Avalon mayor directly elected? Yes. The City says the Mayor is elected to a two-year term; Councilmembers serve four-year terms. Are Avalon elections always in November? No. City elections are tied to a statewide election in even-numbered years; in 2026 the city election was on June 2, with the statewide primary. Where do I get nomination papers for a city office? From the Avalon City Clerk's office.