Blythe elects five Council Members at large, plus a City Clerk and City Treasurer, and the Council appoints its own Mayor. Jurisdiction: City of Blythe, Riverside County. Council: Five members, at large, four-year staggered terms. Mayor: Appointed by the Council for two years. Also elected: City Clerk and City Treasurer. City filings: Blythe City Clerk (Elections Official). The City of Blythe sits on the Colorado River at California's eastern edge, in Riverside County. Its City Council has five members elected by the City at large to four-year staggered terms. After each election the Council appoints a Mayor and a Vice-Mayor from its own membership to serve two-year terms. City Clerk and City Treasurer are also elected offices: the City's 2026 notice listed three Council seats, City Clerk and City Treasurer, each for a full four-year term. Three kinds of city office. Blythe voters choose Council Members, a City Clerk and a City Treasurer. That matters for a campaign: a Clerk or Treasurer race is a citywide contest of its own, not a Council seat, and materials should name the office exactly as it appears on the City's notice. Mayor is not a separate ballot office. The Council chooses a Mayor and Vice-Mayor from its members after each election. Getting nomination papers. The City Clerk, acting as Elections Official, issues nomination documents at Blythe City Hall during the nomination period. For 2026 the City strongly recommended booking an appointment by phone or email with the Clerk before picking up or filing papers. That 2026 window (July 13 to August 7) has closed; check the City's current notice for any later election. County, school and district contests. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters runs the ballot, vote centers and results. School, water and other special districts covering this area are separate contests; confirm the filing officer for your specific office with these official resources. Before you brief us on a Blythe project. Tell us which office you are running for: Council Member, City Clerk or City Treasurer. Plan materials for a citywide audience, since Council seats are at large. LCP can help prepare signs, mail, door pieces and a campaign website once you have confirmed your office and filing requirements with the City Clerk. What Local Campaign Pros can produce for Blythe 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 Blythe mayor elected by voters? No. The City says the Council appoints a Mayor and Vice-Mayor from its own members after each election, for a two-year term. Are Blythe council seats by district? No. The City describes its five Council Members as elected at large. Can I run for City Clerk or Treasurer in Blythe? Both are elected offices with four-year terms in Blythe. Confirm current eligibility and paperwork with the City Clerk.