Calexico's appointed City Clerk serves as elections official and handles candidate filings, while the County runs vote centers. Jurisdiction: City of Calexico, Imperial County. Council terms: Four years. City Clerk: Appointed; serves as elections official. Ballot: Consolidated with Imperial County. The City of Calexico sits on the U.S.–Mexico border in Imperial County. It consolidates all municipal elections with the Imperial County Registrar of Voters. The City Clerk, appointed by the City Manager with Council approval, serves as elections official: issuing and accepting nomination papers, handling City measures and legal notices, and receiving FPPC campaign and Form 700 filings. Council Members serve four-year terms; two seats were on the 2026 ballot. Where city candidates file. The City Clerk is responsible for all candidate filings for City offices, including nomination papers, City measures and FPPC campaign statements. Nomination packets are available at the City Clerk's office at City Hall by appointment. A candidate does not qualify until nomination papers are filed and the signatures verified. Signs and timing. The City's 2026 notice said political campaign signs could not be posted within city limits until a set date (August 5 that year). Ask the City Clerk for the current sign rules before ordering yard signs. Vote centers, drop boxes and vote-by-mail follow the County of Imperial's procedures. City, schools and districts. The Imperial County Registrar of Voters runs the ballot for the consolidated election. Its candidate list covers county, school, college, irrigation, community services and healthcare district contests that are separate from City Council. The County's candidate guide says public examination of candidate statements for city offices is handled by the respective city officials, so city questions go to the City Clerk. Before you brief us on a Calexico project. Confirm the City's current sign posting date before you schedule a sign install. Bring your final ballot name once your nomination papers are verified. 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 Calexico 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. Who runs Calexico city elections? The City consolidates with the Imperial County Registrar of Voters; the City Clerk is the elections official for candidate filings. When can campaign signs go up in Calexico? The City sets a date before which political signs cannot be posted within city limits. Check the current notice with the City Clerk. Is the Calexico Unified school board a city race? No. It appears on the Imperial County Registrar of Voters candidate list, separate from City Council.