Imperial Beach is its own city, separate from San Diego, with a citywide elected Mayor and four Councilmembers elected by district. Jurisdiction: City of Imperial Beach, San Diego County. Mayor: Elected citywide, four-year term. Council: Four members, by district. Election official: Imperial Beach City Clerk. The City of Imperial Beach, in San Diego County, is separate from the City of San Diego. Its City Council is an elected Mayor and four district Councilmembers. The Mayor is elected by all voters in the City; Councilmembers are elected by district, which began with District 2 and District 4 in 2020 and Districts 1 and 3 in 2022. General municipal elections are held in November of even-numbered years. Mayor and districts. Every Imperial Beach voter votes for Mayor, but only voters in a district vote for its Councilmember. A mayoral campaign and a district campaign therefore reach different sets of addresses, even in the same year. The City Clerk is the elections official. The City Clerk coordinates elections with the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, distributes nomination papers, processes ballot measures and petitions, and maintains campaign statements and conflict-of-interest filings. The City posts notices of election in more than one language. Not the City of San Diego. Imperial Beach candidates file with Imperial Beach, not the City of San Diego. County, school and special-district offices follow their own boundaries; confirm the filing officer for those offices with the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Before you brief us on a Imperial Beach project. Say whether you are running for Mayor (citywide) or a Council district, and confirm the district for each address. Ask the City Clerk which seats are on the ballot you are planning for. Tell us which languages you need on materials. What Local Campaign Pros can produce for Imperial Beach 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 Imperial Beach part of San Diego? No. It is a separate incorporated city with its own Mayor, Council and City Clerk. Is the Imperial Beach mayor elected by district? No. The Mayor is elected by all voters in the City; Councilmembers are elected by district. Who handles nomination papers? The City Clerk, who is the City’s elections official.