The Town of Mammoth Lakes is an incorporated town in Mono County with a five-member Town Council and an annually rotating mayor. Jurisdiction: Town of Mammoth Lakes, Mono County. Town Council: Five members, staggered four-year terms. Mayor: Selected annually by the Council, by rotation. Election official: Town Clerk, consolidated with Mono County. The Town of Mammoth Lakes is an incorporated general law town in Mono County, incorporated on August 20, 1984, with a council-manager government. Its five-member Town Council is elected to staggered four-year terms, and the Council selects the mayor each year by rotation. How the Town Council works. The Town Council has five councilmembers serving staggered four-year terms. The mayor is not elected directly: the mayor presides at Council meetings and is selected by the Council each year through a rotational system. The Council appoints the Town Manager, who runs Town operations, and the Town Attorney. The Town holds its municipal elections with the statewide election, currently the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years. What the Town's current candidate guide covers. The Town Clerk's Elections page links a Candidate Guide for the November 3, 2026 Town Council election, posted April 23, 2026. It is the current reference; earlier guides are history. To serve, a person must be a registered voter living in the Town. A nomination paper needs signatures from at least 20 and no more than 30 registered Town voters, and the guide suggests collecting the full 30 because some signatures are usually invalidated. Signers must give a residence address; P.O. boxes are not accepted. A candidate statement is optional, limited to 200 words, and may not mention party affiliation. The 2026 guide estimated the printing cost at $250 for English and $250 for Spanish, paid to the County Clerk through the Town Clerk. For 2026, nomination papers were filed July 13 to August 7; that window has closed, so use the Town Clerk's guide for any later election rather than those dates. Town limits and the wider area. Town Council races are open only to voters inside the Town. School, special-district and county contests follow their own boundaries, so confirm districts with Mono County Elections before planning materials for a wider area. Before you brief us on a Mammoth Lakes project. Name the office and the election year, and bring the Town Clerk's guide for that election. If you file a candidate statement, bring the final English text; the guide notes a Spanish printing as well. Tell us whether you want to reach voters inside the Town only, or a wider school or district area, so the address list matches the contest. What Local Campaign Pros can produce for Mammoth Lakes 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 Mammoth Lakes mayor directly elected? No. The Town Council selects one of its members as mayor each year through a rotational system. How many signatures does a Town Council nomination paper need? The Town's 2026 candidate guide says at least 20 and no more than 30 signatures from registered voters in the Town, and recommends collecting 30. Where do I find the current filing dates? In the Town Clerk's current candidate guide on the Town's Elections page. The 2026 filing window has closed, so check for the guide covering the election you are planning for.