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Neighborhood Council Candidate Guidelines

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Candidates must adhere to the guidelines prescribed in the 2025 Neighborhood Council (NC) Election Handbook and all other NC election policies and procedures established by the City Clerk and EmpowerLA.

 

  1. Candidates may not use City or NC-controlled buildings, equipment, supplies, funds, or other taxpayer resources for campaigning activities.

     

  2. Candidates may not use the City of Los Angeles Seal (logo) or Letterhead, the EmpowerLA logo, the City Clerk logo, the NC logo, or any other official NC designation created by EmpowerLA in candidate photos or any candidate campaign material, which can include items such as hats, t-shirts, buttons, or signs.

     

  3. Candidates may not receive endorsements from the governing NC board as a whole.

     

  4. Candidates may receive endorsements from individual board members, acting as individual stakeholders. Board members that endorse a candidate must note that they are doing so in their individual capacity.

     

  5. Candidates may not post handbills or any other campaign materials on public property.

     

  6. Candidates may run as a slate on the condition that all participating candidates provide written consent to the slate organizer agreeing to participate.

     

  7. Candidates should report any violation of these rules to the City Clerk.

     

  8. Candidates must immediately notify the City Clerk and NC if their qualifying stakeholder status changes prior to the election, which may result in disqualification from the board seat they are seeking.

 

A violation of these guidelines could result in disqualification of candidacy.

For more information about the 2025 All Vote-By-Mail Elections, contact our office at (213) 978-0444 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or visit our website at clerk.lacity.gov/NCelections.