City of Pico Rivera is a General Law city governed by a five-member City Council. Members of the City Council are elected at-large for a four-year term. Elections in Pico Rivera are held in *even-numbered years and in accordance with established City ordinances and other legal provisions. Elections are held in staggered terms, meaning that every two- years in the even-numbered years, there are either two or three seats up for reelection.

Councilmembers elected in November 2022 will be up for reelection in November 2026 (two open seats for four year-terms)
Councilmembers elected in November 2020 will be up for reelection in November 2024 (three open seats for four year-terms)

*In accordance with Senate Bill 415 and the City’s Ordinance No. 1103, the City has aligned the City’s general municipal election dates with the statewide election dates of November in even-numbered years.

General Municipal elections are scheduled on the first Tuesday, after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years and are consolidated with the County of Los Angeles.