A nomination filing period for the open District 4 council seat in the City of Buellton's Special Municipal Election, is May 5 through May 30. It is a partial 4-year term.

Locals interested in running must be a registered voter in District 4.

To determine eligibility, visit the Interactive Review Map at ndcresearch.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=a5046cbcbb1748fcbde38f3b7b0c328a , adding place of residence in the upper left blue box.

The District 4 council seat, left vacant after David Silva was elected mayor, requires a majority vote from local residents to fill, resulting in a special election.

The special election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 26, in a mail-ballot format.

To be eligible to vote at the Special Municipal Election, voters must be registered no later

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