Mountain View Measure E is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in California.
What it does
Make the charter language gender neutral; increase the timeline for filling a city council vacancy from 30 to 60 days; and remove requirement that ordinances and resolutions must be read in full
On your ballot
Shall the measure amending the City Charter to modernize provisions by replacing gender-specific terms with gender-neutral language; extending the time to take action to fill a council vacancy from 30 to 60 days; eliminating the requirement to read ordinances and resolutions in full; authorizing Council to establish qualifications for legislatively created boards, commissions, and committees; updating outdated terminology; improving internal consistency, and making clarifying edits to align with State law and current practices, be adopted?
YES
NO
What a yes vote means
A "yes" vote supports amending the city charter to make the language gender neutral; increase the timeline for filling a city council vacancy from 30 to 60 days; and remove the requirement that ordinances and resolutions must be read in full.
