2.05.030 . Election of Members of the City Council by-District.

(a) Following the effective date of this ordinance and upon the commencement of "by-district" elections in the order established in Section 2.05.040 of this Code, members of the City Council shall be elected "by district" as defined in California Government Code Section 34871 or any successor statute. Any candidate for City Council must have been a resident and elector of the district in which he or she seeks election for at least thirty days before the time he or she files nominating papers or equivalent declaration of candidacy for such office, or such person's appointment to fill a vacancy therein. No term of any member of the City Council that commenced prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall be affected by the adoption of this ordinance. A vacancy in an office filled by at-large election shall be filled by appointment or election from the City at-large in accordance with the Charter.

(b) Registered voters signing nomination papers or voting for a member of the City Council shall be residents of the geographical area making up the district from which the member is to be elected.