Yucaipa’s District 1 race lists one qualified candidate ahead of August 7 deadline
Yucaipa’s District 1 City Council contest currently lists one qualified candidate, but the filing process is not over.
The City of Yucaipa’s candidate-status document, last updated August 3, 2026, lists Greg Franklin as qualified for the District 1 seat. Chris Venable and Chelsea Brammer-Ramirez are listed as having pulled nomination papers but are not listed as having filed as of that update.
District 1 candidate status
- Greg Franklin: Pulled papers July 13, filed July 30 and qualified August 3.
- Chris Venable: Pulled papers July 13; not listed as filed in the August 3 update.
- Chelsea Brammer-Ramirez: Pulled papers July 20; not listed as filed in the August 3 update.
The document is an interim filing-status update. It does not establish that Franklin will be the only nominee, guarantee an election outcome or indicate that either of the other two people has withdrawn.
August 7 deadline
District 1 is one of two Yucaipa City Council seats scheduled for the November 3, 2026, general municipal election. District 2 is the other; both seats are for full four-year terms.
The city’s election page lists the regular nomination-paper filing period as running from July 13 through noon on August 7. It separately states that if a current officeholder fails to file by 5 p.m. Friday, August 7, the nomination period for the affected district will be extended through noon Wednesday, August 12. The 5 p.m. date is the city’s stated incumbent-related cutoff.
Yucaipa consolidates its municipal election with the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, but the Yucaipa City Clerk remains the local elections official responsible for candidate filings and accepting nomination papers.
What the possible extension means
California Elections Code Section 10229 provides the framework for what may happen when an incumbent does not file and no more than one person is nominated for a district office. After the required certification and public notice, the city’s governing body may appoint the nominated person, appoint an eligible elector if no one is nominated, or direct that the election proceed. If no appointment is made by the statutory deadline, the election must be held.
Those actions are not automatic, and the city’s August 12 extension should be treated as conditional unless the applicable conditions are met.
What District 1 voters should watch
The next meaningful update should come after the August 7 deadline and, if applicable, the August 12 extension. District 1 voters should review Yucaipa’s updated candidate information and any official notice affecting the contest before the November 3 election.
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