San Jose mayoral contests may move to coincide with presidential elections

For the first time since San Jose residents got the power to vote for mayor in 1966, the city’s top elected official could be decided on the same ballot as the president.

The San Jose Charter Review Commission on Monday voted to recommend the city move its mayoral contests from midterm election years to presidential election years starting in 2024. Commissioner Tobin Gilman was the lone dissenting vote among the 17 members present.