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Election Information for Candidates and Voters
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Join the Board
Help guide our community. Interested candidates must commit to regular meeting attendance and will be expected to serve on committees. New members are elected annually to terms that begin in April.
Candidate applications available now. Click below for more information about open seats, term lengths, candidate criteria, and how to apply.
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Vote
If you are an Uptown resident (owner or renter), a non-resident property owner, or a non-profit or business owner, please make your voice heard and vote!
Elections are conducted online and in-person beginning in February. Click below for more information about the election process, voter registration, voting locations, and more.
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Election Committee
The Election Committee facilitates all facets of the election process, including working with the Community Engagement Committee in supporting the Community Participation and Representative Plan.
Detailed election procedures proposed by the Election Committee will be presented to and approved by the board at its regular February meeting.
Find Your Neighborhood.
Important Dates to Remember
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Online Registration & Voting
ONLINE REGISTRATION DATES: 02/05-02/24
Online registration will begin in early February and continue until 2 days before online voting ends.
ONLINE VOTING DATES: 02/05-02/26
You will be able to vote online as soon as you receive an email confirming approval of your online registration. The confirmation email will include a unique voting link. Be sure to vote prior to the end of online voting. After 02/26, in-person registration and voting will be the only available option.
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In-Person Registration & Voting
IN-PERSON REGISTRATION & VOTING: 02/28 & 03/02
You will be able to register & vote at the same time in-person. Voting times and locations will be announced by mid-February.
In-person voting on Saturday, 02/28 will take place during the day with evening hours on Monday, 03/02.
In-Person voting will be the last opportunity to vote.
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Results Announced
VOTE COUNTING & VERIFICATION DATE
Tuesday, 03/03/26
Location TBA
The Election Committee oversees vote counting which will be conducted solely by board members who are not candidates in the election. The entire process is open to public observation.
OFFICIAL RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT
Tuesday, 03/03/26 at 6pm
Location: Joyce Beers Community Center
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24-Hour Challenge Period
Any member of the public may challenge the election results.
CHALLENGE DEADLINE
Wednesday, 03/04/26
Challenges must be filed with the board chair by email. In the subject line, write “UpCPG Election Challenge.” The board chair will review the challenge, may consult with City staff, and will recommend a response to the board at its regularly scheduled April meeting.
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New Members Seated
APRIL REGULAR BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, 04/07/26
Location: Joyce Beers Community Center
The first item of business will be for continuing board members to vote on any election challenges, prior to seating new board members.
Neighborhood Representation
The UpCPG board is structured to allow each neighborhood to have its own voice represented in the community planning process.
Each of the six neighborhoods has two seats elected by the residents of that neighborhood. One seat is for a property owner, the other for a renter.
Local non-profits and businesses serve the community at large and are elected by all Uptown residents. There are five business seats, no more than two of which can be from a single neighborhood. One seat is reserved for a non-profit organization.
Six member seats, or one-third, are up for election each year for three-year terms. When a seat becomes vacant before the end of its designated term, the board may appoint an eligible member to serve in that seat until the next election.
Individual members may hold a seat on the board for a maximum of seven consecutive years.
The Election Cycle table to the right shows how the seat elections are distributed across election cycles.
