We Recommend Yes on Measures CC and CD | Burbank Republican Party

More than $200,000 went into winning one Burbank City Council seat that pays less than $23,000 a year. Measures CC and CD would elect the council by district.

On Tuesday, November 3, Burbank voters will decide Measures CC and CD. Together they would change City Council elections from citywide to five districts. The Burbank Republican Party supports both measures.

The numbers

$302,462spent by outside committees on independent expenditures in the last City Council election

Over $200,000behind one current council member’s seat, counting outside spending and the member’s own campaign

Under $23,000annual base pay of a Burbank City Council member

3 of 7council winners since 2020 whose own campaigns spent more than $50,000

About 70,000registered voters in a citywide race, compared with about 14,000 in each school board trustee area

Under $2,000declared spending of a 2024 school board winner, in the first year of trustee area elections

From City of Burbank campaign filings and payroll records.

“When it takes more than $200,000 to win a seat that pays less than $23,000 a year, only candidates with major donors can compete. District elections let candidates reach their neighbors directly. We recommend a yes vote on both CC and CD. Without them, Burbank will be controlled more and more by wealthy special interests.”

— Helen Wong, Public Information Officer, Burbank Republican Party

What the measures do

Measure CD creates five council districts on Map 130. Districts 2 and 4 hold their first elections in 2028, and Districts 1, 3 and 5 in 2030.
Measure CC removes the citywide election requirement from the City Charter. CD cannot take effect unless CC also passes.
If CC passes and CD fails, the citywide requirement is removed, no districts are created, and the method of election may be set by ordinance.
On July 21, 2026, the City Council voted 5 to 0 to have the Mayor and Vice Mayor prepare a ballot argument in favor of CC and against CD.

Yes on Measure CC. Yes on Measure CD. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Ballots are in Burbank mailboxes now.

Sources

City of Burbank electronic filing system: candidate campaign statements (Form 460) and independent expenditure reports (Form 496).
City of Burbank payroll, fiscal year 2025, obtained by public records request.
City Council minutes, July 21, 2026, item 2.
Resolution 26-29,725 (Measure CC) and Resolution 26-29,726 (Measure CD).
Burbank Unified School District Resolution No. 30, trustee area voter counts; Los Angeles County campaign filings.

The Burbank Republican Party

Media contact: Helen Wong, Public Information Officer, hello@burbank.gop