PBI-Manatt Quiz: The Mayoral Rundown - Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

1. Who becomes acting mayor if the LA City Mayor resigns or leaves office?

The President of the LA City Council

The Deputy Mayor

The Chief Administrative Officer

The City Controller

2. What position did Tom Bradley hold before being elected Mayor of LA City in 1973?

He was a LA County Board Supervisor.

He was a CA State Assemblymember.

He was a LA City Councilmember.

He was the LA City Chief of Police.

3. Which of these statements is correct about LA City elections?

The top two candidates move on to a runoff election.

The top two candidates move on to a runoff election if no candidate receives a majority in the primary.

One Democrat and one Republican move on to a runoff election.

Voters can mark their top two preferred candidates in the primary.

4. What is the LA City Mayor’s role in the Los Angeles Unified School District?

Appoints members of the school board

Approves the school board budget

Vetoes resolutions passed by the Board of Education

None

5. What are the term limits for the LA City Mayor and Council?

The mayor is limited to two terms, and councilmembers are limited to three terms.

The mayor is limited to three terms, and councilmembers are limited to two terms.

Both are limited to two terms.

Both are limited to three terms.

The Mayoral Rundown