Membership is easy, Join us Today! Elections Held May 21st.

Would you like to get involved in your community? We are an organization of neighbors and welcome you to join us bringing great events and programs to Rancho Penasquitos! You can help bring our events and programs to life. Get involved and make a difference where you live! Be our guest at the next Town Council Meeting, review the New Member Primer to see all the areas of opportunity for you to participate. RPTC New Member Primer

Did you know that every year in May, Rancho Penasquitos holds a Town Council election? That’s right. Elections for two-year terms on the PQ Town Council are held every year at the Fiesta on the first Sunday in May. This year we are accepting Applications through May 21st due to COVID-19 with elections to be held online.

Applications are due May 21, 2021, 11:59 PM. If you miss the election application deadline submit one anyway. We welcome members at large and it’s a good way to get involved before you commit yourself and you can invite your friends and neighbors to to cast a vote for you. We have vacancies on the Council that is filled year round by appointment. Just fill out the application at any time and we’ll get back to you.

Additional Information:

The Town Council is made up of elected and appointed community neighbors (volunteers) from nine districts laid out to coincide with the elementary school boundaries in PQ:

District 1- Adobe Bluffs
District 2- Canyon View
District 3- Deer Canyon
District 4- Los Peñasquitos
District 5- Park Village
District 6- Rolling Hills
District 7- Sundance
District 8- Sunset Hills

District 9-Torrey Highlands East

NEW: District 9 – Torrey Highlands East – A new district as of April 2018 and not tied to an elementary school.

NOTE: If you do not know what elementary school district you are in, please review our district boundary map

There can be up to two elected representatives from each district. Additional appointed positions also exist.

We welcome members at large and it’s a good way to get involved before you commit yourself and you can invite your friends and neighbors to get out to the Town Council’s booth at the Fiesta to cast a vote for you. See you there!

Online Candidate Application– deadline April 21, 2017

2020-2021 Town Council Candidate Application

If you have any issues with your online request, please email web.print.rptc@gmail.com with your request so we can process your paperwork!

2020-2021 Candidate Application (rev2)

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Date *

Name *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

Current Address *

Current Address

City

State/Province

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Length of time at current address *

District *

If you do not know what elementary school district you are in, you can use a tool on the Poway Unified School District’s Web site to find out.

I am 18 years of age or older? *

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Statement of Qualifications *

Ballot Identification *

Choose up to four (4) words that will be printed on the Ballot to describe your principal profession, vocation, or occupation.

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Acceptance of Nomination *

I agree to the statement below and will physically sign a copy of this Candidate Application before taking office.

“I accept the nomination as a candidate for the Rancho de los Peñasquitos Town Council and declare that I am of legal voting age and will have been a resident of my District a minimum of 30 days prior to the May election. If elected, I pledge to serve the community to the best of my ability and to commit the time necessary to effectively perform my duties, to include attendance at required meetings. I request that my name and ballot identification be printed as indicated above on the official ballot and understand that candidates’ names will be positioned as drawn by lot and that the elections will be governed by Town Council Bylaws.”