# Blythe City Clerk

Mallory Crecelius is running uncontested for Blythe City Clerk. Full ballot at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person runs Blythe's elections and keeps the city's public records. These records include ordinances, resolutions, and meeting minutes. The Clerk also handles public records requests and prepares council agendas. The term is four years.

- Jurisdiction: City of Blythe
- Election: November 3, 2026 California general election
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- Sources last retrieved: September 3, 2026
- Source-objectivity score: 89 out of 100 (Strong), across 5 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology

## On the ballot

- **Mallory Crecelius** — Incumbent

A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.

Only one candidate qualified for this seat. Incumbent City Clerk Mallory Crecelius, who signs the city's own Notice of Nominees in that capacity, appears unopposed for another term -- so this contest is settled and your vote here does not change the outcome.

The city clerk runs city elections and is the custodian of Blythe's official public records -- ordinances, resolutions, council minutes, contracts and agreements -- and administers public-records requests and council agenda preparation, per the City Clerk's own department page. The term is four years.

With no opponent, the useful question is what the office has done, not who to choose -- but no independent biography, career background, or stated priorities could be found for Crecelius beyond their title and that they are the office's current occupant.

## Mallory Crecelius

The incumbent City Clerk, unopposed for another term. Crecelius signs the city's own election notices in that capacity. No independent biography or career background was found for them.

**Strengths:** Already serving as the sitting City Clerk, the office's current occupant and its official signatory on this cycle's election notices.

**Trade-offs:** No independent biography, career background, or stated priorities was found for Crecelius in this research pass.

**Keep in mind:** The clerk's job is largely procedural -- running elections and keeping records straight -- so an unopposed return mostly means continuity in an administrative role, not a policy choice.

## Sources

1. [City of Blythe -- "Notice of Offices and Nominations for General Municipal Election," November 3, 2026: three at-large City Council seats (full 4-year terms), one City Clerk seat and one City Treasurer seat, nomination period July 13 - Aug. 7, 2026](https://www.cityofblythe.ca.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=816)
2. [City of Blythe -- "Nominees for Public Office" (City Clerk Mallory Crecelius, published 8/19/26): names all six qualified Council candidates (Joseph Halby III, Alfonso Sonny Hernandez, Jayson D. Lusk, Joseph (Joey) DeConinck, Johnny Z. Rodriguez, Trevor Farrage) and the single qualified candidate for City Clerk (Mallory Crecelius) and City Treasurer (Christa Elms)](https://www.cityofblythe.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2353)
3. [City of Blythe -- official staff/elected-officials directory: Mayor Joseph DeConinck, Vice Mayor Johnny Rodriguez, Councilmembers Sam Burton, Summer Spraggins and Joseph Halby, City Clerk Mallory Crecelius, City Treasurer Christa Elms -- independently confirms the three Council candidates' current titles and that Crecelius and Elms are each the sitting officeholder](https://www.cityofblythe.ca.gov/directory.aspx)
4. [City of Blythe -- City Clerk department page: describes the office as custodian of city records (ordinances, resolutions, council minutes, contracts) and administrator of elections, public-records requests and council agenda preparation](https://www.cityofblythe.ca.gov/14/City-Clerk)
5. [Riverside County NetFile public campaign-disclosure portal — Blythe candidate-name searches](https://netfile.com/public/CTRIV/campaign/search-entities)

## The rest of the ballot

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