[Ord. No. 6254, 12-6-2021]
The ward boundaries shall be defined by the map labeled "Exhibit
A" to Ordinance Number 6254 as adopted. A copy of the map which sets
out the ward boundaries can be found on file in the office of the
City Clerk.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.010; Prior Code §2-301]
All City elections shall be conducted and held in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo., hereinafter called "Act"
as amended from time to time and also pursuant to all other relevant
State Statutes.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.020; Prior Code §2-302]
A. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act:
1. The City is a political subdivision as defined therein;
2. The County Clerks of Scott and New Madrid Counties are the election
authority as defined therein; and
3. The County Clerks, as the election authorities, conduct all City
elections pursuant to the provisions of the Act except as otherwise
provided in Section 115.023, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.090; Ord. No. 5960 §§I—II,
7-28-2014]
Any person desiring to become a candidate for Council member
or Mayor shall file with the City Clerk within the time prescribed
by ordinance a statement of such candidacy in substantially the following
form:
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
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COUNTY OF SCOTT
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I, __________________________, a resident and registered voter
of the City of Sikeston, Missouri, and the State of Missouri, do announce
myself a candidate for the office of __________________________ to
be voted on __________________________ and I further declare that
if elected to such office, I will qualify.
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Signature of Candidate
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Residence Address
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City Clerk
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NAME AS TO APPEAR ON BALLOT
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PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE NOTICE 105.483—105.492,
RSMo.
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I, ____________________________, acknowledge that I have received
notice that candidates for elective office must file a financial interest
statement no later than the fourteenth (14th) day from closing date
for declaring candidacy for election and the statement shall be for
the twelve (12) months prior to the closing date and the statement
shall be filed with the filing officer designated in Section 105.489,
RSMo.
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Signature of Candidate
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[R.O. 2009 §2.84.100; Ord. No. 4702, 11-7-1988; Ord. No.
4741, 8-11-1989; Ord. No. 5111 §II, 7-1996; Ord. No. 6265, 6-6-2022]
No statement of candidacy for the position of Mayor or City
Council member shall be accepted for filing by the City Clerk prior
to 8:00 A.M. on the seventeenth (17th) Tuesday preceding the City
primary election. No statement of candidacy for City Council member
shall be accepted for filing by the City Clerk after 5:00 P.M. on
the fourteenth (14th) Tuesday prior to the City primary election.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.110; Ord. No. 5488, 12-2002]
Statement of candidacy for special election to fill a vacancy
in the office of Mayor or City Council member shall be accepted for
filing by the City Clerk within the time prescribed by election ordinance
authorizing the special election.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.120; Ord. No. 5488, 12-2002]
All City elections shall be held on Tuesday and pursuant to
State Statutes for permissible election dates.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.130; Ord. No. 4702, 11-7-1988; Ord. No.
5111 §II, 7-1996]
In City elections conducted by the County Clerk, the City Clerk
shall notify the County Clerk prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th)
Tuesday prior to any City election. The notice shall be in writing
and shall specify that the City is calling the election, the purpose
of the election, the candidates running and the office sought, the
date of the election and shall include a certified copy of the legal
notice to be published and the sample ballot.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.140; Prior Code §2-314; Ord. No. 5891 §IV, 9-24-2012]
A. The
City primary election for the nomination of candidates for the position
of Mayor or Council member shall be held if there are more than two
(2) candidates for nomination to a City office (Charter 7.2). Within
twenty-four (24) hours after the expiration of the time for filing
such statements with the City Clerk, the City Clerk shall canvas the
statements filed with the City Clerk to determine whether or not the
City primary election is to be held. In the event the primary election
shall be held, the names of candidates shall appear on the primary
ballot in the order the statements were filed with the City Clerk.
B. The
City Council hereby designates the first (1st) Tuesday after the first
(1st) Monday in February as the date primary elections shall be conducted.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.150; Prior Code §2-315]
In the event the primary election shall not be held, the names
of persons filing statements shall be placed in the order they were
filed with the City Clerk on the official ballot of the City general
election or special election to fill vacancy.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.160; Ord. No. 5488, 12-2002]
At the City primary election, the names of candidates receiving
the highest number of votes shall be placed on the official ballot
at the City general election or City special election and the names
of the candidates shall be arranged in the order of their votes received
at the primary election.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.170; Prior Code §2-317]
The forms of ballot for election shall be as provided by law.
The City Clerk shall prepare the sample ballot and submit same to
the County Clerks as provided in the Act.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.190; Prior Code §2-319]
As soon as practicable after each City election, the election
authority shall convene a Verification Board in accordance with the
Act to verify the count and certify the results of the election. Not
later than the second (2nd) Tuesday after the election, the Verification
Board shall issue a statement announcing the results of each election
and shall certify the returns to the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall,
as soon as possible after the City general election or special election,
issue to each person elected to the City Council a certificate of
nomination or election.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.200]
A. If
two (2) or more persons receive an equal number of votes for the position
of Mayor or Council member and a higher number of votes than any other
candidate for nomination or election to the City Council, the City
Clerk shall, immediately after the results of the election have been
certified, issue a proclamation stating the facts and ordering a special
election to determine which candidate is nominated or elected to the
City Council. The proclamation shall set the date of the election
and shall be sent by the City Clerk to the election authority responsible
for conducting the special election. In the proclamation, the City
Clerk shall specify the name of each candidate for Council member
to be voted on at the election and the special election shall be conducted
and the votes counted as in other elections. Only the name of those
persons who have received an equal number of votes for nomination
or election to the City Council and a higher number of votes than
any other candidate for the City Council at the same election shall
appear on the special election ballot. Such special election may be
held on any Tuesday authorized by the Council by appropriate election
ordinance.
B. As
an alternative to the procedure prescribed in Section 115.517.1—3,
RSMo., if the candidates who received an equal number of votes in
such election agree to the procedure prescribed in this Subsection,
the officer with whom such candidates filed their declarations of
candidacy may, after notification of the time and place of such drawing
given to each such candidate at least five (5) days before such drawing,
determine the winner of such election by lot. Any candidate who received
an equal number of votes may decline to have his/her name put into
such drawing.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.210; Prior Code §2-321]
Prior to each City election, the Council shall timely pass an
election ordinance authorizing, establishing and providing the election
procedure to be followed in the conduct of the City election; provided
however, that only one (1) election ordinance need be passed for both
the City primary election, if required, and the City general election;
and for both the City special primary election, if required, and City
special election to fill vacancy on the Council.
[R.O. 2009 §2.84.410; Prior Code §2-322(b)]
No person shall electioneer or solicit votes for any elective
officer within twenty-five (25) feet of any polling place on primary
or election days.