Cross Reference — As to elective officers, ch. 115.
State Law References — Election in fourth class cities,
§§79.030 to 79.040, RSMo.; hours of polling place, §115.407,
RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 §9-1; Ord. No. 2899 §1, 3-2-1998]
A.
A general
election for the elective officers of this City shall be held on the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each
year.
B.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years an election shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward
in the City for Mayor, and for one (1) Alderman for each ward who
shall hold their respective offices for the term of two (2) years
and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
C.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered
years an election shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward
of this City for one (1) Alderman for each ward who shall hold their
respective offices for the term of two (2) years and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified.
[R.O. 2011 §9-2]
A filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for all candidates
filing for a City office is hereby established.
[Ord. No. 3310 §1, 2-1-2016]
A.
Any person who desires to become a candidate for an elective City
office at the general City election shall file with the City Clerk,
not prior to the hour of 8:00 a.m., on the 16th Tuesday prior to,
nor later than 5:00 p.m., on the 11th Tuesday prior to the next City
municipal election, a written declaration of his or her intent to
become a candidate at said election. The City Clerk shall keep a permanent
record of the names of the candidates, the offices for which they
seek election, and the date of their filing, and their names shall
appear on the ballots in that order.
B.
Nomination of candidates for election to City offices shall be made
by declaration of candidacy filed with the City Clerk in person. A
candidate may file his or her declaration of candidacy by certified
mail if he or she is either:
1.
Unable to appear in person because of physical disability, and
the declaration is accompanied by a sworn statement of a licensed
physician so stating, or
2.
A member of the Armed forces of the United States on active
duty, and declaration is accompanied by a sworn statement of the candidate's
commanding officer so stating.
C.
Any person desiring to have his or her name entered as a candidate
upon the official ballots at any annual election within the City shall
file with the City Clerk a written declaration stating his or her
full name, residence, the office for which he or she seeks to be a
candidate, that if elected to such office he or she will qualify,
and that he or she possesses all of the requisite qualifications established
for such office by State law and the ordinances of the City.
D.
No person shall file a declaration of candidacy for one (1) City
office and, without withdrawing, file for another City office to be
filled at the same election.
No person shall be a candidate for municipal office unless such
person complies with the provisions of Section 115.346, RSMo., regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
[1]
Editor's Note — As to disqualification for arrearage
or delinquency in taxes and bonding requirements, §115.342, RSMo.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the sixteenth (16th) Tuesday
prior to any election at which City offices are to be filled by said
election, notify the general public of the opening filing date, the
office or offices to be filled, the proper place for filing, and the
closing filing date of the election. Such notification may be accomplished
by legal notice published in at least one (1) newspaper of general
circulation in the City.
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the County Clerk
prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to any City election
except as noted in Section 115.125.1, RSMo. The notice shall be in
writing, shall specify that the Board of Aldermen is calling the election,
the purpose of the election, the date of the election, and shall include
a certified copy of the legal notice to be published including the
sample ballot. The notice and any other information required by this
Section may, with the prior notification to the election authority
receiving the notice, be accepted by facsimile transmission prior
to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to the election, provided
that the original copy of the notice and a certified copy of the legal
notice to be published shall be received in the office of the election
authority within three (3) business days from the date of the facsimile
transmission.
[R.O. 2011 §9-6]
All City elections shall be conducted and held in accordance
with the provisions of the Comprehensive Election Act of 1977, Chapter
115, RSMo., as amended.
[R.O. 2011 §§1-33 — 1-35; Code 1977 §§30.010
— 30.030]
A.
The
City of Salem, Missouri is hereby divided into two (2) wards, as hereinafter
delineated.
