[CC 1975 §§30.010 — 30.040; Ord. No. 94-01, 1-4-1994]
A. 
The City of Carl Junction is hereby divided into four (4) Wards, as follows:
1. 
First Ward. The First Ward shall be bounded as follows: On the north by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the east by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the west by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the south by Pennell Street in the City of Carl Junction.
2. 
Second Ward. The Second Ward shall be bounded as follows: On the north by Pennell Street in the City of Carl Junction; on the east by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the west by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the south by Center Creek.
3. 
Third Ward. The Third Ward shall be bounded as follows: On the north by Center Creek; on the west by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the east by Highway 171; on the south by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction, excluding plats numbered one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), and seven (7) of Country Club Estates.
4. 
Fourth Ward. The Fourth Ward shall be bounded as follows: Highway 171 on the west, Center Creek on the north; Highway 43 on the east; and south to the existing City limits; and plats numbered one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), and seven (7) of Country Club Estates to the City of Carl Junction, Jasper County, Missouri.
[CC 1975 §13.010; Ord. No. 91-12 §13.010, 3-19-1991]
A. 
A general election for the elective officers of the City shall be held on the first (1st) Tuesday in April of each year.
1. 
On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of odd numbered years an election shall be held by the qualified voters of each Ward in the City for the Mayor and one (1) Alderman from each Ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of two (2) years until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
2. 
On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of even 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.
[CC 1975 §13.020; Ord. No. 91-12 §13.020, 3-19-1991]
A. 
All qualified persons desiring to run for an elected office of the City of Carl Junction and desiring to have his/her name to be placed on the ballot as a candidate for such office shall file a notice of intention to run for said office with the City Clerk setting forth the name of the candidate, address, age, length of residency, and office for which he/she is running.
B. 
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 fifteenth (15th) Tuesday prior to, nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the eleventh (11th) Tuesday prior to the next City municipal election, a written declaration of his/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.
C. 
The City Clerk shall provide forms, as approved by the Board of Aldermen, to all eligible candidates for the filing of such notice of intention to run. Said forms shall include: name of the candidate, address, age, length of residency, status of City taxes, voting qualification, residence of the ward from which running, citizen of U.S.
[CC 1975 §13.030; Ord. No. 91-12 §13.030, 3-19-1991]
Any person who is not qualified for office as provided by this Code or other ordinances shall not be entitled to have his/her name printed on ballot. The qualifications of a candidate for office shall be determined by the Board of Aldermen upon hearing given, and upon own motion, or upon written affidavit by some person that a named candidate is not qualified as such for the office sought.
[CC 1975 §13.050; Ord. No. 91-12 §13.050, 3-19-1991]
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance with the provisions of the Comprehensive Election Act of 1977, as amended (hereinafter "the Act").
A. 
Except as provided in Subsections (B) and (C) of this Section, each election authority shall conduct all public elections within its jurisdiction.
B. 
When an election is to be conducted for a political subdivision or special district, and the political subdivision or special district is located within the jurisdiction of more than one election authority, the election authority of the jurisdiction with the greatest proportion of the political subdivision's or special district's registered voters shall be responsible for publishing any legal notice required in Section 115.127 or 115.521, RSMo.
C. 
When an election is to be conducted for a political subdivision or special district, and the political subdivision or special district is located within the jurisdiction of more than one (1) election authority, the affected election authorities may, by contract, authorize one of their number to conduct the election for all or any part of the political subdivision or special district. In any election conducted pursuant to this Subsection, the election authority conducting part of an election in an area outside its jurisdiction may consolidate precincts across jurisdiction lines and shall have all powers and duties granted under the provisions of Sections 115.001 to 115.641, RSMo., except the provisions of Sections 115.133 to 115.223 and Sections 115.279 and 115.297, RSMo., in the area outside its jurisdiction.
D. 
Notwithstanding the provision of Section 493.030, RSMo., whenever the publication of a legal advertisement, legal notice, order of court or public notice of any kind is allowed or required under Sections 115.001 to 115.641, RSMo., a newspaper publishing such notice shall charge and receive not more than its regular local classified advertising rate. The regular local classified advertising rate is that rate shown by the newspaper's rate schedule as offered to the public, and shall have been in effect for at least thirty (30) days preceding publication of the particular notice to which it is applied.
[CC 1975 §13.070; Ord. No. 91-12 §13.070, 3-19-1991]
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 of the forthcoming City election. The notice shall be in writing, and shall specify that the City 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.