All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 739 §2, 8-23-1995]
A. 
A municipal election for the qualified voters 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 1995 and every four (4) years thereafter, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of Winchester shall be held for the purpose of electing a Mayor who shall hold his/her office for a term of four (4) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
C. 
On the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of Winchester shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman from each ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
D. 
On the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of Winchester shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman from each ward, who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
[Ord. No. 1106, 11-10-2021]
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 17th Tuesday prior to, nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the 14th 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.
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.
[Ord. No. 798 §1, 12-9-1998]
A. 
The City Clerk shall, on or before the fifteenth (15th) 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.
B. 
At least five (5) days before the first (1st) day of filing for a general non-partisan election, the City Clerk shall place a sign on the handicapped entrance to City Hall, located at 109 Lindy Boulevard, stating:
1. 
Candidates for filing for office will be admitted only through the handicapped entrance door to the City Hall located at 109 Lindy Boulevard.
2. 
On the first (1st) day of filing, no candidate will be admitted inside the City Hall prior to 8:00 A.M.
3. 
Declarations of candidacy will be received by the City Clerk or his/her designee in the order which the candidates pass through the handicapped entrance door to City Hall and shall continue to be accepted in that order until all persons have filed.
4. 
The person to pass through the handicapped entrance door to City Hall shall be the candidate only and not a designee or "stand in".
The form of said written declaration of candidacy shall be substantially as follows:
STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY
STATE OF MISSOURI
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COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS
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I, _________________________, being first duly sworn, state that I reside at _________________________, City of Winchester, County of St. Louis, Missouri; that I am a qualified voter; that I do hereby declare myself a candidate for the office of _________________________, to be voted upon at the municipal election to be held on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April, _____, and I meet all the qualifications required of a candidate for said office, and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot for said election for said office, and state that I will serve as such officer, if elected.
 Signed:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of __________________, ______.
   City Clerk
   City of Winchester
(SEAL)
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the Board of Election Commissioners 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 written notice shall be executed on behalf of the Board of Aldermen by the Mayor of the Board and shall include the attestation of the City Clerk and shall have affixed thereto the Seal of the City of Winchester. 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.
[CC 1981 §105.010; Ord. No. 485 §§1 — 3, 1-10-1979]
A. 
The City of Winchester, State of Missouri shall be divided into two (2) wards to be known as Ward One and Ward Two.
The dividing line between Ward One and Ward Two shall be a line beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Sulphur Springs Road and the eastern prolongation of the south rear property line of Hillcrest Boulevard; thence westwardly along the south rear property line of Hillcrest Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of Lindy Boulevard; thence northwardly along the centerline of Lindy Boulevard to its intersection with the centerline of Hillcrest Boulevard; thence westward along the centerline of Hillcrest Boulevard to its intersection with the southern prolongation of the west rear property line of Lindy Boulevard; thence northwardly along said west rear property line to its intersection with the north rear property line of Hillcrest Boulevard; thence westwardly along said north rear property line to its intersection with the west City limits of the City of Winchester.
B. 
Ward One shall constitute all of the area within the boundaries of the City of Winchester that lies south of the above-described line dividing Ward One and Ward Two.
C. 
Ward Two shall constitute all of the area within the boundaries of the City of Winchester that lies north of the above-described line dividing Ward One and Ward Two.