[R.O. 2012 §105.010]
All Village elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2012 §105.020; CC 1987 §121.010]
A. A municipal
election for the qualified voters of this Village 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 odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the Village
of Hanley Hills shall be held for the purpose of electing five (5)
Trustees who shall hold their offices for a term of two (2) years,
and until their successors are elected and qualified.
C. 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 Village
of Hanley Hills shall be held for the purpose of electing four (4)
Trustees, who shall hold their offices for a term of two (2) years,
and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Any person who desires to become a candidate for an elective
Village office at the general Village election shall file with the
Village Clerk, not prior to the hour of 8:00 A.M., on the sixteenth
(16th) Tuesday prior to, nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the eleventh
(11th) Tuesday prior to the next Village municipal election, a written
declaration of his/her intent to become a candidate at said election.
The Village 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.
The Village Clerk shall, on or before the sixteenth (16th) Tuesday
prior to any election at which Village 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 Village.
[R.O. 2012 §105.060]
In Village elections, the Village Clerk shall notify the Board
of Election Commissioners Election Board prior to 5:00 P.M. on the
tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to any Village election except as noted
in Section 115.125.1, RSMo. The notice shall be in writing, shall
specify that the Board of Trustees 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 Trustees
by the Chairman of the Board and shall include the attestation of
the Village Clerk and shall have affixed thereto the Seal of the Village
of Hanley Hills. 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. 2012 §105.070; Ord. No. 618 §3, 11-7-1996]
Any person who is not qualified for his/her office as provided
by State law or other ordinances shall not be entitled to have his/her
name printed on the ballot. The qualifications of a candidate for
office shall be determined by the Board of Trustees upon hearing given,
and upon its own motion, or upon written affidavit by some person
that named candidate is not qualified as such for the office sought.
[R.O. 2012 §105.080; Ord. No. 618 §9, 11-7-1996]
Authorized dates for special Village elections are the first
(1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in February or March (but
not both), and November of each year. In non-primary years, a special
Village election is authorized on the first (1st) Tuesday after the
first (1st) Monday in August.
[R.O. 2012 §105.090; Ord. No. 618 §10, 11-7-1996]
Prior to each Village election the Board of Trustees shall timely
pass an election ordinance authorizing, establishing and providing
the election procedure to be followed in the conduct of the Village
election.