All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
A.Â
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.Â
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
Canton shall be held for the purpose of electing a Mayor who shall
hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her
successor is elected and qualified.
C.Â
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
Canton 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.Â
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
Canton 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.
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 sixteenth (16th)
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.
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.
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.
The form of said written declaration of candidacy shall be substantially
as follows:
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STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY
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STATE OF MISSOURI
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I, ____________________________, being first duly sworn, state
that I reside at ____________________________, City of Canton, County
of Lewis, 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.
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  Signed:
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of ______,
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  City Clerk
  City of Canton
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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 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 Canton. 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 1985 §§30.010—30.040; Ord. No. 365-C §1, 12-16-1991; Ord. No. 515-C §§1—2, 12-3-2001; Ord. No. 693-C §2, 11-21-2011; Ord. No. 854-C, 4-18-2022]
A.Â
All references in the following descriptions to "City" shall mean
the City of Canton, Missouri.
1.Â
Ward No. One: Beginning on the east boundary line of the City
of Canton at a point where Clark Street, extended eastwardly, would
intersect the east boundary line of the said City; thence west to
the centerline of Second Street; thence north to the centerline of
College Street; thence west to the centerline of Fourth Street; thence
south to the centerline of Clark Street; thence west on Clark Street
to the centerline of Ninth Street; thence south to the centerline
of Washington Street (State Highway P); thence following the centerline
of Highway P to its intersection with the centerline of Brose Avenue;
thence south to the centerline of the east-west driveway south of
County Market and Orscheln Farm and Home; thence west on the centerline
of the east-west driveway to the centerline of South Outer Road; thence
following the centerline of South Outer Road to the point where it
becomes McRoberts Road; thence following the centerline of McRoberts
Road to the northwest corner of a tract annexed to the City and presently
occupied by Charles Industries; thence south on the west line of the
annexed tract to the southwest corner of that tract; thence east on
the south line of said tract to the southeast corner of that tract;
thence north on the east side of said tract to the northeast corner
of said tract at the intersection of said east line and the centerline
of McRoberts Road; thence from the northeast corner of said annexed
tract to the centerline of McRoberts Road, which is also the south
boundary line of the City of Canton; thence east on the south boundary
of the City of Canton to the east boundary of the City of Canton;
thence north on the east boundary of the City of Canton to the point
of beginning.
2.Â
Ward No. Two: Beginning on the east boundary line of the City
of Canton at a point where Clark Street, extended eastwardly, would
intersect the east boundary line of the said City; thence west to
the centerline of Second Street; thence north to the centerline of
College Street; thence west to the centerline of Fourth Street; thence
south to the centerline of Clark Street; thence west on Clark Street
to the centerline of Ninth Street; thence south on Ninth Street to
the intersection of the centerline of Ninth Street and Washington
Street; thence northwesterly on a straight line to the intersection
of the centerline of Eleventh Street and College Street; thence north
on the centerline of Eleventh Street to the intersection of the centerline
of Eleventh Street and White Street (Missouri State Route 16); thence
west on the centerline of White Street to the intersection of White
Street and the northbound on ramp to U.S. Highway 61; thence from
that point to the north boundary line of the City of Canton water
tower property; thence east on the City of Canton water tower property
line to a point that intersects with the west boundary line of the
City of Canton; thence north on said west boundary line to the north
boundary line of the City of Canton; thence east on the north boundary
line of the City of Canton to the east boundary line of the City of
Canton; thence south on the east boundary line of the City of Canton
to the point of beginning.
3.Â
Ward No. Three: Beginning at the point of intersection of the
centerline of South Outer Road and the centerline of McRoberts Road;
thence west on the south line of the tract of land that was annexed
to the City in 1999; thence north and west following the boundaries
of said annexed tract to the northwest corner of said annexed tract,
said point also being the centerline of Missouri Highway 16; thence
east on the centerline of said Highway 16 (becoming White Street)
to the intersection with the centerline of Eleventh Street; thence
south on the centerline of Eleventh Street to its intersection with
the centerline of College Street; thence in a southeasterly direction
on a straight line to the intersection of the centerline of Ninth
Street and the centerline of Washington Street (also known as "State
Route P," also known as "South Monticello Road"); thence following
the centerline of State Route P to its intersection with the centerline
of Brose Avenue; thence south on the centerline of Brose Avenue to
its intersection with the centerline of the east-west driveway south
of County Market and Orscheln Farm and Home; thence west on the centerline
of said driveway to the centerline of South Outer Road; thence south
on the centerline of South Outer Road to the place of beginning.
