[R.O. 2009 § 115.010]
All City elections shall be conducted
and held in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.020; Ord. No. 3244 § 2, 1-26-2012]
A. A municipal election for the qualified
voters of this City shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in April of each year.
B. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April of odd-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Fenton 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. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April of odd-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Fenton 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 Tuesday after the first Monday
in April of even-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Fenton 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.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.030]
Any person who desires to become
a candidate for an elective City office at the general City election
shall within the time limits prescribed by law notify the City Clerk
in writing of his/her candidacy, giving his/her name, residence address,
the office for which he/she is a candidate and, if a candidate for
Alderman, the ward in which he/she resides. Such notice shall also
state that the candidate has all the qualifications provided by law
for the office for which he/she is a candidate.. 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.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.040]
The City Clerk shall, on or before
the 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.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.050]
In City elections, the City Clerk
shall notify the Board of Election Commissioners prior to 5:00 P.M.
on the 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 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. 2009 § 115.060]
Any person who has filed a declaration
of candidacy for elective office and who wishes to withdraw as a candidate
may do so under the provisions set forth in Section 115.127, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 § 115.070; R.O. 2006
§ 115.010; Ord. No. 1353 § 1, 2-19-1990]
The City of Fenton is hereby divided
into four (4) City Wards, descriptions of which can be found on file
in the office of the City Clerk. The City shall have eight (8) Aldermen,
two (2) elected from each Ward, in alternating years, for terms of
two (2) years.