[Ord. No. 2011-33 §1(11-095), 3-28-2011]
The nomination and election of City officers shall be non-partisan,
and candidates at such elections shall not be designated as members
or having any affiliation with any political party.
[Ord. No. 2011-33 §1(11-096), 3-28-2011]
A. All
candidates for any City office must possess the following qualifications:
1. Be a resident of the City of Chillicothe for one (1) year next preceding
their general election;
2. Have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years of age prior to the
date of their general election; and
3. Be a registered voter at the time a declaration of candidacy is filed
with the City Clerk or in the case of a write-in candidate where no
declaration of candidacy is filed, by the date of the general election
for which the person is a candidate.
B. All
candidates for Councilperson must be a registered voter of the Ward
for which the person is a candidate for thirty (30) days prior to
the time of filing a declaration of candidacy, or, if in the case
of a write-in candidate where no declaration of candidacy is required,
then for thirty (30) days prior to the general election for which
the person is a candidate.
[Ord. No. 2011-33 §1(11-100), 3-28-2011; Ord. No. 2012-76 §1, 10-29-2012]
Declarations of candidacy shall be filed with the City Clerk.
The opening date for the filing of such declaration of candidacy shall
be 8:00 A.M. the sixteenth (16th) Tuesday prior to the municipal election
day with said filing period remaining open until 5:00 P.M. the eleventh
(11th) Tuesday prior to the municipal election day. Before the sixteenth
(16th) Tuesday prior to the municipal election day, the City Clerk
shall notify the general public of the opening filing date, the offices
to be filled, the proper place for filing and the closing filing date
of the election. Such notification may be accomplished by a legal
notice published in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation
in the City. The City Clerk shall determine the sufficiency of all
such declarations of candidacy and shall certify all candidates for
nomination in filing order with the notice of election to the election
authority prior to the tenth (10th) Tuesday before the municipal election
day.
[Ord. No. 2011-33 §1(11-102), 3-28-2011; Ord. No. 2012-76 §1, 10-29-2012]
A. No
candidate's name shall be printed upon any official ballot at any
election unless the candidate has, as provided for by this Chapter,
timely filed a written declaration of candidacy, stating his or her
full name, residence, and the office for which he or she proposes
to be a candidate, and that if nominated and elected to the office
he or she will qualify.
B. The
declaration shall be in substantially the following form:
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I, the undersigned, a resident and registered voter of the _____
ward of the City of Chillicothe, Missouri, do announce myself a candidate
for the office of ______________________, to be voted for at the _____
election to be held on the _____ day of _____, _____, and I further
declare that if nominated and elected to such office, I will qualify.
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[Ord. No. 2011-33 §1(11-103), 3-28-2011; Ord. No. 2012-76 §1, 10-29-2012]
A. A person
may be on the City ballot seeking only one (1) office.
B. No
person shall file for one (1) City office and, without withdrawing,
file for another City office to be filled at the same election. Any
person violating any provision of this Section shall be disqualified
from running for election to any office at such election.
C. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of law to the contrary, no person shall be certified
as a candidate for a municipal office nor shall such person's name
appear on the ballot as a candidate for such office who shall be in
arrears for any unpaid City taxes or municipal user fees on the last
day to file a declaration of candidacy for the office.
[Ord. No. 2011-33 §1(11-104), 3-28-2011]
A. Any
candidate filing for office under the provisions of this Article shall
file his or her declaration of candidacy in person in the office of
the City Clerk, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
B. The
declaration of candidacy may be filed by registered mail if the candidate
is:
1. Unable to appear in person because of physical disability, and the
declaration is accompanied by a sworn statement of a licensed physician
so stating; or
2. A member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty
and it is accompanied by a verified statement of the commanding officer
of the candidate attesting to his/her active duty status.
C. The City Clerk shall not accept for filing any declaration of candidacy that is not presented to him or her in person or which, if sent by registered mail, is not accompanied by the proper statement as required in Subsections
(B)(1) and
(B)(2) above.
[Ord. No. 2014-55 §§1, 4, 11-24-2014]
A. Each candidate, contemporaneously with the filing of his or her declaration of candidacy as required by Section
105.270 shall pay to the City Clerk a filing fee of twenty dollars ($20.00). The filing fee shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the City and shall not be refundable in any event.
B. Any
person who cannot pay the fee required to file as a candidate may
have the fee waived by filing a declaration of inability to pay in
the form as prescribed under State law, currently set forth in Section
115.357.3 RSMo.
[Ord. No. 2011-33 §1(11-106), 3-28-2011; Ord. No. 2012-76 §1, 10-29-2012]
A. Any
person who has filed a declaration of candidacy for an elective office,
who wishes to withdraw as candidate must do so by filing a written,
sworn statement of withdrawal in the office of the City Clerk in the
time and manner required by State law, as currently set forth under
Section 115.359.1, RSMo.
B. The name of a person who has properly filed a declaration of candidacy, or of a person nominated for office, who has not given notice of withdrawal as provided in Subsection
(A) of this Section shall, except in case of death or disqualification, be printed on the official general election ballot, as the case may be.
[Ord. No. 2011-33 §1(11-113), 3-28-2011]
A non-partisan primary election shall be held for any elective
office if there are more than two (2) candidates for nomination to
such City office.
[Ord. No. 2011-33 §1(11-108), 3-28-2011; Ord. No. 2012-76 §1, 10-29-2012]
A. The
candidate for Mayor, other elected officials, the candidate for the
at large member of the Council and the candidate for member of the
Council from each ward, who shall receive the greatest number of votes
at the regular municipal election for each such office, respectively,
shall be declared elected.
B. In
the event of a tie vote in the election for an office or on any other
issue, a runoff election shall be held. Such special election shall
be immediately noticed to be held not more than thirty-five (35) days
from the date of the certification of the election results of the
election in which the tie vote occurred.