[Code 1980 §1-18; CC 1990 §2-12]
Except as otherwise provided by the Charter, all general and
special elections in and for the City shall be governed by the rules
and regulations established by the County Board of Election Commissioners
as provided in Chapter 115, RSMo.
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 1967
and every four (4) years thereafter, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Florissant 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, a municipal
election of the qualified voters of the City of Florissant shall be
held for the purpose of electing one (1) Council member from each
even-numbered ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of three
(3) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
D.
On the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April, a municipal
election of the qualified voters of the City of Florissant shall be
held for the purpose of electing one (1) Council member from each
odd-numbered ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of three
(3) years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
E.
On the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of 1967
and every four (4) years thereafter, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Florissant shall be held for the purpose of
electing a Municipal Judge who shall hold his/her office for a term
of four (4) 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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DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
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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 Florissant,
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.
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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 Florissant
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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 City Council
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 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.
