All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 915 §1, 10-3-1996]
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 even
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Mound City 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 (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Mound City 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 (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Mound City 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 17th Tuesday prior
to, nor later than 5:00 P.M. on the 14th 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.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the 17th 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.
[Ord. No. 915 §3, 10-3-1996]
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 Aldermen upon hearing given
and upon its own motion or upon written affidavit by some person that
a named candidate is not qualified as such for the office sought.
The form of said written declaration of candidacy shall be substantially
as follows:
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
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COUNTY OF HOLT
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I, ____________________________, being first duly sworn, state
that I reside at ____________________________, City of Mound City,
County of Holt, 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 Mound City
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[Ord. No. 915 §5, 10-3-1996]
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, 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 Section
115.125, RSMo., 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.
[Ord. No. 915 §11, 10-3-1996]
As soon as practicable after each City election, the election
authority shall convene a Verification Board to verify the count and
certify the results of the election. Not later than the second (2nd)
Tuesday after the election, the Verification Board shall issue a statement
announcing the results of each election and shall certify the returns
to the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall issue to each person elected
a certificate of election.
[Ord. No. 915 §12, 10-3-1996]
Prior to each City election the Board of Aldermen shall timely
pass an election ordinance calling, authorizing, establishing and
providing for the City's election.
[Ord. No. 982 §§1 —
3, 8-13-2001; Ord. No.
1189 §§1 — 3, 12-8-2011]
A. The
following line drawn through the City of Mound City is hereby established
as a common boundary line between the North Ward and the South Ward
of said City:
Beginning at the East boundary line of the City of Mound City,
Missouri where it would intersect with Frazer Street if said Frazer
Street were extended due east; thence west on Frazer Street to the
center of Nebraska Street; thence south on Nebraska Street to the
center of Davis Street; thence west on Davis Street to the center
of State Street; thence southeast on State Street to Missouri Highway
118; thence westerly along Missouri Highway 118 to the west boundary
line of said City.
B. All
of the City of Mound City lying south and east of the above-described
line shall hereafter be designated as the South Ward.
C. All
of the City of Mound City lying north and west of the above-described
line shall hereafter be designated as the North Ward.