[R.O. 1996 § C-8.1; Ord. No. 4812, 4-15-2019, adopting
amendments approved at election 4-2-2019]
A. Regular Elections. The regular municipal
election shall be held on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first
(1st) Monday in April in each year.
B. Special Elections. The City Council may
by ordinance order special elections, fix the time for such elections,
and provide for holding such elections.
C. Conduct Of Elections. All City elections
shall be governed by the provisions of this Charter and of applicable
State law. The City Council by ordinance may further regulate elections,
subject to the provisions of this Charter and applicable State law.
[R.O. 1996 § C-8.2; Ord. No. 4812, 4-15-2019, adopting
amendments approved at election 4-2-2019]
A. Declaration Of Candidacy. Nomination of
candidates for election to elective City Offices shall be made by
declaration of candidacy filed with the City Clerk in the form and
manner prescribed by ordinance. No person who filed as a candidate
for nomination or election to an office may, without withdrawing as
provided by State Statutes, file as a write-in candidate for election
to the same office for the same term. This shall not apply to elections
wherein candidates are being elected to an office for which no candidate
has filed.
B. Filing And Acceptance. The declaration
of candidacy shall be filed with the City Clerk within the filing
time as set forth by State Statutes. The City Clerk shall make a record
of the exact date and time when each declaration of candidacy is filed.
C. Certification To Election Authority. The City Clerk shall certify to the election authority within the time required by State Statutes, the names of candidates who have filed a declaration of candidacy and shall indicate the order in which such declaration of candidacy was filed as determined according to Section
C-8.3.
[R.O. 1996 § C-8.3; Ord. No. 4503 § 1 (Charter
Amendment No. 2014-03), 8-18-2014, approved
at election 11-4-2014; Ord. No. 4812, 4-15-2019, adopting amendments approved at election 4-2-2019]
The names of candidates for elective
offices shall be printed on the ballot without party designation.
The City Clerk shall clearly designate where candidates shall form
a line and determine the order of filings; except that, in the case
of candidates who file a declaration of candidacy with the City Clerk
prior to 5:00 p.m. on the first day for filing, the random drawing
determines the order in which candidates' names appear on the ballot.
The drawing shall be conducted so that each candidate, or candidate's
representative as provided by State Statutes, shall draw a number
at random at the time of filing. The City Clerk shall record the number
drawn with the candidate's declaration of candidacy. The names of
candidates filing on the first day of filing for each office on each
ballot shall be listed in ascending order of the numbers drawn. Any
candidate filing after the first day shall be placed on the ballot
in the order received by the City Clerk. At least one (1) notice of
election shall be published in one (1) or more newspapers of general
circulation in the City or prominently displayed on the City of Blue
Springs website, which notice shall contain the names of candidates
to be elected.
[R.O. 1996 § C-8.4; Ord. No. 4502 § 1 (Charter
Amendment No. 2014-01), 8-18-2014, approved
at election 11-4-2014; Ord. No. 4812, 4-15-2019, adopting amendments approved at election 4-2-2019]
A. Number Of Votes. In an election for Mayor,
every registered, qualified voter shall be entitled to vote for only
one (1) candidate. In an election for City Councilmember, every registered
qualified voter shall be entitled to vote for only one (1) candidate
to represent their district in which the voter resides, except as
otherwise provided in this Charter.
B. Returns. The City Council shall declare
the results of any municipal election, regular or special, at the
first regular meeting to be held following such election. The candidates
receiving the highest number of votes for each office in the general
or special election shall be declared elected and inducted into office
at that time.
C. General And Special Elections Tie Vote.
If at any general or special election there shall be two (2) or more
candidates receiving an equal number of votes, and if that number
of votes would otherwise qualify each such tied candidate for election
to office, then the City Council shall call a special election at
which said candidates shall be the only candidates. The incumbent
stays in office until a successor has been elected and duly qualified.