[CC 1988 §9-9; Ord. No. 2899 §1, 5-6-1988]
Any person desiring to become a candidate for Council member
shall file with the City Clerk within the time prescribed by this
Article a statement of such candidacy in substantially the following
form:
STATE OF MISSOURI
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COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
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I, ____________________________, being first duly sworn, state
that I reside at ____________________________ Street, City of De Soto,
County of Jefferson, Missouri; that I am a qualified voter therein;
that I am a qualified voter therein; that I am a candidate for nomination
to the office of Council member to be voted upon at the municipal
election to be held on Tuesday, the ______ day of __________, ___,
and I am eligible therefor and I hereby request that my name be printed
upon the official ballot for such office, and that I will serve as
such officer, if elected.
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Signature of Candidate
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Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me ____________________________
on this __________ day of __________________, ______.
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[CC 1988 §9-10; Ord. No. 2956 §1, 9-18-1989; Ord. No. 3266 §1, 7-15-1996; Ord. No. 3527 §1, 7-21-2003; Ord. No. 4730, 11-15-2021]
A. 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.
B. The
City Clerk shall, before the 17th Tuesday prior to the 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.
C. Each
person desiring to file a statement of candidacy on the first day
for filing shall form a line, in person, at the front entrance to
City Hall and shall notify the City Clerk of his/her place in line
as soon thereafter as possible. The candidate must personally remain
in line to maintain his/her position. Statements of candidacy shall
be received and the order in which candidates' names appear on the
ballot shall be determined by each candidate's place in line. In the
event that the City Clerk cannot determine the correct place in line
of any candidates, then the Clerk may resolve the order of filing
and ballot position by random drawing.