We, the undersigned, registered voters of the City of University
City, County of St. Louis, respectfully petition and request that
the name of ____________________ residing at ____________________,
be placed upon the ballot as a candidate for the office of councilmember
of Ward Number __________ (or at large) to be voted for at the election
to be held on the __________ day of ____________________; and we,
individually, signify that our names have appeared on the roll of
registered voters within the last year, and that we are qualified
to vote for this candidate:
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Signature
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Name(Printed)
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Street and Number
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Date of Signing
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(Space for 75 signatures and required data)
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(Verification of signatures)
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Acceptance of Nomination
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Date and hour of filing ____________________
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This petition is filed by ____________________ whose address
is
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Received by
(signature of city clerk)
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The city clerk shall preserve the name and address of the person
by whom each nominating petition is filed. No nominating petition
shall be accepted unless accompanied by a signed acceptance of the
nomination and a deposit by the candidate of fifty dollars, a receipt
for which shall be issued by the city clerk. Such deposit shall be
returned to the candidate if he becomes ineligible or withdraws his
candidacy forty-five days before the election, or if he polls at least
five per centum of the votes cast for the office for which he is a
candidate; but if he remains a candidate and fails to receive the
prescribed per centum of votes, the deposit shall be forfeited and
paid into the general fund of the city. Within ten days after the
filing of a nominating petition the city clerk shall notify the candidate
and the person who filed the petition whether or not it is found to
be sufficient. If a petition is found insufficient the city clerk
shall return it immediately to the person who filed it with a statement
certifying wherein the petition is found insufficient. Within the
regular time for filing petitions a new or supplemental petition may
be filed for the same candidate. The petition of each candidate nominated
to be a member of the council shall be preserved by the city clerk
until the expiration of the term of office for which he has been nominated.
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