A.
Regular Elections. The regular City election shall
be held annually on the first Tuesday in April.
B.
Special Elections. The Council may be resolution
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 Council by ordinance may further regulate elections, subject
to the provisions of the Charter and applicable State law.
A.
Method of Filing. Any person desiring to become
a candidate for an elective office shall file with the City Clerk
a statement of such candidacy in substantially the following form:
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I, ________________, herewith state and declare that I
reside at Number _____________________Street, City of Palmyra, County
of Marion, State of Missouri; that I am a qualified voter therein;
that I am a candidate for nomination to the office of________________
to be voted upon at the _____________________election to be held on
_______ Tuesday of _________________, 19____, and I hereby request
that my name be printed upon the official ballot for election to such
office.
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B.
Filing Dates. The Council shall set, by resolution,
the filing dates for elective office in compliance with State election
law.
The names of candidates for elective office shall be printed
on the ballots without party designation. The names of the candidates
on the ballots and in election notices shall be printed in the order
of filing.
A.
Number of Votes. Every voter shall be entitled to
vote for one (1) candidate for each office listed on the ballot.
B.
Returns, Canvass. The Council shall declare the
results of any municipal election, regular or special, at a meeting
to be held no later than one (1) week following such election. The
candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each office shall
be declared elected and inducted into office at that time.
C.
Tie Vote. If at any City election two (2) or more
persons receive an equal number of votes for election to any office,
and a higher number of votes than any other candidate for election
to the same office, the City Clerk shall, immediately after the results
of the election have been certified, issue a proclamation stating
the fact and ordering a special election to determine which candidate
is elected to the office. The proclamation shall set the date of the
election and shall be sent by the City Clerk to the election authority
responsible for conducting the special election. The proclamation
shall specify the name of each candidate for the office to be voted
on at the election, and the special election shall be conducted and
the votes counted as in other elections.
There shall be three (3) City Council districts, bounded and
numbered the same as the wards which exist at the time of adoption
of this Charter. District boundaries shall be established by ordinance
following each decennial census. Districts shall comprise compact
and contiguous territory and shall contain, as nearly as possible,
an equal number of inhabitants.
