[CC 1975 §§30.010 — 30.040; Ord. No. 94-01, 1-4-1994]
A. The
City of Carl Junction is hereby divided into four (4) Wards, as follows:
1. First Ward. The First Ward shall be bounded as follows:
On the north by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the
east by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the west
by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the south by Pennell
Street in the City of Carl Junction.
2. Second Ward. The Second Ward shall be bounded as
follows: On the north by Pennell Street in the City of Carl Junction;
on the east by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the
west by the City limits of the City of Carl Junction; on the south
by Center Creek.
3. Third Ward. The Third Ward shall be bounded as follows:
On the north by Center Creek; on the west by the City limits of the
City of Carl Junction; on the east by Highway 171; on the south by
the City limits of the City of Carl Junction, excluding plats numbered
one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), and seven
(7) of Country Club Estates.
4. Fourth Ward. The Fourth Ward shall be bounded as
follows: Highway 171 on the west, Center Creek on the north; Highway
43 on the east; and south to the existing City limits; and plats numbered
one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), and seven
(7) of Country Club Estates to the City of Carl Junction, Jasper County,
Missouri.
[CC 1975 §13.010; Ord. No. 91-12 §13.010, 3-19-1991]
A. A general
election for the elective officers of the City shall be held on the
first (1st) Tuesday in April of each year.
1. On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of odd numbered years an election
shall be held by the qualified voters of each Ward in the City for
the Mayor and one (1) Alderman from each Ward, who shall hold their
respective offices for the term of two (2) years until their successors
shall be elected and qualified.
2. On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of even numbered years an election
shall be held by the qualified voters of each Ward of this City for
one (1) Alderman for each Ward, who shall hold their respective offices
for the term of two (2) years and until their successors shall be
elected and qualified.
[CC 1975 §13.020; Ord. No. 91-12 §13.020, 3-19-1991]
A. All
qualified persons desiring to run for an elected office of the City
of Carl Junction and desiring to have his/her name to be placed on
the ballot as a candidate for such office shall file a notice of intention
to run for said office with the City Clerk setting forth the name
of the candidate, address, age, length of residency, and office for
which he/she is running.
B. 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 fifteenth (15th) Tuesday prior to,
nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the eleventh (11th) 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.
C. The
City Clerk shall provide forms, as approved by the Board of Aldermen,
to all eligible candidates for the filing of such notice of intention
to run. Said forms shall include: name of the candidate, address,
age, length of residency, status of City taxes, voting qualification,
residence of the ward from which running, citizen of U.S.
[CC 1975 §13.030; Ord. No. 91-12 §13.030, 3-19-1991]
Any person who is not qualified for office as provided by this
Code or other ordinances shall not be entitled to have his/her name
printed on ballot. The qualifications of a candidate for office shall
be determined by the Board of Aldermen upon hearing given, and upon
own motion, or upon written affidavit by some person that a named
candidate is not qualified as such for the office sought.
[CC 1975 §13.050; Ord. No. 91-12 §13.050, 3-19-1991]
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of the Comprehensive Election Act of 1977, as
amended (hereinafter "the Act").
[CC 1975 §13.070; Ord. No. 91-12 §13.070, 3-19-1991]
In City elections conducted by the County Clerk, the City Clerk
shall notify the County Clerk prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th)
Tuesday prior to any City election of the forthcoming City election.
The notice shall be in writing, and shall specify that the City 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.