State Law References — Election in fourth class cities,
§§79.030 to 79.040, RSMo.; hours of polling place, §115.407,
RSMo.
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[CC 1990 §§2-1, 7-1; CC 1978 §§111.103,
113.103; Ord. No. 292, 7-12-1989]
A. A municipal
election for the qualified voters of this City shall be held on the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each
year.
B. On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Belle shall be held for the purpose of electing a Mayor who shall
hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her
successor is elected and qualified.
C. On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Belle shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman from
each ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years
and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
D. On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Belle shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman from
each ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years
and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
E. On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April a municipal
election of the qualified voters of the City of Belle shall be held
for the purpose of electing a Marshal who shall hold his/her office
for a term of four (4) years beginning with the City election in April
1990 and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
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 sixteenth (16th)
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.
No person shall be a candidate for municipal office unless such
person complies with the provisions of Section 115.346, RSMo., regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the sixteenth (16th) Tuesday
prior to any election at which City offices are to be filled by said
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.
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the County Clerk
prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to any City election
except as noted in Section 115.125.1, RSMo. The notice shall be in
writing, shall specify that the Board of Aldermen 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 including the
sample ballot. The notice and any other information required by this
Section may, with the prior notification to the election authority
receiving the notice, be accepted by facsimile transmission prior
to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to the election, provided
that the original copy of the notice and a certified copy of the legal
notice to be published shall be received in the office of the election
authority within three (3) business days from the date of the facsimile
transmission.
[CC 1990 §1-10; CC 1978 §103.003]
The City of Belle, Missouri, shall be and hereby is divided
into two (2) wards designated as First Ward and Second Ward.
[CC 1990 §1-11; CC 1978 §103.011; Ord. No. 323 §1, 12-10-1997; Ord. No. 450 §1, 9-11-2012]
All that part of said City North of the Railroad right-of-way
and East of Johnson Avenue where Johnson Avenue intersects with the
Railroad right-of-way to include all property North of Third Street.
[CC 1990 §1-12; CC 1978 §103.013; Ord. No. 323 §1, 12-10-1997; Ord. No. 450 §1, 9-11-2012]
The Second Ward shall include all that part of said City lying
South of the Railroad right-of-way and West of Johnson Avenue where
Johnson Avenue intersects the railroad right-of-way, all in Maries
County.