[Ord. No. 44 §1, 12-15-1980; Ord. No. 168 §2, 1-20-1986; Ord. No. 404 §2, 7-6-1993; Ord. No. 408 §1, 8-2-1993; Ord. No. 524 §1, 8-19-1996; Ord. No. 576 §1, 8-18-1997]
A. 
The General Election shall be held for the elective offices of this City on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each year. The candidate receiving a plurality of the votes at said General Election shall be elected to the office for which he ran.
1. 
During even numbered years, the qualified voters of each Ward in the City shall elect one (1) City Councilman from each Ward and during odd numbered years, the qualified voters of each Ward shall elect one (1) City Councilman from each Ward. City Councilmen so elected shall hold their respective offices for a term of two (2) years until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
2. 
The Mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City in 1996 and every fourth (4th) year thereafter.
[Ord. No. 524 §2, 8-19-1996; Ord. No. 749 §1, 3-1-2004; Ord. No. 1258, 11-1-2021]
The filing period shall open the 17th Tuesday prior to the election and will close the 14th Tuesday prior to the election.
[Ord. No. 44 §2, 12-15-1980; Ord. No. 139 §1, 11-5-1984; Ord. No. 404 §4, 7-6-1993; Ord. No. 408 §2, 8-2-1993; Ord. No. 576 §2, 8-18-1997; Ord. No. 1333, 11-6-2023]
Any person desiring to become a candidate for any elective office may do so by filing a Declaration of Candidacy 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 Municipal Election Day. 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. The aforesaid Declaration of Candidacy shall contain the full name of the candidate, his/her address and age, the office for which he/she proposes to be a candidate, the date of filing, and if nominated and elected to such office that said candidate will qualify. Such Declaration of Candidacy shall be in substantially the following form:
"I, the undersigned, a resident and qualified elector in Ward No. ____ of the City of Scott City, Missouri, residing at ________________ Street in said City in the County of _______ and State of Missouri, do announce myself as a candidate for the office of ________________ to be voted on at the Municipal Election Day to be held on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April, and am eligible therefor, and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official Municipal Election Ballot for such office, and that I will serve as such Officer, if elected.
[Ord. No. 44 §3, 12-15-1980]
Any person who is not qualified for his office as provided by this Code, or other ordinances, shall not be entitled to have his name printed on the ballot. The qualifications of a candidate for the office shall be determined by the City Council upon a hearing given, and upon its own motion, or upon written affidavit by some person that a named candidate is not qualified as such for the office sought.
[Ord. No. 44 §4, 12-15-1980; Ord. No. 404 §5, 7-6-1993]
A. 
Any person who has filed a Declaration of Candidacy for an elective office and wishes to withdraw as a candidate shall, not later than the Friday before the seventh (7th) Tuesday prior to the day of the General Election for which he has filed, file a written sworn statement of withdrawal in the presence of the City Clerk.
B. 
The name of a person who has properly filed a Declaration of Candidacy, or who has not given notice of withdrawal as provided in Subsection (A) of this Section, shall, except in case of death or disqualification, be printed on the official Election Ballot.
[Ord. No. 44 §4, 12-15-1980]
All City Elections shall be conducted and held in conformance with the provisions of the Statutes of the State of Missouri.
[Ord. No. 44 §6, 12-15-1980]
Whenever an overlapping political subdivision conducts an election on the same day as the City Election, the County Clerk, as the designated election authority, shall conduct the City Election.
[Ord. No. 44 §7, 12-15-1980]
A. 
If there is no overlapping political subdivision conducting an election on the same day as the City Election and if directed to do so by the City Council or by appropriate election ordinance passed prior to 8:00 A.M. on the Friday before the seventh (7th) Tuesday prior to the City Election, and if the notification is timely received by the County Clerk, the City Clerk shall conduct the City Election in accordance with the appropriate provision of the Statutes of the State of Missouri.
B. 
Unless the City Council, by an appropriate election ordinance, directs the City Clerk to conduct an election when there is no overlapping political subdivisions conducting an election on the same day, the County Clerk shall conduct said City Election as made and provided in the Statutes of the State of Missouri.
[Ord. No. 44 §8, 12-15-1980; Ord. No. 524 §3, 8-19-1996]
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 purposes of the election, the date of the election, and shall include a certified copy of the legal notice to be published and the sample ballot.
[Ord. No. 44 §9, 12-15-1980]
All residents of the City who are qualified, timely and properly registered voters in accordance with the Statutes of the State of Missouri shall be entitled to vote in the City Election. In order to vote at any City Election, a person must be registered no later than 5:00 P.M. on the third (3rd) Wednesday prior to the election.
[Ord. No. 44 §10, 12-15-1980]
The Election Authority shall designate the polling places in all City Elections in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes of the State of Missouri. The Election Authority shall appoint all Election Judges in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes of the State of Missouri. The City shall pay all election costs as required by the Statutes of the State of Missouri to the Election Authority conducting its election.
[Ord. No. 44 §11, 12-15-1980]
It shall be the duty of the City Police Officer to give any assistance or protection required by the Election Authority, any employee of the Election Authority, or any Election Judge, and to comply with all lawful requests and directions of the Election Authority relating to such assistance.
[Ord. No. 44 §12, 12-15-1980; Ord. No. 524 §4, 8-19-1996]
Authorized dates for Special City Elections are the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in March, August, and November of each year.
Any person appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office shall serve until the regular election, at which time the vacancy shall be filled.
[Ord. No. 44 §14, 12-15-1980]
As soon as practicable after each City Election, the Election Authority shall convene a Verification Board in accordance with the Statutes of the State of Missouri to verify the account and certify the results of the election. Not later than the second (2nd) Tuesday after the election, the Verification Board shall issue a statement announcing the results of each election and shall certify the returns to the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall issue to each person elected a certificate of election.