[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]
Any person desiring to become a candidate for any elective office
may do so by filing a Declaration of Candidacy with the City Clerk
at any time during regular office hours in the month of January preceding
the General 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. The aforesaid Declaration of Candidacy shall
contain the full name of the candidate, his address and age, the office
for which he 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:
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"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 Scott and State of Missouri,
do announce myself as a candidate for the office of ________________
to be voted on at the General Election 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 General
Election Ballot for such office, and that I will serve as such Officer,
if elected.
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[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.
[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.
