A general election for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman from each Ward shall be held on the first (1st) Tuesday in April, 1979, and on the first (1st) Tuesday in April every two (2) years thereafter; and a general election for the purpose of electing a Mayor and one (1) Alderman from each Ward shall be held on the first (1st) Tuesday in April, 1980, and on the first (1st) Tuesday in April every two (2) years thereafter.
[Ord. No. 864 §1, 5-2-1978]
All persons registered in accordance with the provisions of the Comprehensive Election Act of 1977 shall be entitled to vote in any election of the City of Albany, Missouri. Each voter shall vote only in the Ward in which he or she resides.
[Ord. No. 864 §1, 5-2-1978]
The provisions of the Comprehensive Election Act of 1977, enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, and any amendments thereto and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall govern the conduct of City elections, wherever applicable. The City Clerk shall assume all such duties and perform all such acts as are required of the City under said Comprehensive Election Act in order that the general election and such special elections as may be necessary are lawfully held on the dates specified for said general or special election, including but not limited to delivery of such written notices of election and sample ballots as are required.
[Ord. No. 88-17 §2, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 96-18 §§1 — 2, 9-17-1996]
The City Clerk shall accept statements of candidacy for office each year for those officers open for election in said year, beginning at 8:00 A.M., the fifteenth (15th) Tuesday prior to the election and ending at 5:00 P.M., the eleventh (11th) Tuesday prior to the election.
[Ord. No. 864 §1, 5-2-1978]
Upon certification of the results of any general or special election to the City under the provisions of the Comprehensive Election Act of 1977, the officers shown to be elected by said certified results shall take the oath of office at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Aldermen. The term of officers so sworn in shall begin upon taking the oath of office, but under no circumstances shall an officer so elected enter the discharge of his duties until a bond shall be furnished as otherwise required by ordinance.
[Ord. No. 958 §2, 8-3-1982]
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office, the Mayor or the person exercising the duties of the Mayor shall cause a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen to convene where a successor to the vacant office shall be selected. The successor shall serve until the next regular municipal election. If a vacancy occurs in any office not elective, the Mayor shall appoint a suitable person to discharge the duties of such office until the first (1st) regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen thereafter, at which time said vacancy shall be permanently filled for the unexpired term to which the non-elective official causing the vacancy is appointed by the Mayor, by and with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen.