All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 418 §1, 12-15-2003]
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 that 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.
[Ord. No. 418 §2, 12-15-2003]
The City Clerk shall, on or before the sixteenth (16th) Tuesday
prior to any election at which City offices are to 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.
The form of said written declaration of candidacy shall be substantially
as follows:
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
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STATE OF MISSOURI
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COUNTY OF WEBSTER
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I, _________________________, being first duly sworn, state
that I reside at _________________________, City of Rogersville, County
of Webster, Missouri; that I am a qualified voter; that I do hereby
declare myself a candidate for the office of _________________________,
to be voted upon at the municipal election to be held on the first
(1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April, _____, and I
meet all the qualifications required of a candidate for said office,
and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot
for said election for said office, and state that I will serve as
such officer, if elected.
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Signed:
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of __________________,
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City Clerk
City of Rogersville
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(SEAL)
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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 written notice shall be executed on behalf of the
Board of Aldermen by the Mayor of the Board and shall include the
attestation of the City Clerk and shall have affixed thereto the Seal
of the City of Rogersville. 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.
[Ord. No. 374 §§1 —
6, 6-3-2002]
A. The
City of Rogersville, Missouri, is hereby divided into two (2) wards,
which shall be known respectively as Ward I and Ward II.
1. Ward I shall include all of the land north and/or east of the center
of the following streets:
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West Center Street from the western City limits to Main Street;
Main Street from Center Street to Church Street; Church Street from
Main Street to South Mill Street; South Mill Street from Church Street
to Highway 60; Highway 60 from South Mill Street to the eastern City
limits of Rogersville, Missouri.
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2. Ward II shall include all of the land south and/or west of the center
of the following streets:
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West Center Street from the western City limits to Main Street;
Main Street from Center Street to Church Street; Church Street from
Main Street to South Mill Street; South Mill Street from Church Street
to Highway 60; Highway 60 from South Mill Street to the eastern City
limits of Rogersville, Missouri.
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