[R.O. 1996 § 105.010]
All City elections shall be conducted
and held in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 1996 § 105.020]
A.
A municipal election for the qualified
voters of this City shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in April of each year.
B.
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April of odd-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Gerald shall be held for the purpose of electing
a Mayor and one (1) Alderman from each Ward who shall hold their offices
for a term of two (2) years, and until their successors are elected
and qualified.
C.
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April of even-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Gerald shall be held for the purpose of electing
one (1) Alderman from each Ward, who shall hold their offices for
a term of two (2) years, and until their successors are elected and
qualified.
[R.O. 1996 § 105.030]
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 16th Tuesday prior to, nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the 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.
[R.O. 1996 § 105.040]
The City Clerk shall on or before
the 16th Tuesday prior to an 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 newspaper
of general circulation in the City.
[R.O. 1996 § 105.050]
The form of said written declaration
of candidacy shall be substantially as follows:
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STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY
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STATE OF MISSOURI
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COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
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I, ____________________________,
being first duly sworn, state that I reside at ____________________________,
City of Gerald, County of Franklin, 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 Tuesday after the first 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 Gerald
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[R.O. 1996 § 105.060]
The County Clerk, as the designated
election authority, by State Statute, shall conduct all City elections.
[R.O. 1996 § 105.070]
In City elections, the City Clerk
shall notify the County Clerk prior to 5:00 P.M. on the 10th Tuesday
prior to any City election except as noted in Section 115.125, 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 Section 115.125, RSMo., 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 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.
[R.O. 1996 § 105.080; Ord. No. 207 §§ 2 — 3, 10-14-1976; Ord. No. 503 §§ 1
— 2, 11-8-2001]
A.
All citizens living East of Main Street
and North of Industrial Drive West of Highway Y and as far East as
the corporate limits of the City of Gerald shall be considered to
be residing in Ward 1.
B.
All citizens living West of Main Street
and South of Industrial Drive and as far West as the corporate limits
of the City of Gerald shall be considered to be residing in Ward 2.
