State Law Reference — As to elections generally,
see RSMo., chapter 115. As to elections in cities of the fourth class,
see RSMo., §§ 79.030 to 79.060. As to tie votes, see
§ 115.517(3) and (4).
[Ord. No. 2 § 3, 1-8-1918; Ord.
No. 234 § 1, 3-11-1930; Ord. No. 414 § 1, 6-4-1949; Ord.
No. 622 § 2, 2-3-1958; Ord. No. 776 § 1, 10-8-1962; Ord.
No. 964 § 1, 10-11-1971; Ord. No. 1638 § 1, 9-16-1991; Ord.
No. 2651 § 1, 9-19-2011]
The City is hereby divided into three (3) wards, with the boundaries
of each being as follows:
A.
Ward One. Begin at a point where the centerline of Singleton
Street intersects with the west corporate limits line, run thence
east along the centerline of Singleton Street to the point where that
line intersects the centerline of Columbia Street, thence south along
the centerline of Columbia Street to a point where that line intersects
the centerline of Barnes Street, thence east along the centerline
of Barnes Street to a point where that line intersects the centerline
of Rollins Street, thence south along the centerline of Rollins Street
to a point where that line intersects the centerline of Lakeview Street,
thence east along the centerline of Lakeview Street to a point where
that line intersects the centerline of Pool Street, thence south along
the centerline of Pool Street to a point where that line intersects
the centerline of Cox Street, thence west along the centerline of
Cox Street to a point where that line intersects the centerline of
Rollins Street, thence south along the centerline of Rollins Street
to a point where that line intersects with the north right-of-way
line of Gano Chance Drive, thence east along the north right-of-way
line of Gano Chance Drive approximately 66.7 feet, thence south to
a point on the south right-of-way line of Gano Chance Drive, being
also on the present south corporate limits line of the City, thence
in a clockwise manner generally west and north along the present corporate
limits line to the point of beginning.
B.
Ward Two. Begin at a point on the south right-of-way line
of Gano Chance Drive, being also on the present south corporate limits
line and approximately 66.7 feet east of the centerline of Rollins
Street extended, thence north to a point on the north right-of-way
line of Gano Chance Drive, thence west approximately 66.7 feet to
a point at the intersection of the north right-of-way line of Gano
Chance Drive and the centerline of Rollins Street, thence north along
the centerline of Rollins Street to a point where that line intersects
the centerline of Cox Street, thence east along the centerline of
Cox Street to a point where that line intersects the centerline of
Pool Street, thence north along the centerline of Pool Street to a
point where that line intersect the centerline of Lakeview Street,
thence west along the centerline of Lakeview Street to a point where
that line intersects the centerline of Rollins Street, thence north
along the centerline of Rollins Street to a point where that line
intersects the centerline of Barnes Street, thence east along the
centerline of Barnes Street to a point where that line intersects
with the centerline of Jefferson Street, thence north along the centerline
of Jefferson Street to a point where that line intersects with the
centerline of Head Street, then east along the centerline of Head
Street and that line extended east to the point where that extended
line intersects the present corporate limits line, thence in a clockwise
manner generally south and west along the present corporate limits
line to the point of beginning.
C.
Ward Three. Begin at a point where the centerline of Singleton
Street intersects the west corporate limits line, run thence east
along the centerline of Singleton Street to the point where that line
intersects the centerline of Columbia Street, thence south along the
centerline of Columbia Street to a point where that line intersects
the centerline of Barnes Street, thence east along the centerline
of Barnes Street to a point where that line intersects the centerline
of Jefferson Street, thence north along the centerline of Jefferson
Street to a point where that line intersects with the centerline of
Head Street, then east along the centerline of Head Street and that
line extended east to the point where that extended line intersects
the present corporate limits line, thence in a counterclockwise manner
north and then generally east, north, west, and then south along the
present corporate limits line to the point of beginning.
A map of the City showing such ward boundaries is on file in
the office of the City Clerk and is made a part hereof by reference.
[Ord. No. 1537 § 2, 3-19-1990]
The County Clerk of Boone County, Missouri is the State-authorized
election authority for the City of Centralia, Missouri, and shall
conduct all public City elections. All election matters and procedures
shall be governed by Chapter 115 and Chapter 79, Revised Statutes
of Missouri and any other applicable provisions of State law.
[Ord. No. 405 §§ 1-2, 5-2-1949; Ord.
No. 448 § 43, 3-21-1951; Ord. No. 507 §§ 1-2, 3-3-1953; Ord.
No. 1108 § 1, 12-13-1977; Ord. No. 1460 § 1, 11-21-1988; Ord. No. 1504 § 1, 10-16-1989; Ord. No. 1915 § 1, 8-5-1996; Ord. No. 1972 § 2, 8-18-1997; Ord.
No. 2273 § 1, 12-15-2003]
A.
Any
person desiring to seek election for any elective City office at any
municipal election (general City election) may do so by filing with
the City Clerk the person's written declaration of candidacy,
under oath, which shall state the person's name, address, ward
and office that is being sought. A person may file for any elective
City office beginning at 8:00 A.M. on the sixteenth (16th) Tuesday
immediately preceding the municipal election (general City election)
day when the office the candidate is filing for will be on the election
ballot. A person may file for any elective office no later than 5:00
P.M. on the eleventh (11th) Tuesday immediately preceding the day
of the next municipal election (general City election), the first
(1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April. 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 their order of filing.
Any person who is not qualified for his/her office as provided by
this Code, other ordinances or State law shall not be entitled to
have his/her name printed on the ballot. The ballots, when printed,
shall contain only the names of those candidates who have filed as
hereinabove provided. In all respects, the filing of candidates and
the conduct of elections shall conform to State law.
B.
The
City Clerk shall, before the sixteenth (16th) Tuesday preceding each
municipal election (general City election) day, 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.
[Ord. No. 1537 § 3, 3-19-1990]
On the dates and at the times provided in Section 115.127, RSMo.,
the County Clerk of Boone County, Missouri shall cause legal notice
of each election to be published in newspapers in accordance with
said Statute.
[1]
State Law Reference — See RSMo., § 115.127.
[Ord. No. 448 § 1, 3-21-1951; Ord.
No. 1115 § 1, 3-13-1978; Ord. No. 1537 § 4, 3-19-1990; Ord.
No. 1972 § 3, 8-18-1997]
On the first (1st) Tuesday in April, 1951, and every two (2)
years thereafter, an election shall be held for the qualified voters
of each ward in the City for offices of Mayor and Collector, provided
however, that beginning in 1999 and every two (2) years thereafter,
the election shall be held on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first
(1st) Monday in April. Said persons shall hold their respective offices
for a term of two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected
and qualified.
On the first (1st) Tuesday in April, 1950, an election shall
be held for the qualified voters of each ward of the City for the
election of three (3) Aldermen, one (1) for each ward, and thereafter
each ward shall elect one (1) Alderman annually, provided however,
that beginning in 1998, each ward shall elect one (1) Alderman annually
on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April.
There is hereby established one (1) voting precinct in each ward described in Section 8-1, each such precinct to have the same boundary as the ward. The County Clerk of Boone County, Missouri, shall be requested to adopt these precincts for the purpose of conducting elections.
The County Clerk of Boone County, Missouri, shall designate
a polling place for each precinct within which any voter is entitled
to vote at the election. For any election, the County Clerk shall
have the right to consolidate two (2) or more adjoining precincts
for voting at a single polling place, and to designate one (1) set
of judges to conduct the election for such precincts. Voters shall
be notified of the place for voting in the manner provided in Section
115.127 or Section 115.129, RSMo. No person shall be required to go
to more than one (1) polling place to vote on the same day. The County
Clerk may designate one (1) common site as an election day polling
place designed for accessibility to the handicapped and elderly.
[1]
State Law Reference — As to when elections in cities
of the fourth class shall be held, see RSMo., § 79.030.
As to terms of elective officers, see RSMo., § 79.050. As
to polling places, see RSMo., § 115.115. Also see RSMo.,
§§ 115.013, 115.113, 115.121, 115.123, 115.127 and
115.129.
[Ord. No. 448 § 3, 3-21-1951; Ord.
No. 1292 § 1, 2-17-1986; Ord. No. 1537 § 5, 3-19-1990; Ord.
No. 1915 § 2, 8-5-1996; Ord. No. 1972 § 4, 8-18-1997]
No later than 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to
each municipal election day (general City election day), the first
(1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April each year, and
not later than 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (10th) Tuesday prior to the
date of any special election called by the Board of Aldermen, the
City Clerk is authorized and directed to give written notice of said
election to the County Clerk of Boone County, Missouri. The written
notice:
A.
Shall
specify that the City of Centralia has called a particular election,
B.
Shall
state the date of election and the opening and closing times in which
voters are to vote at the election, and
C.
Shall
attach a sample ballot listing the candidates, if any, running for
any office, the term of each of said offices and the questions, if
any, that are to be voted upon at the election. The notice shall further
include any other information required to be provided by Chapter 115,
RSMo.
[1]
State Law Reference — See RSMo., §§ 115.125
and 115.127.
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1537 § 6, 3-19-1990]
