All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 643 §1, 11-8-2004]
A. A municipal
election for the qualified voters of this City shall be held on the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each
year.
B. On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of 2005,
and every four (4) years thereafter, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Matthews shall be held for the purpose of electing
a Mayor who shall hold his/her office for a term of four (4) years
and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
C. On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Matthews shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman
at-large who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years
and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
[Ord. No. 708, 7-17-2019]
D. On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Matthews shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman
at-large who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years
and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
[Ord. No. 708, 7-17-2019]
[Ord. No. 708, 7-17-2019]
A. Election
to the Board of Aldermen shall be at-large. The seats of current Aldermen
shall be filled at-large as soon as the current term expires. Each
year thereafter, one-half (1/2) of the Board of Aldermen shall stand
for election at-large for a two-year term.
B. Wards
Abolished. The election wards are hereby abolished.
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 17th Tuesday prior
to, nor later than 5:00 P.M. on the 14th 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.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the 17th Tuesday prior to
any 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 (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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COUNTY OF NEW MADRID
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I, ____________________, being first duly sworn, state that
I reside at ____________________, City of Matthews, County of New
Madrid, 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 Matthews
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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, 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 Matthews. 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 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.