[CC 1984 §121.010]
A. 
On the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each year there shall be a general election by the qualified voters of the City for the election of one (1) member of the Board of Aldermen, from each Ward of the City, who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years.
B. 
At the general election held on the first (1st) Tuesday in April, 1982, and every two (2) years thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City, a Mayor, and Municipal Judge, who shall hold their respective offices for a term of two (2) years.
[CC 1984 §121.020]
All elections in the City shall be conducted under the Election Laws of the State of Missouri, as the same may be amended from time to time.
[CC 1984 §121.030]
Qualified voters of the City shall be those individuals qualifying to vote under the laws of the State of Missouri and residing within the municipal boundaries of the City of Seneca, Missouri.
All officers elected to offices or appointed to fill a vacancy in any elective office under the City Government shall be voters under the laws and Constitution of this State and the ordinances of the City except that appointed officers need not be voters of the City. No person shall be elected or appointed to any office who shall at the time be in arrears for any unpaid City taxes, or forfeiture or defalcation in office. All officers, except appointed officers, shall be residents of the City.
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 such vacancy shall be permanently filled.
[CC 1984 Ch. 120; Ord. No. 1988-2 §2, 5-9-1988]
A. 
The City of Seneca shall be and hereby is divided into three (3) Wards, which said Wards shall be known and designated by the respective numbers, as hereinafter set out and described.
1. 
First Ward. The First Ward shall comprise all that part of said City bounded and described as follows, to wit: that portion of the City north of Big Lost Creek to the City limits.
2. 
Second Ward. The Second Ward shall comprise all that part of said City bounded and described as follows, to wit: that portion of the City south of Big Lost Creek and east of Missouri Highway Route 43, north side of Old Highway 60 to west side of St. Louise Street to St. Anne Street, and all north side of St. Anne Street to the City limits.
3. 
Third Ward. The Third Ward shall comprise all that part of said City bounded and described as follows, to wit: that portion of land south of Big Lost Creek to the west side of Highway 43 and Cherokee Avenue south of St. Anne Street and east of St. Louise, then south to the City limits.