All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
A.Â
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.Â
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
Stockton shall be held for the purpose of electing a Mayor who shall
hold his/her office for a term of two (2) years and until his/her
successor is elected and qualified.
C.Â
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
Stockton shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman
from each ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2)
years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
D.Â
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
Stockton shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman
from each ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of two (2)
years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
No person shall be a candidate for municipal office unless such
person complies with the provisions of Section 115.346, RSMo., regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
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 than 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.
[CC 1979 §31.030]
Any person who is not qualified for his/her office as provided
by this Code or other ordinances shall not be entitled to have his/her
name printed on the ballot. The qualifications of a candidate for
office shall be determined by the Board of Aldermen upon hearing given,
and upon its own motion, or upon written affidavit by some person
that a named candidate is not qualified as such for the office sought.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the sixteenth (16th) 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:
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STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY
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STATE OF MISSOURI
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COUNTY OF CEDAR
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I, ____________________, being first duly sworn, state that
I reside at ____________________, City of Stockton, County of Cedar,
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 Stockton
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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 Stockton. 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.
[CC 1979 §31.060; Ord. No. 49 §31.060, 2-24-1986]
A special election for any lawful purpose may be called by ordinance
at a time to be stated therein. Such election shall be conducted in
accordance with State law.
[CC 1979 §§30.010 — 30.040; Ord. No. 288, 9-17-2001; Ord. No. 441 §1, 12-12-2011; Ord. No. 444 §1, 2-27-2012]
A.Â
The
City of Stockton is hereby divided into two (2) wards.
B.Â
Dividing Line. The line dividing said wards shall begin
on the eastern line of the corporate limits in the middle of Locust
Street, thence heading west to the corner of Vine Street then heading
south to the corner of East Elm, then head west on East Elm Street
to College Street, thence south to West Oak to the western limits
of the City of Stockton, Missouri.
