Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 7073, § 1,
adopted 7-21-1983, repealed former Ch. 7, §§ 7-1 to
7-6, which pertained to elections and was derived from Ord. No. 636,
§ 2, adopted 6-21-1979. In lieu of former Ch. 7, § 2
of Ord. No. 7073 enacted a new Ch. 7, §§ 7-1 through
7-6.
State Law Reference: Election of officers in cities
of third class, RSMo. § 77.040; suffrage and elections generally,
RSMo. Ch. 111 et seq.
[Ord. No. 7073, § 2(a), 7-21-1983]
All City elections shall be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter, state statutes, and rules and regulations
promulgated by the Board of Election Commissioners, St. Louis County,
Missouri.
[Ord. No. 7073, § 2(b), 7-21-1983[1]]
The regular City election shall be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in April in each even-numbered year. The Council
may by resolution order special elections, fix the time for such elections,
and provide for holding such elections.
[Ord. No. 7073, § 2(c), 7-21-1983]
Petitions used for nominating candidates shall conform to the form adopted by Ordinance No. 7039, passed and approved May 5, 1983, and included herein as § 7-7. Petitions nominating candidates shall be signed by not less than 100 registered voters of the City. The signatures shall be executed in ink. Each signer shall indicate next to the signer's signature the date of signing and the signer's place of residence, giving the street and number or other description sufficient to identify the signer's place of residence.
[Ord. No. 7073, § 2(d), 7-21-1983]
All separate papers comprising a nominating petition shall be
assembled and filed with the City Clerk as one instrument not earlier
than 180 days before the close of filing and not later than one week
prior to the time when the City must certify the candidates to the
St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners. The City Clerk shall
make a record of the exact time when each petition is filed. No nominating
petition shall be accepted unless accompanied by a signed acceptance
of the nomination.
[Ord. No. 7073, § 2(e), 7-21-1983]
Within five days after the filing of a nominating petition,
the City Clerk shall certify the petition to the St. Louis County
Board of Election Commissioners to verify the signatures. Promptly
upon receipt of the report of the Board of Election Commissioners,
the City Clerk shall notify the candidate and the person who filed
the petition whether or not it is sufficient. If a petition is not
sufficient, the City Clerk shall return it immediately to the person
who filed it with a statement certifying wherein it is found to be
insufficient. Within the regular time for filing petitions, such a
petition may be amended and filed again or a new petition may be filed
for the candidate. The City Clerk shall keep on file all petitions
found sufficient at least until the expiration of the term for which
the candidates are nominated in these petitions.
[Ord. No. 7073, § 2(f), 7-21-1983]
The City Clerk shall cause the names of the candidates to appear
on all ballots in the order in which the candidates filed petitions
for nominations which were verified and accepted. The candidates shall
appear on the ballot without party designations.
[Ord. No. 7073, § 2(g), 7-21-1983]
(a)
Voting. At the City election each elector shall be entitled to vote
for the number of candidates who are to be elected Council members,
and in the mayoral election shall be entitled to vote for one candidate
for the office of Mayor.
(b)
Council members. Upon receipt of the results of the City election,
the City Council shall notify the candidates who have been elected
Council member. The number of candidates, equal to the number of Council
member positions to be filled in the City Council, receiving the highest
number of votes shall be certified elected. In the event of a tie
in a significant position, such tie shall be resolved by a special
run-off election between the candidates who have tied, which special
election shall be held within 35 days of the certification of the
election results or at the next available election date provided by
law.
(c)
Mayor. Upon receipt of the results of the City election, the City
Council shall certify the mayoral candidate receiving the highest
number of votes to be elected to the office of Mayor. In the event
of a tie, such tie shall be resolved by a special run-off election
between the candidates who have tied, which special election shall
be held within 35 days of the certification of the election results
or at the next available election date provided by law.
[Ord. No. 7039, §§ 1-4, 5-5-1983]
(a)
The City Council does hereby adopt the following form for the petition
for nomination of candidates for City offices:
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CITY OF KIRKWOOD
PETITION TO NOMINATE CANDIDATE
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The undersigned, being a duly registered voter of the City of
Kirkwood, Missouri, residing at the place indicated, does hereby nominate:
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as a candidate for the office of ____________________
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at the election to be held ____________________
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Signature of Registered Voter (in ink)
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Date of Signature
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Address of Registered Voter
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Sign )
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Print )
(etc.)
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Such petitions may contain any number of lines for signatures
by petitioners and may be filed with any number of petitioners thereon.
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(b)
The City Council does hereby adopt the following to be placed at
the end of the nominating petition:
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STATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS
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______________________________ being duly sworn upon (his) (her)
oath states that (he) (she) is a registered voter of the City of Kirkwood,
that each person signing this petition signed in the presence of the
undersigned and did at such time certify that such person is a registered
voter of the City of Kirkwood.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of __________,
20_____.
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Notary Public
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My commission expires:
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(c)
The City Council does hereby adopt the following form for the acceptance
of nomination by candidates for City offices:
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CITY OF KIRKWOOD
ACCEPTANCE OF NOMINATION
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The undersigned, being a registered voter of the City of Kirkwood,
Missouri, does hereby certify that (he) (she) is eligible to serve
in the office indicated, and does hereby accept the nomination for
the office of
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and (he) (she) consents to have (his) (her) name placed on the
ballot of the City for such office at the election to be held:
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Dated this _____ day of __________, 20____.
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