[R.O. 2017 § 105.010]
All City elections shall be conducted
and held in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2017 § 105.020]
A.
A municipal election for the qualified
voters of this City shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in April of each year.
B.
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April beginning in 2020 and every four (4) years thereafter, a
municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of Battlefield
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.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved
by a majority of the qualified voters at an election held 4-12-2019.
C.
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April beginning in 2020 and every four (4) years thereafter, a
municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of Battlefield
shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman from each
ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of four (4) years and
until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved
by a majority of the qualified voters at an election held 4-12-2019.
D.
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in April beginning in 2022 and every four (4) years thereafter, a
municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of Battlefield
shall be held for the purpose of electing one (1) Alderman from each
ward who shall hold his/her office for a term of four (4) years and
until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
[3]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved
by a majority of the qualified voters at an election held 4-12-2019.
[R.O. 2017 § 105.030]
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.
[R.O. 2017 § 105.035]
A.
No person shall qualify as a candidate
for elective public office in the State of Missouri who has been found
guilty of or pled guilty to a felony under the Federal laws of the
United States of America or to a felony under the laws of this State
or an offense committed in another state that would be considered
a felony in this State.
B.
Any person who files as a candidate for
election to a public office shall be disqualified from participation
in the election for which the candidate has filed if such person is
delinquent in the payment of any State income taxes, personal property
taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence,
as stated on the declaration of candidacy, or if the person is a past
or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes
to the State.
C.
Each potential candidate for election to
a public office shall file an affidavit with the Department of Revenue
and include a copy of the affidavit with the declaration of candidacy
required under Section 115.349, RSMo. Such affidavit shall be in substantially
the form as set out in Section 115.306, RSMo.
D.
Upon receipt of a complaint alleging a
delinquency of the candidate in the filing or payment of any State
income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property
taxes on the place of residence, as stated on the declaration of candidacy,
or if the person is a past or present corporate officer of any fee
office that owes any taxes to the State, the Department of Revenue
shall investigate such potential candidate to verify the claim contained
in the complaint. If the Department of Revenue finds a positive affirmation
to be false, the Department shall contact the Secretary of State,
or the election official who accepted such candidate's declaration
of candidacy, and the potential candidate. The Department shall notify
the candidate of the outstanding tax owed and give the candidate thirty
(30) days to remit any such outstanding taxes owed which are not the
subject of dispute between the Department and the candidate. If the
candidate fails to remit such amounts in full within thirty (30) days,
the candidate shall be disqualified from participating in the current
election and barred from refiling for an entire election cycle even
if the individual pays all of the outstanding taxes that were the
subject of the complaint.
[R.O. 2017 § 105.040]
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.
[R.O. 2017 § 105.050]
The form of written declaration of
candidacy is on file in the City Clerk's office.
[R.O. 2017 § 105.060]
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the County Clerk
prior to 5:00 P.M. on the 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 Battlefield. 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 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.
[R.O. 2017 § 105.070; Ord. No. 02-012401 §§ 1 — 4, 2-19-2002]
The City of Battlefield shall be
divided into three (3) separate wards which shall be designated as
Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 3. Descriptions of each ward shall be on file
in the office of the City Clerk.
