[R.O. 1993 § 125.010; CC 1963 Ch. 2 Art. V § 2-52]
The term "general election" refers to the election required to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of each year.
[R.O. 1993 § 125.020; CC 1963 Ch. 7 Art. I § 7-1]
Members of the City Council shall be elected at a general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of each year. Two (2) members shall be elected at the general election to be held in April, 1964; two (2) members shall be elected at the general election to be held in April, 1965; and one (1) member shall be elected at the general election to be held in April, 1966; with future elections to be held in the same order.
[R.O. 1993 § 125.030]
Candidates to be voted for at all general and special municipal elections at which the officers are to be elected under the provisions of Sections 78.430 to 78.640, RSMo., shall be nominated by a primary election, and no other names shall be placed upon the general ballot except those nominated as herein prescribed. Primary elections shall only be held when required by State law.
[R.O. 1993 § 125.040; Ord. No. 2254 § 1, 11-9-1993]
The primary election as provided for by Sections 78.470 to 78.500, RSMo., shall not be required if upon the expiration of the time for filing of statements with the City Clerk of persons desiring to become a candidate for Councilman, as provided for by Sections 78.470 to 78.500, RSMo., the number of such persons shall not exceed a number equal to twice the number to be elected at the general or special election. Within forty-eight (48) hours after the expiration of the time for filing of such statements with the City Clerk, the Council shall canvass the statements filed to determine from the number of statements filed whether this Section shall be applicable. In the event that it is determined that the provisions shall be applicable the Council shall, by ordinance, provide that a primary election under the provisions of Sections 78.470 to 78.500, RSMo., shall not be held and that the names of the persons filing statements shall be printed on the general or special election ballots as the nominees for Councilman as provided for by Sections 78.520 to 78.540, RSMo.; provided, however, that the names of such persons appearing on such ballot shall appear thereon in the order that they were filed with the City Clerk.
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State Law Reference: For similar provisions, see § 78.510, RSMo.
[R.O. 1993 § 125.050; Ord. No. 2254 § 1, 11-9-1993]
All municipal general, primary and special elections called by the City Council or otherwise required by law shall be conducted by the County Clerk of Mississippi County, Missouri, as the official election authority in accordance with Chapter 115, RSMo., as amended.
[R.O. 1993 § 105.090]
Whenever there shall be a tie in the election of a Councilman, the matter shall be determined as required by State Law.
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
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 16th Tuesday prior to, nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the 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.
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 or misdemeanor 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.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the 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.
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 115.125.1, RSMo. The notice shall be in writing, shall specify that the City Council 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 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 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.