All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[CC 1985 § 11-1; Ord. No. 6975 § 1, 8-19-1996; Ord. No. 7062 §§ 1, 2, 9-15-1997; Ord. No. 8341 § 1, 1-3-2017]
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 of
1939 and every four (4) years thereafter, a municipal election of
the qualified voters of the City of Marshall 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.
C. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of
odd-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of
the City of Marshall shall be held for the purpose of electing one
(1) Councilman 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. On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of
even-numbered years, a municipal election of the qualified voters
of the City of Marshall shall be held for the purpose of electing
one Councilman 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.
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.
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, 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 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.
[CC 1985 § 11-12; Ord. No. 6975, § 12, 8-19-1996]
Prior to each city election, the City Council shall timely pass
an election ordinance authorizing, establishing and providing the
election procedure to be followed in the conduct of the City election.
[CC 1985 § 11-21]
The ward boundaries shall be as presently established or as
hereafter adopted by City Council.