All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2004 § 105.020; CC 1978 § 31.010]
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 odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Lake Lotawana 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. 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
Lake Lotawana 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. 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
Lake Lotawana 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.
E. 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
Lake Lotawana shall be held for the purpose of electing a Collector
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.
[R.O. 2004 § 105.060]
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the Board of
Election Commissioners 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 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 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.
[R.O. 2004 § 105.070; CC 1978 §§ 30.010
— 30.040; Ord. No. 656 § 1, 9-18-2001; Ord. No. 662 § 1, 1-15-2002; Ord. No. 702 § 1, 12-16-2003; Ord. No. 905 §§ 1
— 2, 12-15-2009]
A. The City of Lake Lotawana shall be, and hereby is, divided into three
(3) wards which are hereby designated as the First Ward, Second Ward
and Third Ward.
1.
First Ward. All that part of the City of Lake Lotawana consisting
of Blocks A, B, C, Z, Y, X, V, P, W and O.
2.
Second Ward. All that part of the City of Lake Lotawana consisting
of Blocks E, F, G, H, I, J, WR, T and U, as well as the entire newly
annexed portion of the City referred to as the Milton Thompson Tract
and the newly annexed portion of the City known as Gate 2. The area
south of Highway 50 shall now be aligned with Ward 2.
3.
Third Ward. All that part of the City of Lake Lotawana consisting
of Blocks S, R, K, L, M and N.