[R.O. 2001 § 110.110; CC 1990 § 7-11; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo. The County Board of Election
Commissioners, as the designated authority, shall conduct municipal
elections.
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 1999 and every
four (4) years thereafter, a municipal election of the qualified voters
of the City of Clarkson Valley 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
Clarkson Valley 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
Clarkson Valley 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.
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.
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.
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.
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the St. Louis
County 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,
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 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. 2001 § 110.020; CC 1990 § 7-2; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
A person shall be entitled to vote in any municipal election
within the City who shall have complied with the voting requirements
of the State, shall be properly registered to vote in the County,
and shall have complied with the applicable provisions of Sections
115.133 to 115.223, RSMo.,[1] inclusive, as amended. In order to vote at any City election
a person must be registered no later than 5:00 P.M. on the fourth
Wednesday prior to the election in which a person seeks to vote.
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 115.223, RSMo., was repealed by L.2006,
S.B. Nos. 1014 and 730, § A.
[R.O. 2001 § 110.040; CC 1990 § 7-4; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
When the election authority certifies the results of each election
to the City Clerk, the City Clerk shall issue to each person elected
a certificate of election.
[R.O. 2001 § 110.050; CC 1990 § 7-5; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
A.
Candidate For Mayor. Each candidate for the office of Mayor in the
municipal election shall use the form of application as set forth
in Schedule A, on file in the City offices.
B.
Candidate For Alderman. Each candidate for the office of Alderman
in the municipal election shall use the form of application as set
forth in Schedule B, on file in the City offices.
[R.O. 2001 § 110.060; CC 1990 § 7-6; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
All requirements and duties of the City Clerk under this Chapter
may be performed by a Deputy City Clerk or other person designated
by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2001 § 110.080; CC 1990 § 7-8; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
As soon as practicable after each municipal election, the election
authority shall convene a verification board to verify the count and
certify the results of the election. Not later than the second Tuesday
after the election, the verification board shall issue a statement
announcing the results of each election and shall certify the returns
to the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall issue to each person elected
a certificate of election.
[R.O. 2001 § 110.090; CC 1990 § 7-9; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
A.
A qualified voter who would be denied the exercise of his/her right
to vote on a municipal election day because of physical inability
to be present at the polls on that day may vote by absentee ballot.
The absentee voter shall make his/her request for a ballot, or cast
his/her preelection day ballot, at the office of and in the manner
prescribed by the County Board of Election Commissioners.
B.
The City Clerk shall direct any communication which he/she may receive
concerning absentee voting or ballots to the Chief Clerk, County Board
of Election Commissioners; further, a ballot from an absentee voter
which may be received by the City shall be transmitted forthwith to
the County Board of Election Commissioners.
[R.O. 2001 § 110.120; CC 1990 § 7-12; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
The County Board of Election Commissioners shall designate the
polling places in all municipal elections. The County Board of Election
Commissioners shall appoint all election judges. The City shall pay
all the election costs required by the County Board of Election Commissioners
conducting its election.
[R.O. 2001 § 110.130; CC 1990 § 7-13; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
It shall be the duty of the City Police Officers to give any
assistance or protection required by the election authority, any employee
of the election authority, or any election judge, and to comply with
all lawful requests and directions of the election authority relating
to such assistance.
[R.O. 2001 § 110.140; CC 1990 § 7-14; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
Authorized dates for special municipal elections are the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in February or March, August and November
of each year.
[R.O. 2001 § 110.150; CC 1990 § 7-15; Ord. No. 96-15 § 1, 11-5-1996]
Prior to each municipal election, the Board of Aldermen shall
timely pass an election ordinance authorizing, establishing and providing
for the procedures to be followed in the conducting of the municipal
election.
