The City ward boundaries shall be, and are hereby amended to provide the boundary lines of the wards as described on the map which is hereby adopted and incorporated as the legal description of said boundaries.
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A general election for the elective officers of this City shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of each year.
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On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April, 1998 and every three (3) years thereafter an election shall be held by the qualified voters of the City for the election of a Mayor.
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On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of each year an election shall be held by the qualified voters of the City for election of Councilmembers.
Councilmembers shall be elected to serve staggered two (2) year terms, with four (4) Councilmember positions coming up for the April election in even-numbered years and four (4) Councilmember positions coming up for the April election in odd-numbered years.
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 15th 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 their intent to become a candidate at said election. Filing shall be made in person unless a person is unable to appear in person because of physical disability and the declaration is accompanied by a sworn statement of a licensed physician so stating the disability or if the person is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty and the declaration is accompanied by a sworn statement of the person's commanding officer so stating the status of active duty as provided in Section 155.355 RSMo. Placement of candidate names on the ballot shall be determined by a random number drawing in ascending order for the duration of the filing period. 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.
Each candidate for an elective office in the City Government of the City prior to filing declaration papers for respective elective office, shall pay to the City Clerk, a non-refundable filing fee approved by the Governing Body and listed in the Schedule of Fees and Charges maintained in the Finance Department. The filing fees received shall be placed in the General Revenue Fund of the City.
The City Clerk shall on or before the 16th Tuesday prior to an 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.
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The form of said written declaration of candidacy shall be as follows:
STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY
STATE OF MISSOURI
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COUNTY OF CASS
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I, _____, being first duly sworn, state that I reside at _____, City of Raymore, County of Cass, Missouri; that I am a qualified voter in the ward containing my place of residence; that I have reached the age of 25; that I have been a resident of the City for two (2) years; that, "if filing for the office of Councilmember", I have been a resident of my respective ward for six (6) months; that I am not currently aware that I am in arrears for any 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 form, liens, or I am not a past or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes to the State, other than those taxes which may be in dispute, or forfeitures or defalcation in office, that I have not 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; I am in compliance with all provisions of Section 115.306 RSMo., as amended; I am not aware of any information that would prohibit me from fulfilling any bonding requirements for the office for which I am filing, and that I have filed a complete and notarized Candidate's Affidavit of Tax Payments with the Department of Revenue if applicable, and that I do hereby declare myself a candidate for the office of (here name the office), to be voted upon at the municipal election to be held on the first Tuesday of April, 20_____, and am eligible therefore, and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot for said election for said office, and state that I will serve as such officer, if elected.
Signed:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___________ day of _____________, 20 _____.
City Clerk
City of Raymore
(SEAL)
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Each candidate filing for municipal office, shall submit with their declaration of candidacy form, a copy of the "Affirmation of Tax Payments and Bonding Requirements" as required to be filed with the Missouri Department of Revenue if applicable.
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Not later than 5:00 P.M. on the 10th Tuesday prior to any election, except a special election to decide an election contest, tie vote, or a delay in notification pursuant to Subsection (B) of this Chapter, or pursuant to the provisions of Section 115.399 RSMo., the officer or agency calling the election shall notify the election authorities responsible for conducting the election. The notice shall be in writing, shall specify the name of the officer or agency calling the election and shall include a certified copy of the legal notice to be published pursuant to Subsection (2) of Section 115.127 RSMo. 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 electronic 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 electronic transmission. In lieu of a certified copy of the legal notice to be published pursuant to Subsection (2) of Section 115.127 RSMo., each notice of a special election to fill a vacancy shall include the name of the office to be filled, the date of the election and the date by which candidates must be selected or filed for the office. Not later than the fourth Tuesday prior to any special election to fill a vacancy called by a political subdivision or special district, the officer or agency calling the election shall certify a sample ballot to the election authorities responsible for conducting the election.
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Except as provided for in Sections 115.247 and 115.359 RSMo., if there is no additional cost for the printing or reprinting of ballots or if the political subdivision or special district calling for the election agrees to pay any printing or reprinting costs, a political subdivision or special district may, at any time after certification required in Subsection (A) of this Chapter, but no later than 5:00 P.M. on the sixth Tuesday before the election, be permitted to make late notification to the election authority pursuant to court order, which, except for good cause shown by the election authority in opposition thereto, shall be freely given upon application by the political subdivision or special district to the circuit court of the area of such subdivision or district.
In all cases in which a City election is to be held concurrently with a State or County election, the City Clerk shall deliver to the County Clerk a certified copy of all ordinances or resolutions of the City Council calling for such election within such time as is required by State law after the adoption of any such ordinance or resolution.
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 115 RSMo.