[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 844 § 1, adopted 9-9-1996,
repealed R.O. 1991 Ch. 160, regarding elections, and enacted the provisions
set out herein. Former Ch. 160 derived from CC 1978 §§ 31.010,
31.030 – 31.100, 31.120; Ord. No. 538 § 1, 12-10-1985;
Ord. No. 573 § II, 11-15-1988.
[R.O. 1991 § 160.010; Ord. No. 844 § II, 9-10-1996; Ord. No. 889 §§ I
– II, 10-14-1997]
A.
A general election for the elective officers
of the City of Vandalia shall be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in April of each year.
1.
On the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in April of odd-numbered years an election shall be held by
the qualified voters of each Ward in the City for one (1) Alderman
for each Ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the term
of two (2) years, and until their successors shall be elected and
qualified.
2.
On the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in April of even-numbered years an election shall be held by
the qualified voters of each Ward in the City for Mayor of the City
and for one (1) Alderman for each Ward, who shall hold their respective
offices for the term of two (2) years, and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified.
[R.O. 1991 § 160.020; Ord. No. 844 § II, 9-10-1996]
Any person desiring to seek election
for any elective City office at any general City election may do so
by filing his/her name and the office for which he/she seeks election
with the City Clerk during the filing period [seventeen (17) Tuesdays
before the election date to fourteen (14) Tuesdays before the election
date]. Filing shall be made during normal office hours of the City
Clerk. The 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 ballot 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.
[R.O. 1991 § 160.040; Ord. No. 844 § II, 9-10-1996]
All City elections shall be conducted
and held in conformance with the provisions of the State election
laws.
[R.O. 1991 § 160.050; Ord. No. 844 § II, 9-10-1996]
The County Clerk, as the designated
election authority, shall conduct City elections.
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 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 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.
[R.O. 1991 § 160.070; Ord. No. 844 § II, 9-10-1996]
All residents of the City who are
qualified and timely and properly registered voters in accordance
with State law shall be entitled to vote at City elections. 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.
[R.O. 1991 § 160.080; Ord. No. 844 § II, 9-10-1996]
The election authority shall designate
the polling places in all City elections. The election authority shall
appoint all election judges. The City shall pay all the election costs
required by the election authority conducting its election.
[R.O. 1991 § 160.090; Ord. No. 844 § II, 9-10-1996]
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. 1991 § 160.100; Ord. No. 844 § II, 9-10-1996]
Authorized dates for special City
elections are the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February
or March, August, and November of each year.
[R.O. 1991 § 160.110; Ord. No. 844 § II, 9-10-1996]
As soon as practicable after each
City 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. 1991 § 100.250; CC 1978 §§ 30.010
– 30.040]
A.
The City is hereby divided into three (3)
wards as hereinafter delineated.
1.
Ward One. The first ward shall be
all of that City to the east of Main Street and to the south of Highway
54.
2.
Ward Two. The second ward shall be
all of the City to the west of Main Street and to the south of Highway
54.
3.
Ward Three. The third ward shall
be all of the City to the north of Highway 54.
