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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 No. 844 § 1, adopted 9-9-1996, repealed R.O. 1991 Ch. 160, regarding elections, and enacted the provisions set out herein.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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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 § 160.090; 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]
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The City is hereby divided into three (3) wards as hereinafter delineated.
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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.
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Ward Three. The third ward shall be all of the City to the north of Highway 54.