All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
A.Â
A municipal
election for the qualified voters of this City shall be held on the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each
year.
B.Â
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Appleton City 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.Â
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Appleton City 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.Â
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Appleton City 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.
[Ord. No. 2018-5, 11-13-2018]
A.Â
The
City of Appleton City is hereby authorized to waive annual elections
if the number of Candidates fling for a specific office is equal to
the number of positions in the office to be filled by the election.
B.Â
The
City of Appleton City shall conduct non-partisan municipal elections
for all non-partisan elections as provided in Section 115.124, RSMo.,
for all non-partisan elections remaining in the year in which the
proposal was adopted (2019) and for the six (6) calendar years immediately
following such approval. At the end of such six-year period, the municipality
shall be prohibited from conducting such elections in such a manner
unless such a question is again adopted by the majority of qualified
voters.
C.Â
If
no election is held for a particular political subdivision, special
district, or municipality, the election authority shall publish a
notice containing the names of the candidates that shall assume the
responsibilities of office under this Section. Such notice shall be
published in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation as
defined in Section 493.050, RSMo., in such political subdivision or
district by the first of the month in which the election would have
occurred, had it been contested.
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 sixteenth (16th)
Tuesday prior to, nor later than 5:00 P.M. on the eleventh (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.
No person shall be a candidate for municipal office unless such
person complies with the provisions of Section 115.346, RSMo., regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
[1]
Editor's Note — As to disqualification for arrearage
or delinquency in taxes and bonding requirements, §115.342, RSMo.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the sixteenth (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.
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the County Clerk
prior to 5:00 P.M. on the tenth (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 tenth (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.
[Ord. No. 001 §§1 —
4, 8-1-1949]
A.Â
The
City of Appleton City, Missouri, be and the same is hereby subdivided
into two (2) wards.
1.Â
The North Ward shall contain all that territory within the corporate
limits which lies north of Fourth Street and which is bounded on the
east by the corporate limits, on the north by the corporate limits,
and on the west by the corporate limits.
2.Â
The South Ward shall contain all that territory within the corporate
limits which lies south of Fourth Street.
