All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 1172, 9-5-1989]
A.
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.
On
the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of 1990
and every four (4) years thereafter, a municipal election of the qualified
voters of the City of Rock Hill 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 (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Rock Hill 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 (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of even-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Rock Hill 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. 2012, 9-21-2021]
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 seventeenth (17th)
Tuesday prior to, nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the fourteenth (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.
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.
[Ord. No. 2012, 9-21-2021]
The City Clerk shall, before the seventeenth (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.
The form of said written declaration of candidacy shall be substantially
as follows:
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STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY
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STATE OF MISSOURI
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I, _________________________, being first duly sworn, state
that I reside at ________________________, City of Rock Hill, County
of St. Louis, Missouri; that I am a qualified voter; that I do hereby
declare myself a candidate for the office of ____________________________,
to be voted upon at the municipal election to be held on the first
(1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April,________, and
I meet all the qualifications required of a candidate for said office,
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.
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Signed:
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of ___________,
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City Clerk
City of Rock Hill
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In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the County Board
of Election Commissioners 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.
[Code 1955 §7-7; CC 1970 §7-6]
Every person filing a declaration of candidacy shall, at the
time of the filing thereof, pay a filing fee of five dollars ($5.00)
to the City Clerk.
[Code 1955 §7-1; CC 1970 §7-1; Ord. No. 2027[1], 11-15-2022]
A.
The
City is divided into three (3) Wards, the boundaries and limitations
hereinafter set forth as follows:
1.
Ward No. 1. Ward No. 1 shall comprise that territory
within the following area: Starting from the southeast corner of the
intersection of McKnight Road and Litzsinger Road and extending south
along the centerline of McKnight Road to its intersection with Manchester
Road and continuing south along the centerline of N. Rock Hill Road
until its intersection with Madison Avenue, then along the centerline
of Madison Avenue east to the City limits, then north following the
eastern City limits to the southeast corner of the intersection of
Bremerton Road and Litzsinger Road, then westward along the centerline
of Litzsinger Road until the point of beginning.
2.
Ward No. 2. Ward No. 2 shall comprise that territory
within the following area: Starting from the southwest corner of the
intersection of N. Rock Hill Road and Manchester Road and traveling
west along the centerline of Manchester Road to its intersection with
N. Berry Road, then extending north along N. Berry Road until its
intersection with Hudson Avenue, then following the centerline of
Hudson Avenue extending west to the City limits, then extending south
along the western City limits until it intersects with Manchester
Road, then following Manchester Road eastward to the intersection
with N. Berry Road, then turning south and following the City's western
limits until it intersects with the City's southern limits, then turning
east following the southern boundary line until it intersects with
the eastern City limits, then turning north on Plateau Avenue until
its intersection with Madison Avenue, then turning west on Madison
Avenue following the south line of Madison Avenue until it intersects
with N. Rock Hill Road, then following the west line of N. Rock Hill
Road north to the point of beginning at Manchester Road.
3.
Ward No. 3. Ward No. 3 shall comprise that territory
within the City not included in Ward No. 1 or Ward No. 2.
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Editor's Note: According to Sections 3 and 4 of Ord. No. 2027,
a Ward Map is held on file in the City offices and the boundaries
depicted on the Ward Map shall prevail. The boundaries set out herein
shall be effective for the April 2023 election.
