[Ord. No. 18-2230, 9-4-2018]
No person shall be an Alderman unless he/she is at least eighteen
(18) years of age, a citizen of the United States and an inhabitant
and resident of the City for one (1) year next preceding his/her election,
and a resident, at the time he/she files and during the time he/she
serves, of the ward from which he/she is elected.
No person shall be Mayor unless he/she be at least twenty-five
(25) years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident of
the City at the time of and for at least one (1) year next preceding
his/her election.
A.
No person shall qualify as a candidate for elective office in the
City of Manchester who has been convicted of, been found guilty of
or plead 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.
[Ord. No. 18-2218, 5-7-2018]
B.
Any person who files as a candidate for election in the City of Manchester
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 of the person as stated
on his/her declaration of candidacy, or if the person is a past or
present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes to
this State.
C.
In addition to any other documents which may be required by this
Code, each potential candidate for elective office shall complete
and file with the City Clerk an affidavit which shall be consistent
with the provisions of Section 115.306 of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri, as such may be amended from time-to-time.
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Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 15-2127 also changed the title
of this Section from "Conviction of a Felony" to "Eligibility For
Elective Office."
[Ord. No. 07-1776 §1, 6-4-2007]
Notwithstanding any provision in this Code to the contrary,
no person who is serving as an elected or appointed Alderman for any
ward of the City of Manchester shall be certified as a candidate or
placed on the ballot as a write-in candidate, for the position of
Alderman for the same ward for which said person is then serving as
Alderman unless said person is seeking re-election to his/her current
position.
