Cross Reference — Administration, ch. 105.
State Law Reference — Elections generally, ch. 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2012 §130.010; CC 1973 §12-1]
To the extent that the general election laws of the State are
applicable, the same are hereby declared to be the law and ordinance
of this City in any and all elections of and in the City unless herein
otherwise provided.
[R.O. 2012 §130.020; Ord. No. 1565 §1, 2-5-1913; CC 1973 §12-2]
The City does hereby adopt the procedure of registration of
qualified voters as provided by State law.
The City Manager and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed
to establish the necessary procedures therefore in conjunction with
the proper officers of the County.
[R.O. 2012 §130.030; Ord. No. 6621 §VII, 5-2-1977]
No person shall be entitled to vote at any general or special
election to be held within the City who has not been duly registered
by the Clay County Board of Election Commissioners or the Ray County
Clerk.
[R.O. 2012 §130.040; Ord. No. 83-11-3, 11-7-1983]
A.
Pursuant
to the provisions of Section 78.530, RSMo, the following shall be
the procedure for the election of City Council persons, said Section
having done away with the primary requirements, when a City adopts
the following:
1.
Any person desiring to become a candidate for Councilman shall file
with the City Clerk a statement of such candidacy in substantially
the following form:
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I, ______________, being first duly sworn, state that I reside
at ______________ Street, City of ______________, County of ______________,
State of Missouri; that I am a qualified voter therein; that I am
a candidate for nomination to the office of councilman to be voted
upon at the municipal election to be held on ______________ Tuesday
of ______________, 20___, and am eligible therefor, and I hereby request
that my name be printed upon the official ballot for such office,
and that I will serve as such officer, if elected.
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Signed:
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Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me _____ on this
______ day of ______________, 20___.
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Signed:
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2.
The election authority shall thereupon cause the official ballots
to be printed, and upon the ballots the names of the candidates shall
appear in the order that their statements of candidacy were filed
with the City Clerk, and above the names of the candidates shall appear
the words "Vote for (number to be elected)."
3.
The Ballots shall be in substantially the following form. Warning:
Voting for more than the total number of candidates to be elected
to any office will invalidate this ballot.
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Official Ballot
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Candidates for councilmen of __________________________ at general
election.
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Vote for (number to be elected)
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( ) — (Name of candidate)
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4.
When the canvass of votes certified by the Board of Election Commissioners
of Clay County, Missouri, and the County Clerk of Ray County, Missouri
have been received, the City Clerk shall declare the person or persons
receiving the highest number or numbers of votes to be elected to
the City Council for the term or terms being voted on by the voters.
The same rules shall apply to and govern special elections to
fill vacancies in the office of councilmen as govern municipal elections
for such offices as set forth above.
