Cross References — As to duties of city clerk at elections, §105.370.
[R.O. 2010 §115.010; CC 1970 §8-1; Ord. No. 1046 §1-1, 8-12-1955; Ord. No. 16-91 §1, 10-7-1991; Ord. No. 20-96 §1, 11-4-1996]
The City of Glendale is hereby divided into three (3) wards[1] which shall be known as Ward No. 1, Ward No. 2 and Ward
No. 3.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ward Map is held on file in the City offices.
[R.O. 2010 §115.020; CC 1970 §8-2; Ord. No. 1046, 8-12-1955; Ord. No. 16-91 §1, 10-7-1991; Ord. No. 20-96 §1, 11-4-1996; Ord.
No. 09-22, 6-20-2022]
Ward No. 1 shall comprise that territory within the City lying
south of a line beginning at a point on the west City limits and running
eastwardly along the center line of Essex Avenue to the center line
of North Sappington Road thence northwardly along the center line
of North Sappington Road to the center line of Moreland Avenue thence
eastwardly along the center line of Moreland Avenue to the abandoned
St. Louis Public Service Company right-of-way easement thence eastwardly
along the center line of said easement to the eastern City limits.
[R.O. 2010 §115.030; CC 1970 §8-3; Ord. No. 1046, 8-12-1955; Ord. No. 16-91 §1, 10-7-1991; Ord. No. 20-96 §1, 11-4-1996; Ord.
No. 09-22, 6-20-2022]
Ward No. 2 shall comprise that territory within the City lying
north of a line beginning at the west City limits and running eastwardly
along the center line of the vacated Kirkham Avenue right-of-way to
the center line of the intersection of North Sappington Road and Kirkham
Avenue thence eastwardly along the center line of Kirkham Avenue to
the center line of the intersection of Berry Road thence northwardly
along the center line of Berry Road to the center line of Bismark
Avenue, thence eastwardly along the center line of Bismark Avenue
to the eastward City limits.
[R.O. 2010 §115.040; CC 1970 §8-4; Ord. No. 1046, 8-12-1955; Ord. No. 16-91 §1, 10-7-1991; Ord. No. 20-96 §1, 11-4-1996; Ord.
No. 09-22, 6-20-2022]
Ward No. 3 shall comprise that territory within the City not
included in Ward No. 1 or Ward No. 2.
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 odd-numbered
years, a municipal election of the qualified voters of the City of
Glendale 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.
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
Glendale 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
Glendale 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.
[R.O. 2010 §115.070; CC 1970 §8-6; Ord. No. 17-82 §1, 10-12-1982; Ord. No. 20-96 §1, 11-4-1996]
The St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners, as the
designated Election Authority, shall conduct City elections.
[R.O. 2010 §115.090; CC 1970 §8-12; Ord. No. 10-49 §3-1, 9-9-1955; Ord. No. 1233 §1, 3-10-1961; Ord. No. 13-27 §1, 1-10-1964; Ord. No. 14-69 §1, 6-13-1969; Ord. No. 17-82 §2, 10-12-1982; Ord. No. 13-88 §1, 11-22-1988; Ord. No. 21-89 §1, 11-6-1989; Ord. No. 20-96 §1, 11-4-1996; Ord. No. B19-20, 12-7-2020; Ord. No. B09-21, 10-18-2021]
A.
Any
person desiring to seek election for any elected City office at any
general City election may do so by filing with the City Clerk, on
a form provided by the City for that purpose, a Certificate of Candidacy
stating his/her name and the office for which he/she seeks election
and the date of the election. Such form may be filed only after 8:00
A.M. on the seventeenth (17th) Tuesday before the election date and
prior to 5:00 P.M. on the fourteenth (14th) Tuesday before the election
date.
B.
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 ballots in that order. Such filing
shall be made in the office of the City Clerk during normal business
hours defined as 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
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 arrearage or delinquency in all
taxes, §115.342, RSMo.
[Ord. No. B09-21, 10-18-2021]
The City Clerk shall, on or 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.
In City elections, the City Clerk shall notify the St. Louis
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.
