[R.O. 1993 § 125.010; CC 1963 Ch. 2 Art. V § 2-52]
The term "general election" refers to the election required
to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of
each year.
[R.O. 1993 § 125.020; CC 1963 Ch. 7 Art. I § 7-1]
Members of the City Council shall be elected at a general election
to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of
each year. Two (2) members shall be elected at the general election
to be held in April, 1964; two (2) members shall be elected at the
general election to be held in April, 1965; and one (1) member shall
be elected at the general election to be held in April, 1966; with
future elections to be held in the same order.
[R.O. 1993 § 125.030]
Candidates to be voted for at all general and special municipal
elections at which the officers are to be elected under the provisions
of Sections 78.430 to 78.640, RSMo., shall be nominated by a primary
election, and no other names shall be placed upon the general ballot
except those nominated as herein prescribed. Primary elections shall
only be held when required by State law.
[R.O. 1993 § 125.040; Ord. No.
2254 § 1, 11-9-1993]
The primary election as provided for by Sections 78.470 to 78.500,
RSMo., shall not be required if upon the expiration of the time for
filing of statements with the City Clerk of persons desiring to become
a candidate for Councilman, as provided for by Sections 78.470 to
78.500, RSMo., the number of such persons shall not exceed a number
equal to twice the number to be elected at the general or special
election. Within forty-eight (48) hours after the expiration of the
time for filing of such statements with the City Clerk, the Council
shall canvass the statements filed to determine from the number of
statements filed whether this Section shall be applicable. In the
event that it is determined that the provisions shall be applicable
the Council shall, by ordinance, provide that a primary election under
the provisions of Sections 78.470 to 78.500, RSMo., shall not be held
and that the names of the persons filing statements shall be printed
on the general or special election ballots as the nominees for Councilman
as provided for by Sections 78.520 to 78.540, RSMo.; provided, however,
that the names of such persons appearing on such ballot shall appear
thereon in the order that they were filed with the City Clerk.
[R.O. 1993 § 125.050; Ord. No.
2254 § 1, 11-9-1993]
All municipal general, primary and special elections called
by the City Council or otherwise required by law shall be conducted
by the County Clerk of Mississippi County, Missouri, as the official
election authority in accordance with Chapter 115, RSMo., as amended.
[R.O. 1993 § 105.090]
Whenever there shall be a tie in the election of a Councilman,
the matter shall be determined as required by State Law.
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
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 16th Tuesday prior
to, nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the 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.
The City Clerk shall, on or before the 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 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 City Council 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 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.