[R.O. 2003 § 115.010]
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
[R.O. 2003 § 115.020]
The City Council shall consist of five (5) members, elected
at large for three-year terms.
[R.O. 2003 § 115.030]
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 17th Tuesday prior
to, nor later than 5:00 P.M. on the 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.
[R.O. 2003 § 115.035]
No person shall be a candidate for municipal office unless such
person complies with the provisions of the State Statutes regarding
payment of municipal taxes or user fees.
[R.O. 2003 § 115.040]
The City Clerk shall, on or before the 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.
[R.O. 2003 § 115.050]
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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COUNTY OF LINN
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I,__________, a resident and registered voter of the City of
Marceline and the State of Missouri, residing at ____________________________,
do announce myself a candidate for the office of _____________, for
a term of ____ year(s) to be voted upon at the general election to
be held on the _____ day of April, _____, and I further declare that
if nominated and elected to such office, I will qualify. I further
declare that I have no outstanding campaign disclosure reports due
from any prior elections.
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Name (as it is to appear on the ballot)
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Email address (optional)
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Residential Address
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Mailing Address (if different)
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City, State, Zip
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Telephone Number (optional)
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I hereby swear or affirm that I have received Form 5120, the
Candidates Affidavit of Tax Payments and Bonding Requirements, and
understand I am required to file the form with the Missouri Department
of Revenue per Section 115.306, RSMo. I understand that failure to
file the form and/or to be delinquent in the taxes listed in Section
115.306, RSMo., I may be disqualified from the current election. I
will file a copy of Form 5120 with the Marceline City Clerk, once
I have submitted it to the Missouri Department of Revenue.
I hereby swear or affirm that the information contained in the
foregoing declaration of candidacy is, to the best of my knowledge,
true.
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Signature of Candidate
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of __________,
20__.
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(SEAL)
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City Clerk
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City of Marceline
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[R.O. 2003 § 115.060]
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 written notice shall be executed on behalf of the
City Council by the Mayor of the Council and shall include the attestation
of the City Clerk and shall have affixed thereto the Seal of the City
of Marceline. 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.
