(a)
A general election for the elective officers of the City shall be
held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in April of each
year as follows:
(1)
On the first Tuesday following the first Monday in April of odd numbered
years, an election shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward
in the City for one Council person from each ward who shall hold their
respective offices for the term of two years and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified.
(2)
On the first Tuesday following the first Monday in April of even
numbered years, an election shall be held by the qualified voters
of each ward in the City for one Council person from each ward who
shall hold their respective offices for the term of two years and
until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
(3)
On the first Tuesday following the first Monday in April of even
numbered years that are not leap years, an election shall be held
by the qualified voters of each ward in the City for Mayor, who shall
hold his or her respective office for the term of four years and until
his or her successors shall be elected and qualified.
[1]
Editor's Note: At the direction of the City, this ordinance superseded former Ch. 9, which pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Code 1969, §§ 8-6 — 8-12, as amended. Also, at the direction of the City, that portion of former § 9-4 stating that no candidate shall run for more than one office at a time and former § 9-6 have been preserved and renumbered as § 9-2(b) and § 9-4, respectively.
[Code 1969, § 8-9, Ord. No. 632, § 2, 12-3-1996]
(a)
Any person desiring to seek election for any elective City office
at any general City election may do so by filing his name and the
office for which he seeks election with the City Clerk during the
filing period (15 Tuesdays before the election date to 11 Tuesdays
before the election date). 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.
(b)
No person shall seek election as a candidate for more than one office.
[Ord. No. 632, § 3, 12-3-1996]
Any person who is not qualified for his office as provided by
state law or other ordinances shall not be entitled to have his name
printed on the ballot. The qualifications of a candidate for office
shall be determined by the City Council upon hearing given upon its
own motion, or upon written affidavit by some person that a named
candidate is not qualified as such for the office sought.
[Code 1969, § 8-11; Ord. No. 632, 12-3-1996]
Any candidate who wishes to withdraw his name as a candidate
for an office must do so no later than 20 days before such election
by filing a written request with the City Clerk. All requests to resign
shall be sworn to before the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 632, § 4, 12-3-1996]
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of the state election laws.
[Ord. No. 632, § 5, 12-3-1996]
The County Clerk, as the designated election authority, shall
conduct City elections.
[Ord. No. 632, § 6, 12-3-1996]
The City Clerk shall notify the county clerk prior to 5:00 p.m.
on the 10th Tuesday prior to any City election of the forthcoming
City election. The notice shall be in writing and shall specify that
the City is calling the election, the purpose of the election, the
date of the election, and it shall include a certified copy of the
legal notice to be published and the sample ballot.
[Ord. No. 632, § 7, 12-3-1996]
All residents of the City who are qualified and timely and properly
registered voters in accordance with state law shall be entitled to
vote at City elections. In order to vote at any City election a person
must be registered no later than 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday
prior to the election.
[Ord. No. 632, § 8, 12-3-1996]
The election authority shall designate the polling places in
all City elections. The election authority shall appoint all election
judges. The City shall pay all the election costs required by the
election authority conducting its election.
[Ord. No. 632, § 9, 12-3-1996]
It shall be the duty of the City police officers to give any
assistance or protection required by the election authority, any employee
of the election authority, or any election judge, and to comply with
all lawful requests and directions of the election authority relating
to such assistance.
[Ord. No. 632, § 10, 12-3-1996]
Authorized dates for special City elections are the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in February or March, August and November of
each year.
[Ord. No. 632, § 11, 12-3-1996]
As soon as practicable after each City election, the election
authority shall convene a verification board to verify the count and
certify the results of the election. Not later than the second Tuesday
after the election, the verification board shall issue a statement
announcing the results of each election and shall certify the returns
to the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall issue to each person elected
a certificate of election.
[Ord. No. 632, § 12, 12-3-1996]
Prior to each City election the City Council shall timely pass
an election ordinance authorizing, establishing and providing the
election procedure to be allowed in the conduct of the City election.
[Ord. No. 921, § 1, 12-21-2010]
(a)
City of Butler, Missouri, is hereby divided into four wards as follows:
(1)
Ward 1. All that part of the City of Butler, lying East of Water
Street and North of Ohio Street between Water and Main Streets, and
that part North of Pine Street from Main Street East.
(2)
Ward 2. All that part of the City of Butler lying West of Water Street
and North of Dakota Street, and that part lying West of Main Street
between Dakota and Ohio Streets.
(3)
Ward 3. All that part of the City of Butler lying South of Dakota
Street and West of Fulton Street and extending South along the Eastern
boundary of the properties adjacent to the east side of Country Club
Road, and that part lying West of Main Street between Fort Scott and
Dakota Streets.
(4)
Ward 4. All that part of the City of Butler lying South of Ft. Scott
Street and East of Fulton Street and extending South along the Eastern
boundary of the properties adjacent to the East side of Country Club
Road, and that part lying South of Pine Street and East of Main Street.
