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BILL NO. 2012 -136
SPONSORED BY COUNCILWOMAN Carroll
ORDINANCE NO. 15093
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, SUBMITTING A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON TO A
VOTE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON TO ELIMINATE PRIMARY
ELECTIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article VIII (NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS), Section 8.2 (Nominations),
of the Charter of the City of Jefferson shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 8.2. Nominations.
(a) Declaration of Candidacy, Independent Candidates. Nomination of candidates for election to
elective city offices shall be made by declaration of candidacy filed with the clerk in the form and
manner prescribed by ordinance. No declaration of candidacy shall indicate the affiliation or
membership of the nominee with any political party organized or recognized under the laws of the
State of Missouri.
(b) Election Winner. The winner of the election shall be the person who receives the highest
number of ballots cast in the election.
(c) Regulation by Council. Nothing contained in this charter shall prevent the council from further
regulating the conduct of nominations and elections consistent with the provisions of this charter
and applicable state laws.
Section 2. The amendment as set forth in Section 1 shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, for their approval, at the election to be
held on the 8th day of April 2014 day -ef August, 201.3, at the places designated by the
Election Authority for said election and the ballot shall be in substantially the following
form:
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SUBSTITUTE
PROPOSITION
Shall Section 8.2 of Article VIII (Nomination and Elections) of the Charter of
the City of Jefferson be amended to eliminate the primary election and
therefore the candidate receiving the most votes at the general election
would win the office as provided in Ordinance No. 15093 passed and
approved by the City Council on March 18, 2013.
I Yes
No
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of
its passage and approval.
Passed:
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Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Approved: //001,
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Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Counselor
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