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SPONSORED BY COUNCILWOMAN Carroll
ORDINANCE NO. 14v y
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI,
PERTAINING TO LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN THE DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
FORM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 12(Elections)Section 8(Nomination of Candidates)is hereby
amended as follows:
Sec 12-8 Nomination of Candidates.
Nominations ofcandidates for election to elective city offices shall be made by declaration ofcandidacy
filed with the city clerk in the form and manner as follows:
A. Any person desiring to be a candidate for city office shall file with the city clerk a
statement of candidacy in substantially the following form:
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1, being first duly swoon,say that I reside at in the
City of Jefferson, County of State of Missouri, and that I am a
qualified voter therein, and that 1 am a candidate for nomination for the office of
at the election to be held on the Tuesday of
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If the individual is a candidate for Mayor,the following shall be added:
1 am at least thirty years of age, qualified voter of the City.
and a resident thereof for two years next preceding this
election. I am not in arrears for any unpaid City taxes or
unpaid judgments against me, including any debt to the
Municipal Court, or guilty of forfeiture or defalcation in
office.
If the individual is a candidate for City Council,the following shall he added:
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I am at least twenty-one years of age,a qualified voter of the
City and a citizen of the United States. I have resided in the
City of Jefferson for at least one year Preceding this election.
I have resided in the ward from which I am running for at
least six months preceding this election. I am not in arrears
for any unpaid city taxes, guilty of defalcation in office, or
been removed from office of Councilman.
If the individual is a candidate for Municipal Judge, the following shall be
added:
1 am a licensed attorney qualified to Practice law within
Missouri. I am a resident of the City and of Missouri. I am
between the ages of twenty-four and seventy-five. I do not
hold any other office within the City.
If the individual is a candidate for City Prosecutor, the following shall be
added:
I am licensed to practice law in Missouri and am a resident of
the City at the time of this election.I am not in arrears for any
unpaid City taxes or guilty of forfeiture or defalcation in
office.
(Signed)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of
City Clerk
B. The city clerk shall endorse on each declaration of candidacy the day and hour such declaration was
received and filed.
C. When submitted for filing, the declaration of candidacy shall include the endorsement which is
notarized, or signed before the City Clerk, of at least three residents of the area which will be
represented by the office the candidate is seeking.
D. Write-in votes shall be allowed in primary and general elections. Write-in votes shall be counted only
for candidates who have filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the proper election
authority prior to 5:00 p.m. on the Friday immediately preceding any election day. The election
authority shall furnish a list to the election judges and counting teams prior to election day of all write-
in candidates who have filed such declaration. This subdivision shall not apply to elections wherein
candidates are being elected to an office for which no candidate has filed.
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
of its passage and approval.
Passed: �� � �� Approved: /'7 20/o
siding Officer Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk j City Counselor
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