Last Day to Declare Candidacy for October 4th Municipal Election

7.15.010 Declaration of candidacy.

(a) A candidate for election to a municipal office shall execute and file a declaration of candidacy in the office of the city clerk at least thirty-five days and not exceeding sixty days prior to the municipal election in which the candidate seeks to be elected.

(b) The declaration shall be executed under oath before an officer authorized to take acknowledgements and shall state in substance:

(1) The full name of the candidate and the manner he or she wishes his or her name to appear on the ballot;

(2) The full residence address of the candidate;

(3) The full mailing address of the candidate;

(4) The office for which the candidate seeks election;

(5) The date of the municipal election at which the person declares himself or herself to be a candidate;

(6) That the candidate will meet the specific residency and citizenship requirements of the office for which he or she is a candidate;

(7) That the candidate is a qualified voter as required by law;

(8) That the candidate will meet the specific age requirement of the office for which he or she is a candidate;

(9) That he or she is not a candidate for both mayor and member of the city council in the same municipal election;

(10) That the required fee accompanies the declaration;

(11) That the candidate is not delinquent in payment of any city property tax, sales tax utility bill or other financial obligation or, if delinquent, that any such obligations are disputed and the reasons listed why the obligation is disputed;

(12) That the candidate requests that his or her name be placed on the municipal election ballot. (Ord. O-21-04-03 § 1, 2021; Ord. O-13-06-07 § 2, 2013; Ord. O-93-6-6 § 1 (part), 1994)

7.15.020 Filing fee.

All candidates for election to a municipal office shall pay to the city clerk a nonrefundable fee of twenty dollars at the time each declaration of candidacy is filed. (Ord. O-93-6-6 § 1 (part), 1994)