SECTION
130.010:
WARDS
The City is hereby divided into two (2) wards, as hereinafter
delineated.
1.
Ward One. Ward One
shall embrace that part of the City of Bloomfield, lying north of Missouri
Street.
2.
Ward Two. Ward Two
shall embrace all that part of the City of Bloomfield lying south of Missouri
Street. (Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981
§§30.010-30.030)
SECTION
130.020:
DATE OF GENERAL ELECTION
A general election for the elective officers of this City shall
be held on the first (1st) Tuesday in April of each
year.
1.
On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of odd numbered years, an election
shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward in the City for Mayor and for
one (1) Alderman for each ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the
term of two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and
qualified.
2.
On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of even numbered years, an election
shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward of this City for one (1)
Alderman for each ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of
two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
(Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981
§31.010)
SECTION
130.030:
FILING OF CANDIDATES
The opening filing date shall be 8:00 A.M., the thirteenth
(13th) Tuesday prior to the election.
The closing filing date shall be 5:00 P.M., the ninth (9th) Tuesday prior
to the election. The political
subdivision or special district calling an election shall, before the thirteenth
(13th) Tuesday prior to any election at which offices are to be filled, 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 political subdivision or special district.
(Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §31.020)
State Law Reference -- See RSMo. §115.127
(5).
SECTION
130.040:
FILING OF CANDIDATES; QUALIFICATIONS CHALLENGED
Any person who is not qualified for his office as provided by
this Code 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 Board of Aldermen upon hearing
given and upon its own motion, or upon written affidavit by some person that a
named candidate is not qualified as such for the office
sought.
(Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981
§31.030)
130.010:
WARDS
The City is hereby divided into two (2) wards, as hereinafter
delineated.
1.
Ward One. Ward One
shall embrace that part of the City of Bloomfield, lying north of Missouri
Street.
2.
Ward Two. Ward Two
shall embrace all that part of the City of Bloomfield lying south of Missouri
Street. (Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981
§§30.010-30.030)
SECTION
130.020:
DATE OF GENERAL ELECTION
A general election for the elective officers of this City shall
be held on the first (1st) Tuesday in April of each
year.
1.
On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of odd numbered years, an election
shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward in the City for Mayor and for
one (1) Alderman for each ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the
term of two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and
qualified.
2.
On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of even numbered years, an election
shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward of this City for one (1)
Alderman for each ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of
two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
(Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981
§31.010)
SECTION
130.030:
FILING OF CANDIDATES
The opening filing date shall be 8:00 A.M., the thirteenth
(13th) Tuesday prior to the election.
The closing filing date shall be 5:00 P.M., the ninth (9th) Tuesday prior
to the election. The political
subdivision or special district calling an election shall, before the thirteenth
(13th) Tuesday prior to any election at which offices are to be filled, 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 political subdivision or special district.
(Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §31.020)
State Law Reference -- See RSMo. §115.127
(5).
SECTION
130.040:
FILING OF CANDIDATES; QUALIFICATIONS CHALLENGED
Any person who is not qualified for his office as provided by
this Code 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 Board of Aldermen upon hearing
given and upon its own motion, or upon written affidavit by some person that a
named candidate is not qualified as such for the office
sought.
(Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981
§31.030)
