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Section 22-23-301 – Municipal Officers.

22-23-301. Municipal officers. All candidates for municipal office shall be nominated at the municipal primary election. In order to be eligible, a candidate must be a registered voter and a resident of the municipality and ward which he seeks to represent on the day the petition is filed, and shall not be an employee of […]

Section 22-23-302 – Filing Fee; Application Form.

22-23-302. Filing fee; application form. Not more than ninety-six (96) days and not later than eighty-one (81) days preceding the municipal primary election, each candidate for a municipal office shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and sign and file with the municipal clerk an application in substantially the following form: State […]

Section 22-23-303 – Certification of Candidates; Names on Ballots.

22-23-303. Certification of candidates; names on ballots. Not later than sixty-eight (68) days prior to the primary election, the municipal clerk shall certify to the county clerk the names of all qualified candidates for nomination at the municipal primary election and the office they seek. The number of municipal candidates the voters are entitled to […]

Section 22-23-304 – Ballot Form.

22-23-304. Ballot form. The county clerk shall prepare the municipal primary ballot as provided in chapter 6 of this title for nonpartisan ballots.

Section 22-23-307 – Candidates Nominated; Certificate of Nomination.

22-23-307. Candidates nominated; certificate of nomination. (a) The candidates equal to twice the number to be elected to each office who receive the highest number of votes are nominated to run for the office at the next general election and shall be issued a certificate of nomination by the county clerk. A write-in candidate shall […]

Section 22-23-308 – Vacancies in Nomination.

22-23-308. Vacancies in nomination. (a) A vacancy in nomination for a municipal office to be filled at a general election occurs if: (i) A candidate nominated at a primary election declines to accept the nomination, dies, moves his residence from his constituency or becomes disqualified to hold the office for any reason provided by law; […]