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Elections for City offices are established by our City Charter and Chapter 12 of the City Code. Officials are elected every year. The Mayor is elected for four years; City Council members are elected for staggered two-year terms; the Municipal Judge and City Prosecutor are both elected to two-year terms.
Vacancies in Office
When a Council Member resigns or dies while in office, new member are nominated, and one is subsequently elected, by the Council to fill out the remainder of the Council year, at which time the appointee may file to run for the rest of the unexpired term.
When a vacancy occurs in the offices of Municipal Judge or Prosecutor, the Mayor appoints, with the approval of the Council, a person to fill out the remainder of the election year. The appointee may then file to run for office.
Elections for the City of Jefferson are conducted by the Cole and Callaway County Clerks, but the ballots containing all City issues and candidates are prepared and are certified to the Counties by the City Clerk in accordance with state election laws. The City reimburses the Counties for its share of the cost to conduct elections.
Next Election
New City officials will be elected in 2008. A Primary Election (if needed) will be held February 5, and a General Election will be held on April 8, 2008. The following offices will be on the ballots:
- Ward One Council (2 year term)
- Ward Two Council (2 year term)
- Ward Three Council (2 year term)
- Ward Four Council (2 year term)
- Ward Five Council (2 year term)
Candidates filing for Ward Two and Ward Five Council declared whether they were filing for a two-year term, or a one-year unexpired term at the time they filed.
The filing period for 2008 election to city office will be from 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 through 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 20, 2007.
The following may answer your questions if you have questions about how persons file and run for City offices:
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