About City Council
About this position
The City Legislature is the municipality's governing body, responsible for voting on ordinances and policies, and often is in charge of hiring a city manager.
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a qualified elector, must be a U. S. citizen, must be an Arkansas resident, must live in jurisdiction to be represented at time of filing and throughout term, must be lawfully registered to vote, must be at least 18 years of age, must never have been convicted of embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Party candidates: Must pay the party filing fee, if any, and file the party pledge, if any, with the secretary of the county committee of the political party during regular office hours during the party filing period. The filing fee is set by the county committee and authorized by the state executive committee. Must obtain a party certificate from the secretary or chair of the county committee of the political party. Independent candidates must file petitions signed by not less than 3% of the qualified electors in the county or township, as the case may be, in which the candidate seeks office, based upon the total number of votes cast for Governor in that county or township, as the case may be, in 2014, but in no event shall more than 2,000 signatures be required.
- Filing period
- July 28, 2024 - August 7, 2024
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's Elections office.
- Where to file
- 313 S Izard St # 2, Forrest City, AR 72335
- Filing phone
- 870-261-1725
- Step 3
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