About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $21,384
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Be an elector of the city, a citizen of the United States for at least five years, and shall have resided in the city for one year immediately preceding such election. In addition, each councilman elected from a ward or district shall also be a resident and elector of that ward or district when nominated and elected.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Signature Requirements: 25
- Filing period
- August 4, 2027 - August 24, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 911 10th St, Golden, CO 80401
- Filing phone
- 303-384-8014
- Step 3
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