About Town Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Town Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be at least 21 years of age; and not less than two (2) of the Commissioners shall be designated Resident Commissioners: A Resident Commissioner shall have the following qualifications: 1) shall be a bona fide resident and domiciliary of the Town; and 2) shall own real estate within the Town or be both a settlor/creator and trustee of a valid trust to which real property which is located within the Town has been conveyed which conveyance is recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County, or be a leaseholder of real estate in the Town under a lease of a term of five (5) years or more. Any person applying as a leaseholder candidate pursuant to this subsection will be required to include a copy of a valid lease with his or her candidate filing. Other Commissioners must either have the qualifications of a Resident Commissioner as defined above or be an owner of real estate within the Town or be both a settlor/creator and trustee of a valid trust to which real property which is located within the Town has been conveyed which conveyance is recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex County, or be a leaseholder of real estate in the Town under a valid lease of a term of five (5) years or more. Any person applying as a leaseholder candidate pursuant to this subsection will be required to include a copy of a valid lease with his or her candidate filing; and if any one of the Commissioners shall, during his term of office fail to continue to be qualified as above stated, he shall ipso facto vacate his office.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee or petition signature requirement.
- Filing period
- Until August 25, 2022
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Town Commissioner's office.
- Where to file
- 105 Rodney Ave, Dewey Beach, DE 19971
- Filing phone
- 302-227-6363
- Step 3
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