About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 3 years
- Typical salary
- $1,000 / year
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be twenty-one (21) years of age at least. Three of the Commissioners shall be designated resident Commissioners. A resident Commissioner shall be a bona-fide resident and domiciliary of the City. The Commissioner with the title of Mayor of the City of Rehoboth shall also be a bona-fide resident and domiciliary of the City and shall have been domiciled in the City of Rehoboth Beach for a period of at least twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date of election. The other three Commissioners must either have the qualifications of a resident Commissioner as defined above (i.e. a bona-fide resident and domiciliary of the City) or be a freeholder of real estate located within the City.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Petition signature requirement: Not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty-five (25) qualified electors.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Secretary's office.
- Where to file
- 229 Rehoboth Avenue Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 19971
- Filing phone
- 302-227-6181
- Step 3
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