Candidates for City Council
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About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
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 registered elector of the City and shall have resided within the corporate limits of the municipality for a minimum of one year prior to qualifying for election.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- File petition signed by at least 25 duly registered, qualified electors of the city. Each elector signing a petition shall add to his signature the date of signing. All signatures shall be made with ink. File an affidavit stating the candidate's name and the office for which they are seeking election, and the number of signatures and that they are signed by those people. Law requires that a candidate must also file the following: Form 1 Statement of Financial Interests, Loyalty Oath and Oath of Candidate (Form DS-DE 25 for Non Partisan Office), Assessment fee, Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository (Form DS-DE 9) and Statement of Candidate (Form DS-DE 84), unless you have already filed these forms.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the county supervisor of election's office.
- Where to file
- 1750 S. Woodland Blvd., DeLand, FL 32720
- Filing phone
- 386-736-5930
- Step 3
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