Candidates for City Council
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- View profileArtie JonesPost 1Independent · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileSteven ConnerPost 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileChad IngramPost 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileJeremy NascimentoPost 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
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Allen F. Rassi Jr.Post 5Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileLynn KennePost 6Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
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About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $9,000.00
- 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 City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Have attained the age of 21 years, Have resided in the city for not less than one year immediately preceding the date of qualification for office and must continue in such residence during the term of office, Be a qualified elector of the city, Meet any other requirements as may be established by general state law.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- In order to file, candidates must present a valid photo I.D., a check or money order of $270 made out to their respective local party or, if independent, the Georgia Secretary of State (candidates who cannot furnish the fee may have it waived by executing a pauper's affidavit), and a completed notice of candidacy and appropriate affidavit from the Georgia SoS website (http://sos.ga.gov/admin/files/Notice_of_Candidacy_and_Affidavit_(County).pdf). Candidates filing for the Republican Party are also required to complete and submit the Republican Party Oath. Candidates for Sheriff, Coroner, Tax Commissioner, Clerk of Superior Court, Judge of Probate Court, and Local Board of Education must submit an additional affidavit specific to their desired office - all of these can be found at the Georgia SoS website. Independent candidates running for partisan elections are further required to circulate a nominating petition and achieve a number of signatures equal to one quarter of one percent of the number of registered voters eligible to participate in that election in order to appear on the ballot during the general. Write-in candidates only need complete a Notice of Intention and submit it to their respective election superintendent (or the state SoS if running for a state-level position) and publish it in a newspaper or official newsletter of general circulation before the Tuesday after the first Monday in September before the election in order to be considered eligible to hold office.
- Filing period
- August 17, 2026 - August 21, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Municipal Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 418 Osborne St, St Marys, GA 31558
- Filing phone
- 912-510-4039
- Step 3
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