About City Legislature
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Legislature
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be a registered voter. Must have resided within the city for at least 1 year prior to election, and within the district sought for at least 6 months prior to eleciton. Cannot be convicted and sentenced of, nor have plead guilty or nolo contendere to any felony charges (unless it has been pardoned, reversed, vacated, set aside, the guilty plea unaccepted by jury, or expunged under state law). Cannot be an active-service member of the US armed forces.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. No signature requirement for Democratic, Republican, or Libertarian Candidates. However, candidate must file a declaration of candidacy and statement of economic interest (CAN-12) with the county election board. For Independent and minor party candidates signature requirement is 2% of the total votes cast for secretary of state at the last election held for that office in the district the candidate seeks to represent.
- Filing period
- January 6, 2027 - July 15, 2027
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Board of Election's office
- Where to file
- 101 South Main St, Courthouse Basement, South Bend, IN 46601
- Filing phone
- 574-235-9559
- Step 3
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