Candidates for City Legislature
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About City Legislature
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 3 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Legislature
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be an elector and resident on election date and when taking office
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- In cities having a population of not less than 5,000 nor more than 100,000, each such filing shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $10 or, in lieu of such filing fee, by a petition signed by 50 qualified electors of the council district or by a number of such qualified electors of the district equal to not less than 1% of the ballots cast in the district at the last general city election, whichever is less.
- Filing period
- Until June 1, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 210 N Kansas Ave, Suite 6 Ellsworth, KS 67439
- Filing phone
- 785-472-4161
- Step 3
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