About City Police Chief
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Police Chief
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
The candidate shall be an elector of the municipality when elected. At the time of qualification, the candidate shall have been domiciled for at least the immediately preceding year in a city or town (6 months in a village) except that a person who resides outside of the corporate limits of the village of Maurice may be elected chief of police. There is also an exception in the town of Gueydan, allows for a person who resides outside the corporate limits of the town but inside the territorial limits of Ward 3 of Vermilion Parish. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the village of Napoleonville.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- $75 qualifying fee, plus an additional $37.50 State Central Committee fee for major party candidates, plus an additional $37.50 Parish Executive Committee fee for major party candidates if assessed by Parish Committee In lieu of filing fees, candidates can submit a petition with 200 signatures.
- Filing period
- July 17, 2024 - July 19, 2024
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Parish Court Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 110 N Bay Street, Ste. 100 Amite, LA 70422
- Filing phone
- 985-748-4146
- Step 3
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