Candidates for Mayor
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About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
At each general City election commencing with the November, 1992, election, only those Councilmembers whose terms do not expire immediately following this election, and no other persons, may be candidates for the office of Mayor. The candidate receiving the most votes shall become Mayor for a term not to exceed two years. The candidate receiving the next highest number of votes for Mayor shall be the Mayor Pro-Tern for a term not to exceed two years.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing Fee of $100. In lieu of filing fee, nominating petition requirment of a minimum of 6 signatures; maximum of 20 signatures
- Filing period
- January 2, 2026 - July 16, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the Township Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 7505 Orchard Street, New Lothrop, MI 48460
- Filing phone
- 810-638-5861
- Step 3
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