About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person shall be mayor unless he be at least thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident of such city at the time of and for two years next preceding his election.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Nominations of candidates for elective offices shall be by petition. To be valid, any petition for elective office shall be signed by not less than fifty (50) registered voters who are entitled to vote for the candidate so nominated. The signatures shall be executed in ink or indelible pencil. Each signer shall indicate next to his or her signature the date of signing and the place of his or her residence, giving the street and number or other description sufficient to identify his or her place of residence. The city council by ordinance shall designate the appropriate form for nominating petitions and for acceptance of nominations.
- Filing period
- December 14, 2021 - January 18, 2022
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 1 Barton Square, Ste 301 Jackson, MO 63755
- Filing phone
- 573-243-3547
- Step 3
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