City Legislature in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

To qualify for any of these positions, candidates must (1) be at least 18 years of age and (2) have both lived and been a registered voter in the respective jurisdiction for at least one year (except for a candidate for the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court, for whom the city residency requirement is three months).

Nominations of candidates for all elective offices shall be by petition. Petitions for zone councilmen shall be signed by not less than one hundred fifty (150) registered voters of whom not less than seventy-five (75) registered voters shall be registered voters in the zone in which the candidate for zone councilman resides. Petitions for general councilmen shall be signed by not less than one hundred fifty (150) registered voters of the city. No voter shall sign more than one nominating petition for the same zone council position, and should a voter do so, his signature shall be void except as to the first petition filed. No voter shall sign more nominating petitions for general councilman than the number of general councilmen to be elected at the forthcoming election and should a voter do so, his signature shall be void except as to the aforesaid proper number of petitions which he has signed and which are first filed. Each signer of a petition shall designate his residence by street and number, or by other description sufficient to identify his place of residence, and precinct number. Nominating petitions shall contain the name, occupation, residence and precinct number of the person nominated, and the specific office (zone or general councilman) for which he is a candidate.

Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.