About City Comptroller
About this position
- Office level
- County
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Comptroller
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen (for at least 5 years), at least 30 years of age, and a registered voter. Candidate must be a resident of city for at least 5 years next preceding election. Candidate must have been an assessed taxpayer of city for 2 years next preceding election. Candidate must not have been convicted of malfeasance in office, bribery or other corrupt practice or crime.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee: 1% of salary paid to the Treasurer of the City Central Committee of the political party upon whose ticket the candidate seeks nomination. Petition signature requirement: 2% of votes cast in most recent Mayoral general election.
- Filing period
- December 15, 2020 - January 19, 2021
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 41 S Central Ave, Clayton, MO 63105
- Filing phone
- 314-615-5440
- Step 3
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