About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $115,000/year
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be at least 18 years of age // U.S. citizen // Must have lived in the municipality for at least one year // Must be a registered voter in the municipality // Must be without debt or other financial obligations to the municipality // Must be without felony convictions or other injurious criminal activity
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No Filing Fee. Petition signature requirement: at least 1%, but in no event less than 25, of the registered voters of the municipality or the ward
- Filing period
- January 1, 2021 - March 8, 2021
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the municipal clerk's office (for party candidates); submit paperwork to the county clerk's office (for independent candidates).
- Where to file
- 330 Passaic St, Passaic, NJ 07055
- Filing phone
- 973-365-5584
- Step 3
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