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About City Executive-Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 3 years
- Typical salary
- $15,000/yr
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Executive-Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
must be a registered voter at an address within the municipality if running for mayor, or from an address within the ward if running for a ward position, for at least six (6) months prior to filing a declaration of candidacy or seeking appointment; no felony or embezzlement misdemeanor for 15 years after.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee or petition filing requirements.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Election Board's office.
- Where to file
- 315 SW 5th Sreett, Room 206, Lawton, OK 73501-4326
- Filing phone
- 580-353-1880
- Step 3
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