The City Legislature is the municipality's governing body, responsible for voting on ordinances and policies, and often is in charge of hiring a city manager.
Must be a registered voter and must have resided in the city during the six months immediately preceding the election. City Council candidates must also be residents of their ward
Filing Requirements
File form SEL 101 and file by petition with the signatures and addresses of at least 25 qualified Medford electors (electors may sign only 1 petition) with form SEL 121 (must be approved before circulating) [note: all signatures must be numbered and verified by the city elections official and filed with SEL 338]