About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 3 years
- Typical salary
- $26,900 per 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 a qualified voter and resident of municipality, reside in municipality 3 months before election, and not be a defaulter to the municipality.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee = $0; petition signature requirement of the lesser of 5% of the registered voters of the ward based upon the number of registered voters recorded by the county auditor on the second Tuesday of January of the year of the election or 50 signatures.
- Filing period
- January 26, 2024 - February 23, 2024
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Finance office.
- Where to file
- 520 3rd Street, Suite 230, P.O. Box 270, Brookings SD 57006
- Filing phone
- 605-692-6281
- Step 3
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