About City Commission
About this position
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.
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 3 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Commission
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a citizen of the United States and voter and resident of 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 28, 2028 - February 25, 2028
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Finance office.
- Where to file
- 101 E. 3rd Street, P.O. Box 405, Newell SD 57760
- Filing phone
- 605-456-2737
- Step 3
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