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About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
The mayor and aldermen shall be residents of the United States, of the State of Tennessee, and of the City of Jellico. No person is eligible to the office of mayor or alderman who has not been a resident of the City of Jellico for one (1) year next preceding the election, and who is not at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Petition signature requirement of 25 signatures.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Election Commissioner's office.
- Where to file
- 129 Church Alley, Jacksboro, TN 37757
- Filing phone
- 423-562-9777
- Step 3
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