Candidates for Mayor
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for Mayor.
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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
Candidate for Mayor shall be an elector of the City at the time of the election of said Mayor, and he must have been a resident of Giles County at least one (1) year and of said City at least six (6) months immediately preceding that time and must be not under thirty (30) years of age at the time of qualification.
- 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
- Giles County: 222 West Madison Street, Pulaski, TN 38478-2622; Lincoln County: 208 Davidson Street East, Room 106, Fayetteville, TN 37334-3581
- Filing phone
- Giles County: 931-363-2424; Lincoln County: 931-433-6220
- Step 3
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