Candidates for City Commission
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About City Commission
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 3 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Commission
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person shall be eligible to the Office of Commissioner unless he shall have been for at least one year next before his election a citizen of Tennessee and a resident of said city, nor unless, at the time of his qualification, he is a bona fide free holder in said city and shall have been a bona fide free holder in said city for at least one year next before his 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
- 700 River Terminal Road, Chattanooga, TN 37406
- Filing phone
- 423-493-5100
- Step 3
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