Candidates for Town Council
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What this symbol means
Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the People First Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
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About Town Council
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 Town Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Any candidate for mayor and aldermen of the town shall be a qualified voter and resident of the town at the time he qualifies to run for office, and following their election the mayor and aldermen shall each continuously reside within the corporate limits of the town during their terms of office.
- 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
- Hamblen County: 511 West Second North Street, Morristown, TN 37814; Jefferson County: 931 Industrial Park Road, Dandridge, TN 37725-0177
- Filing phone
- Hamblen County: 423-586-7169; Jefferson County: 865-397-3440
- Step 3
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