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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
Any resident of one (1) year of the City of Kingston who is a registered voter and who shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older on the day of the election shall be eligible for the office of Mayor or Councilman
- 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
- 200 East Race Street, Kingston, TN 37763-2860
- Filing phone
- 865-376-3184
- Step 3
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