Candidates for City Council
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About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 2 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person shall be qualified to run for and hold the office of mayor or alderman in the city of Ridgetop, Tennessee, unless he or she shall have been domiciled in Ridgetop for as much as one (1) year prior to the date of such election, shall have reached the age of twenty-five (25) years prior to the date of the said election, and unless he or she meets other requirements provided by law as qualifications for running for representative in the general assembly.
- 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
- Davidson County: 1417 Murfreesboro Pike Metro Southeast Nashville, TN 37217; Robertson County: 513 South Brown Street, Room 137, Springfield, TN 37172-2941
- Filing phone
- Davidson County: 615-862-8800; Robertson County: 615-384-5592
- Step 3
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