About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 5 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
Candidate shall be eligible to the office of councilman or recorder except he be assessed with and own at least five hundred dollars worth of real or personal property, and be a citizen entitled to vote at the election at which he is elected, and no person shall be elected to such office or retain or hold the same, who shall or be come an officer or employee of any person, firm, or corporation holding any franchise or contact under or with said city.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing period
- January 10, 2028 - January 29, 2028
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Recorder''s office.
- Where to file
- 321 Fourth Avenue, Montgomery, WV 25136
- Filing phone
- 304-442-5181
- Step 3
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- View profileMaurice Antoine AndersonNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileLisa TignorNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileJohn FrisbyNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileJill SmithNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
- View profileRoger LandersNonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
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