Chapter 2.16
CANDIDATES

Sections:

2.16.010    Declaration of candidacy – Filing.

2.16.020    Declaration of candidacy – Form.

2.16.030    Write-in candidates and write-in votes.

2.16.010 Declaration of candidacy – Filing.

Any person who will possess the qualifications for holding the office sought at the time of taking office may have his or her name placed on the ballot as a candidate for an elective office of the borough by filing, not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the election, a sworn declaration of candidacy with the borough clerk. Any qualified person may be placed on the ballot as a candidate to fill a vacancy by filing with the borough clerk a declaration of candidacy and a petition signed by at least 10 qualified voters. [Ord. 884 § 2, 2014; Ord. 782 § 12, 2006.]

2.16.020 Declaration of candidacy – Form.

The declaration of candidacy for an elected office of the borough shall be in substantially the following form as provided by the borough clerk’s office:

DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY

I, (name), declare that I reside at (current physical and mailing addresses), in the City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska, and that I am qualified to hold the office I seek, as provided by law.

I declare myself a candidate for the office of ________________________ for a term of _______________ years commencing _________________ and ending _________________ and request that my name be printed on the official ballot for the borough election to be held in the City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska, on the ______ day of __________ in the year ______.

Certification

I, the undersigned candidate, certify that I am a qualified voter of the Borough, and will have been a resident of the area within the City and Borough of Wrangell for a continuous period of ____ years and ____ months immediately preceding election day. I will serve if elected.

_____________________________

(Signature of Candidate)

    Date: ________________________

    ADL No. or Voter No. or DOB: _____

Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______________ day of _________, in the year __________.

_____________________________

(Notary Public or Borough Clerk)

[Ord. 827 § 5, 2008; Ord. 771 § 2, 2005; prior code § 36.20.045.]

2.16.030 Write-in candidates and write-in votes.

Individuals who fail to file a declaration of candidacy but wish to run for office as a write-in candidate must file with the borough clerk a letter of intent no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election in which the candidate plans to participate. Write-in votes cast for individuals who do not file a letter of intent will not be counted. In order to vote for a write-in candidate, the voter must write the name of the write-in candidate, or the last name of the candidate, in the blank space provided. In addition, the voter must mark the oval opposite the write-in candidate’s name. Stickers shall not be used. Write-in votes shall be counted according to WMC 2.28.030, Rules for determining mark on ballots. [Ord. 950 § 2, 2018; Ord. 782 § 13, 2006.]