Chapter 2.32
NOMINATING PROCEDURES FOR CITY OFFICERS

Sections:

2.32.010  Nominating procedures.

2.32.020  Nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy.

2.32.030  Declaration fee.

2.32.040  Signatures required.

2.32.050  Position number.

2.32.060  List of candidates.

2.32.010 Nominating procedures.

City officers shall be nominated by the same procedures as provided in state election laws for nominating candidates for nonpartisan offices except as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 2504 § 1, 1986)

2.32.020 Nominating petitions and declarations of candidacy.

Nomination petitions and declarations of candidacy for city council shall clearly indicate one position number for the candidacy that corresponds to a city council position that is to be filled in that general election. (Ord. 2515, 1986; Ord. 2504 § 2, 1986)

2.32.030 Declaration fee.

The fee for declarations of candidacy for city office shall be $50.00 if a nominating petition is not used. (Ord. 2504 § 3, 1986)

2.32.040 Signatures required.

Nominating petitions shall contain at least 30 signatures of qualified electors residing in the city that are registered to vote in at least two city precincts. (Ord. 2504 § 4, 1986)

2.32.050 Position number.

Effective upon the swearing in of the newly elected city councilors in January, 1987, each city councilmember shall be assigned a position number, 1 through 4, based on the alphabetical order of their last name. Hereafter, candidates for city council shall be nominated and elected by the city electors at-large by position number. (Ord. 2515, 1986; Ord. 2504 § 5, 1986)

2.32.060 List of candidates.

The city election officer shall include in the certified statement of city offices to be filled and candidates nominated in each general election the list of the city council candidates by the position number for which they have been nominated. (Ord. 2504 § 6, 1986)