§ 21.06. Qualification of Candidates.  


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  • All candidates for office in municipal elections shall be registered and qualified electors of the City at the time of their qualifying as a candidate with the City Clerk. Candidates for office in such elections shall qualify with the City Clerk by filing application designating the office for which they are candidates and paying the qualifying fee provided for in Section 21.07. Such application shall be filed and the qualifying fee paid at any time after noon on the first day of the qualifying period, but no later than noon on the last day of the qualifying period. The qualifying period shall be set approximately sixty days before the general election with the exact dates established by resolution of City Council and published as part of the proclamation required by Section 21.08.

(Ord. of 2-8-1956, § 26.06; Ord. of 8-2-1982, Doc. #17146; Ord. of 7-26-1990, Doc. #24096; Ord. of 5-2-1994, Doc. #27502; Ord. of 8-14-1995, Doc. #28705)