A. A petition nominating a qualified elector to be a candidate for election to the Canby City Council or to the office of Mayor shall be signed by not fewer than 50 electors. No elector shall sign more than 1 nomination petition for each office to be filled. No elector shall sign more than 1 nomination petition for the office of Mayor. If an elector signs more nomination petitions than permitted by this division, the elector’s signature shall be valid only on the first petition filed for the office.
B. The form of petition for nomination for all candidates for elective positions within the city shall be submitted on forms provided by the Secretary of State. The City Recorder shall approve completed forms prior ot the candidate obtaining elector signatures.
C. Once candidates have obtained the required number of signatures, they shall submit the signature sheets to the Clackamas County Elections Official to be verified. Once the required number of verified signatures have been obtained, all pages comprising a petition for nomination shall be assembled and filed with the City Recorder as 1 instrument in the manner provided by the Secretary of State not less than 75 days before the election.
D. Within 5 days after the filing, the City Recorder shall notify the candidate whether or not the petition is valid. If it is found insufficient, the City Recorder shall return it immediately to the candidate with a statement certifying that the petition for nomination is insufficient and stating the reason(s).
E. Within the time allowed for the filing of petitions for nomination, an insufficient petition may be amended and filed again as a new petition, or a different petition may be filed for the same candidate.
F. The City Recorder shall notify any qualified candidate of their valid petition. Within 5 days of notification, the candidate shall complete an acceptance of nomination form.
G. The City Recorder shall notify Clackamas County Elections of those candidates successfully completing the nomination process, causing their names to appear on the ballot.
H. Election records shall be kept for the required retention period as required by the Secretary of State, Archives Division City General Retention Schedule.
(Ord. 1312, passed 7-15-2009; Am. Ord. 1434, passed 3-2-2016)