A. A candidate for any office to be voted for at a general city election shall file an affidavit of candidacy with the city clerk during regular business hours of the city clerk. The city clerk shall charge and collect from each candidate and each candidate shall pay to the city clerk, at the time of filing of the affidavit of candidacy, a filing fee as set by resolution of the city council. All filing fees so collected by the city clerk shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the city. No person shall be deemed a candidate for office at such election or be entitled to have his name placed upon the official ballot unless such person has filed such affidavit of candidacy and paid the filing fee as set by the city council.
B. A candidate for any office to be voted for at the general city election must file a declaration of candidacy with the city clerk not later than five o'clock (5:00) P.M. on any business day not earlier than the first Monday in March of the year in which the election is to be held nor later than the second Friday after the first Monday in March. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for the declaration of candidacy. (Ord. 778, 1-14-2014)