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CANDIDATE REGULATIONS
§ 30.15 CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS.
   (A)   Pursuant to City Charter § 27(a), the Mayor and each Councilor must be a qualified elector under state law and reside in the city for at least one year immediately before the election or appointment to office.
   (B)   Pursuant to City Charter § 27(b), no person may be a candidate at a single election for more than one city office.
   (C)   Pursuant to City Charter § 27(c), neither the Mayor nor a Councilor may be employed by the city.
   (D)   Pursuant to City Charter § 27(d), the Council is the final judge of the election and qualifications of its members.
(Prior Code, § 2.010) (Ord. 2009-10, passed 7-13-2009)
§ 30.16 TERMS AND OATH.
   (A)   Pursuant to City Charter § 24, at each general election, three Councilors will be elected for four-year terms. Pursuant to City Charter § 25, at every other general election, a Mayor will be elected for a four-year term. Pursuant to City Charter § 29, the term begins at the first Council meeting immediately after the election is certified by the County Elections, and continues until the successor qualifies and assumes the office.
   (B)   Pursuant to City Charter § 30, the Mayor and Councilors must swear or affirm to faithfully perform the duties of the office and support the constitutions and laws of the United States, the state, and the City Charter, ordinances, and resolutions.
(Prior Code, § 2.015) (Ord. 2009-10, passed 7-13-2009)
§ 30.17 FILING PERIOD.
   A completed nomination petition for candidacy must be filed with the City Recorder no earlier than 120 days and no later than 70 days before the election.
(Prior Code, § 2.020) (Ord. 2009-10, passed 7-13-2009)
§ 30.18 CANDIDATE FILING FORMS.
   The City Recorder shall provide the candidate with the applicable filing forms as prescribed by the Secretary of State for an elective city office. The City Recorder shall date and time stamp immediately each prospective petition, completed petition, withdrawal, or other documents required to be filed.
(Prior Code, § 2.025) (Ord. 2009-10, passed 7-13-2009)
§ 30.19 FILING PROSPECTIVE PETITION.
   Before circulating a nomination petition, the candidate must file a prospective petition (SEI 120), with the required proposed signature sheet (SEI 121), and the statement one or more circulators will or will not be paid (SEL 300) (O.R.S. 249.020), with the City Recorder no earlier than 120 days and no later than 70 days before the election pursuant to § 30.17.
(Prior Code, § 2.030) (Ord. 2009-10, passed 7-13-2009)
§ 30.20 CIRCULATING PETITION.
   If the prospective petition meets all legal requirements, the City Recorder shall notify the candidate within five business days after filing, certifying that the petition may be circulated among city electors and advise the candidate of the number of signatures required pursuant to § 30.21.
(Prior Code, § 2.035) (Ord. 2009-10, passed 7-13-2009)
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