A. An eligible elector of a council district may become a candidate for a council district seat by filing with the Johnson County commissioner of elections a valid petition requesting that his or her name be placed on the ballot for that office. Unless otherwise provided by state law, the petition must be filed not more than eighty-five (85) days nor less than sixty-eight (68) days before the date of the election. Unless otherwise provided by state law, the petition must be signed by eligible electors from the candidate's district equal in number to at least two (2) percent of those who voted to fill the same office at the last regular city election, but not less than ten (10) persons.
B. An eligible elector of the city may become a candidate for an at-large council seat by filing with the Johnson County commissioner of elections a petition requesting that the candidate's name be placed on the ballot for that office. Unless otherwise provided by state law, the petition must be filed not more than eighty-five (85) days nor less than sixty-eight (68) days before the date of the election. Unless otherwise provided by state law, the petition must be signed by eligible electors equal in number to at least two (2) percent of those who voted to fill the same office at the last regular city election, but not less than ten (10) persons. (Ord. 15-4621, 5-19-2015)