17. Section 4. A person desiring to become a candidate for any elective city office, shall, at least ten (10) days prior to said primary election, file with the city clerk a statement of such candidacy, in substantially the following form:
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY COUNTY OF WAYNE, ) STATE OF MICHIGAN, ) ss. I, , being duly sworn, say that I am a qualified elector of the City of Wyandotte, County of Wayne, State of Michigan, and reside at No. Street, in said city; and on the date of the next general city election I will have been a resident thereof for one year; that I am a candidate for nomination to the office of to be voted upon at the primary election to be held on the fourth Tuesday of February, 20 , and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official primary ballot for nomination at such primary election for such office. /s/ (Signed) Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by on this day of , 20 . /s/ (Signed) |
The city clerk shall not receive any declaration of candidacy after 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the last day for the filing of the same.
(Res. passed 9-22-2008, § 1)
Editor’s note:
It has been determined that property ownership within a jurisdiction cannot be imposed as a prerequisite to seeking office in the jurisdiction, i.e., a city charter cannot require a person who wishes to seek office in the city to own property in the city. See the following
Appeals Court cases: Kramer v. Union Free School District, 6-16-1969; Evans v. Cornman, 6-16-1970; and Williams v. Lansing Board of Education, 6-24-1976.
Per M.C.L.A. § 168.322, the candidate filing deadline or certification deadline is 4:00 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the May election.
Res. 2016-243, based on M.C.L.A. § 168.642, eliminated the February primary.
Statutory reference:
Nomination time, see M.C.L.A. § 168.644f