7.30.020 Declaration of candidacy.
A. A person who seeks to be a candidate for city council shall execute and file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk in accordance with this section. The declaration shall be executed under oath before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments.
B. A declaration of candidacy shall be on a form provided by the clerk and shall state the following:
1. The full name of the candidate, and the manner in which they wish their name to appear on the ballot;
2. The full residence and mailing address of the candidate;
3. The day and evening telephone numbers of the candidate;
4. The office for which the candidate declares;
5. That the candidate is qualified for the office as provided by law;
6. That the candidate is a resident of the city;
7. That the candidate meets, or shall meet, as required by law, the specific requirements of the office the candidate is seeking;
8. The date and notarized statement signed by the candidate;
9. A certification by the candidate that the information in the declaration of candidacy is true and accurate.
C. Declarations of candidacy shall be provided by the clerk not earlier than seven (7) days prior to the opening of the filing period. Declarations of candidacy shall be submitted in original form and shall not be submitted by facsimile.
D. Filing for city office shall be made by filing a declaration of candidacy with the city clerk from 8:00 a.m., August fifth (5th) through 4:00 p.m., August twentieth (20th). In the event August twentieth (20th) falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the candidate shall have until noon the next business day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday to file their declaration of candidacy.
E. Within four (4) business days after the filing of a declaration of candidacy, the clerk shall notify the candidate named in the declaration of candidacy whether or not it is in proper form. If not, the clerk shall immediately return it with a statement certifying wherein the declaration of candidacy is deficient to the candidate. A new declaration of candidacy for the same candidate may be filed within the time for filing declarations of candidacy. [Ord. 11-13 § 2.]