HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 590ORDINANCE NO. ,.g-gO
BEING AN ORDINANCE SETTING UP THE NOMINATION AND
ELECTION PROCEEDINGS FOR NON-PARTISAN ELECTION
IN THE C1TY OF LAUREL AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAURE L:
Section 1. It is the purpose of this Ordinance to set down the
rules covering the annual municipal election in the City of Laurel.
Section 2. CERTIFICATES OF NOMINATION - Candidates for
municipal office may be nominated in the following manner:
(1) A Certificate of Nomination containing the name of the
candidate for the office is to be filed with the City Clerk
with such information as is required in Section 3, must be
signed by the electors residing within the political sub-
division in and for which the officer or officers are to be
elected in the following required numbers:
The number of signatures must not be less in
number than five percent of the number of votes
cast for the successful candidate for the same
office at the next preceeding election; but the
signatures need not be appended to one paper.
(2) Each elector signing the Certificate shall add to his signa-
ture his place of residence, his business and his business
address. Any such certificate may be filed as provided for
in the next preceeding section of this ordinance.
Section 3: CERTIFICATE, WHERE FILED, CONTENTS:
(1) Certificates of Nomination for municipal officers must be
filed with the City Clerk not more than forty-five (45) days
and not less than thirty (30) days previous to the day of election.
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(2) Certificates of Nomination which must be in writing must
contain the name of the person nominated~ his residence, his busi-
ness, his business address, and the office for which he is named.
Section 4: CERTIFICATES NOT TO CONTAIN CERTAIN THINGS -
ONE PERSON NOT TO BE NOMINATED FOR MORE THAN ONE OFFICE: No
Certificate of Nomination must contain the name of more than one candidate for
each office to be filled. No person must join in nominating more than one person
for each office to be filled, and no person must accept the nomination to more than
one office.
Section 5: CERTIFICATES TO BE PRESERVED ONE YEAR - The
City Clerk must cause to be preserved in his office for one year all Certificates
of Nomination filed under the provisions of this ordinance. All such Certificates
must be open to public inspection under proper regulations made by the City
Clerk with whom the same are filed.
Section 6: NOMINEES TO PAY I~RESCRIBED FILING FEE - All
candidates nominated under the provisions of this ordinance shall upon filing a
Certificate of Nomination pay to the City Clerk with whom the Certificates of
Nomination are required to be filed the fees provided for by Section 7 and Such
filing fee shall be paid by every person whose name appears upon the ballot in
any general election~ provided, however, that only one filing fee shall be required
from any candidate.
Section 7: FILING FEES - THE Fees required to be paid for filing
such Certificates of Nomination shall be as follows:
(1) For any office with a salary attached of $1, 000.00 or less
per annum - $10. 00.
(2) For any office with a salary attached of more than $1~ 000. 00
per annum - One percent of the total amount of the annual salary.
Section 8: Any person declining nomination in a municipal elect-
tion shall make such declination at least five days before an election.
Section 9: VACANCIES MAY BE FILLED BY FURTHER CERTI-
FICATES: When a vacancy occurs in an office of a candidate before the printing
of the ballot for the general election, or ff a candidate declines the nomination
as provided in this chapter, or il any Certificate of Nomination is or becomes
insufficient or inoperative from any cause, the vacancy or vacancies thus
occasioned may be filled in the manner required for original nomination.
Section 10: ERRORS~ HOW CORRECTED: Whenever it appears by
affidavit that an error or omission has occurred in the publication of the name or
description of a candidate nominated for office, or in the printing of the ballot,
the district court of the county may upon application of any elector, order and re-
quire the City Clerk to correct such error or to show cause why such error
should not be corrected.
Section 11: UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE - No person shall by
bribery or other improper means or device directly or indirectly attempt to in-
fluence any elector in the casting of any ballot nor deter him in the deposit of
his ballot or interfere or hinder any voter in the full and free exercise of his
right of suffrage.
Section 12: Under the provisions of this ordinance the lawfully
constituted legislative and executive authorities of cities and town shall have
such power and authority over the establishing of municipal voting precincts and
wards, municipal boards of judges and clerks of the election and other officers
of their said municipal election and other matters pertaining to the municipal
general election required for such cities and towns by law. a
Section 13: It is hereby declared that an emergency exists and
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and this Ordinance is to beoome effective immediately upon the passage and
approval thereof.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana,
on this 2nd day of February, 19~1, and APPROVED BY the Mayor of said City
on the 2nd day of February, 1971.
CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA
ATTEST: By.
Mayor
City Clerk
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