A candidate may have his or her name printed upon the nonpartisan general municipal election ballot as candidate for any office to be filled at the election. To become a candidate, a declaration of candidacy must be filed with the county election board no earlier than 8:00 a.m. on the first Monday in February and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the next succeeding Wednesday. A candidate must also be a registered voter at an address within the municipality, or of the ward where the office is from a ward for at least six (6) months prior to filing a declaration of candidacy. Filing as a candidate in a nonpartisan municipal election or voting for such candidate shall not affect one’s party affiliation or regularity.
Added by Laws 1977, c. 256, § 16-110, eff. July 1, 1978. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 292, § 3; Laws 1987, c. 75, § 5, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 2004, c. 545, § 29, eff. July 1, 2005.