18.15.026 Nominations of candidates – Procedures.
A. Packets containing nominating petitions shall be available from the clerk’s office on the day the filing period opens and the packets shall remain available throughout the filing period.
1. Nominating petitions shall be completed and filed with the clerk no earlier than 8:00 a.m., 78 calendar days before a regular election, and no later than 4:00 p.m., 67 calendar days before a regular election.
2. Nominating petitions shall be completed and filed with the clerk no earlier than 8:00 a.m., 64 calendar days before a special election, and no later than 4:00 p.m., 53 calendar days before a special election.
3. Nominating petitions shall be submitted in original form and shall not be submitted by electronic means.
4. All nominating petitions in proper form which are not withdrawn by the candidate shall be preserved by the clerk and eventually destroyed as provided by the records schedule adopted by the city.
B. Persons seeking elective office shall request a nominating petition from the clerk for the specific seat which they are seeking.
1. Requests for a nominating petition shall be made by the candidate either:
a. In person; or
b. By electronic means; or
c. By mail.
2. If the person chooses to run for a different seat, a nominating petition for that seat shall be filed with the clerk’s office.
3. A nominating petition for a particular seat may not be substituted for another office or seat.
C. Within four business days after filing a nominating petition the clerk shall notify the candidate named in the nominating petition as to whether it is in proper form. If not, the clerk shall immediately return the nominating petition to the candidate, with a statement certifying how the nominating petition is deficient. (Ord. 12-009 § 7, 2012; Ord. 11-002 § 5, 2011; Ord. 620 § 6, 2004)