Agenda - Charter Commission - 02/02/2023

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held under this section. All other procedures at such election shall conform as nearly as possible to that prescribed for other municipal elections. Section 4.06 Affidavit of Candidacy Any Affidavit of Candidacy or Nominating Petition to be valid must state the name of the office sought; shall state that the candidate is an eligible voter and is, or will be on assuming the office, 21 years of age; has no other affidavit on file as a candidate for any office to be elected at the next ensuing City General Election or any other election to be held in conjunction therewith that would be deemed to be in conflict with the City office sought; will have maintained residence in the City if seeking the office of Mayor or Council Member - at -Large, in one of the two combined wards for the combined ward Council Member seats, or in the respective ward if seeking the office of Council Member from a ward for at least 30 days before the City General Election; and include a statement that the candidate's name as written on the affidavit of Candidacy or Nominating Petition is the candidate's true name or the name by which the candidate is commonly and generally known within the City. Section 4.07 Forms The city clerical officer shall be responsible for devising the form of the Affidavit of Candidacy and Nominating Petition consistent with the provisions contained herein and by law. Any Nominating Petition need not be appended to one paper, but to each separate paper there shall be attached an affidavit by the circulator thereof stating the number of signers on such paper and that each signature appended thereto was made in his/her presence and is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. With each written signature a place for the legible printed name of the signer and his/her place of residence in sufficient form is required so as to identify whether he/she is a valid registered voter. 8