Ord. 1987-1526 - call general election

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e e Ordinance No. I~~', Page 7. general circulation in said City, not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said election. Section 8. Upon a candidate tendering his application on the form prescribed, the City Secretary shall furnish to such candidate all information relative to the qualifications for the office being sought; the method of placing the candidate' s name on the ballot; the amount of the required filing fee; and any other pertinent information concerning said election. Section 9. Each candidate for the office of Mayor or Council- person must be a resident elector of the City. Each candidate for the office of District Councilperson must also be a resident of the district for which he files. Section 10. The deadline for a candidate to make applica- tion to have his name appear upon the ballot for such election, is hereby designated and established as 5:00 o'clock P.M., Wednesday, February 18, 1987. No application shall be accepted for filing prior to January 19, 1987. The filing fee for each candidate for the office of Councilperson is hereby established as Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The filing fees shall be used to defray the cost of the election, and said fees shall be prorated and any surplus shall be refunded to said candidates. In lieu of posting such fee, a canidate may submit a petition requesting that his name be placed on the ballot. Said petition shall bear a number of signatures of qualified electors who are residents of the city, which number shall not be less than five (5) percent of the total vote cast at the most recent regular election in which a councilperson was elected or twenty-five (25), whichever is the lesser number. Each signer shall indicate his address and the number and county of his voter registration number. Section II. Said election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter of the City of La Porte, and