Elections for Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Judge will be held February 4, 2014 (Primary) and April 8, 2014 (General).
Candidates for mayor and members of the council shall be qualified voters of the city and shall have been a resident of the city for at least one (1) year immediately prior to his/her election. District councilmembers shall be a resident of his/her district at least six (6) months prior to his/her election. Members shall be elected to serve four (4) year terms.

The judge shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age, licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri and shall have been a resident of the city for at least one (1) year immediately prior to the date of his/her election. He/she shall hold office for a term of four (4) years during which he/she shall not practice law. No person who is in arrears for any city taxes shall be entitled to hold any office in city government.

Any person interested in running for one of these offices may come to the city clerk’s office, Room 303, City Hall, 1100 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, Missouri, beginning September 18, 2013, to pick up petitions. Petitions for candidates for all elective offices at-large shall be signed by not less than two hundred fifty (250) qualified voters of the city. Petitions for candidates for district councilmember shall be signed by not less than seventy-five (75) qualified voters of the district.
All petitions shall be filed with the city clerk not earlier than October 15, 2013, nor later than November 19, 2013.
For more information, contact the city clerk’s office at 816.271.4730. Office hours for the city clerk are 8am – 5pm, Monday through Friday.