On Your Mark…, Get Ready…, Set…, Go…, the filing period to run for Joplin City Council opened Tuesday.
We’re about one year away from national elections taking place next November, and the filing period for elections taking place next April is now open.
The Council will have four seats on the ballot, including two general seats and the seat in both Zone 2 and Zone 3. Currently, Keenan Cortez and Christina Williams hold the general seats. Chuck Copple holds the Zone 2 seat and Phil Stinnett holds the seat in Zone 3.
All seats would be elected for a term of four years. General seat candidates need to obtain 150 signatures from registered Joplin voters throughout the city. Zone candidates will need to secure 150 signatures from registered Joplin voters, with 75 of those coming from the represented zone.
Zone elections are included in the citywide ballot. All candidates will also be required to sign a declaration of candidacy with the City Clerk’s office. To be eligible, citizens are required to be qualified voters and have been a Joplin resident for at least four years immediately before the election.
Those who are seeking election within Council Zone 2 or 3 should be residents and qualified voters within the respective zone that they file as a candidate. Candidates will also be required to show their voter identification card to the City Clerk when applying for the election.
For more information contact the Joplin City Clerk on the second floor of City Hall, 602 South Main, or call 624-0820, ext. 1220. The elections will be held on Tuesday, April 2.
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