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Marceline, MO
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Candidate filing for
the Marceline City Council will be open December 9 - 30, 2025. The General
Election will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. One (1) Councilperson
will be elected at large to serve a three (3) year term.. Currently, the
seat is held by Councilman Gary Carlson. Members of the Marceline City
Council serve their community by setting policies for the City of Marceline,
approving the operating budget each fiscal year, and ensuring the best interests
of the City as whole are met. City of Marceline residents who desire to be a
part of Marceline's bright future are encouraged to file as a candidate for the
City Council.
Candidate filing
opens at 8:00 am, Tuesday, December 9, 2025 and will close at 5:00 pm on
Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Those wishing to file can do so in person with
the City Clerk at Marceline City Hall between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
between those dates, excluding December 24th - 26th and weekends during the
filing period. If the City Clerk is out of the office the City Manager
will accept the forms on behalf of the City Clerk.
Candidates are
required to file an affidavit with the Department of Revenue regarding payment
of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real
property taxes on place of residence, as stated on the declaration of candidacy,
or if the person is a past or present corporate officer of any fee office that
owes any taxes to the state per RSMo 115.306.
The affidavit may be
filed online at https://sa.dor.mo.gov/candidate-affidavit .
The completed affidavit must also be presented with your declaration of
candidacy filled with the City Clerk.
Those filing are to
be a resident of the City of Marceline for at least one year at the time of the
election and a registered voter.
Individuals wishing
to be register to vote for the upcoming election in April can do so by filing
with the County Clerk by March 11, 2026.
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