CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR MUST BE:

• A United States citizen
• 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment
• Not determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated; or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote
• Not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities
• A continuous resident in the state for 12 months
• A registered voter in the City
• A resident within the municipal limits for at least the 12 months preceding election day

CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL MUST BE:

• A United States citizen
• 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment
• Not determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated; or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote
• Not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities
• A continuous resident in the state for 12 months
• A registered voter in the City
• A resident within the municipal limits for six months immediately preceding the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot