The frontiersman., 1952-09-04
CANDIDATES FOR CITY OFFICES MUST FILE PETITIONS BETWEEN SEPT. I7-27

the city of Palmer will have its annual general election. but to date no candidates for city offices have definitely declared them selves in the running by the cir culation of petitions as required by the new city election ordin- ance.
 True, the new city ordinance i must be adopted by the city cleo i torate on September 23, but the two weeks remaining before Tuesday, October ', will allow very little time for filing of the petitions as provided by the law. The new election ordinance DOT vides for the election this year of a mayor for a one-year term, two counciImen for three-year terms, two councilmen for tWo-year terms, and two for one-year terms. Beginning next year, Oct ober 1853, residents of Palmer will elect mayor for a two year term. with the office becom- ing vacant the first Tuesday in October of each odd-numbered year; two new city councilmen will be elected for three-year terms at each annual election.
 Nominations by Petition
 According to the ordinance, nominations for elective offices shall be by petition only. Any qualified electors of the city of Palmer may be nominated for elective office (mayor or council man) by petition of any p such electors who shall be designated as his sponsors. However, no elector shall sign more than one such petition for any elective ot- flee that will appear on the bal lot. In other words, electors this year may sign individually one petition for a mayor candidate and two petitions each for City Council candidates declaring for CD a three-year term. CD a two- wear term, and (3) a one-year term. If by error or design an elector should sign more than one petition for any one office to be filled, the signature on the petl- ton filed first in the City Clerks office will be valid; his signature on any petition for the same of- flee filed subsequently, will be disqualified by the City Clerk.
 Time of Filing
 The petitions must be filed with the City Clerk no more than 20 days and no less than 10 days before the date of the general election. In terms of the October T election this year, petitions for mayor and councilman candidates must be filed in the City Clerks office between Wednesday, Sep tember r, and Saturday, Septem- Der 27. Candidates who want to guard against disqualification by virtue of petition signatures de- clared void (either because the sponsor has signed another petl- ton for the same office or be- cause a sponsors qualifications as city eIector are questioneO will want to have their petitions filed as early as possible. The or dinance provides that the Guy Clerk will notify the candidate and the sponsor who has filed the petition for him as to whether or not the petition is in order within three days of it's receipt. Ii the petition is not in order, the City Clerk will return it to the spon- sor who filed it, and a new petl- ton may be circulated and tleo within the specified filing period
 Form of Petitions
 The form of the nominating pc tition, as provided by the ordin ance. should be substantially a! follows:
 We the undersigned 25 cleo tors of the City of Palmer, Alaska hereby nominate and sponso, John Doe) whose residence l Cblock 3, lot g of Valley Street
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