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Candidate Filings for City Offices

Candidates for City Offices - Mayors, City Councils and Roeland Park Municipal Judge - must file at their City Hall.

How to File and Candidate Packet
Filing by Fee
Filing by Petition and Petition Forms
Petition Requirement for 2009 Elections only

How to File for Office

Filing deadline is ten weeks prior to the general election at 12:00 noon.
Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) - All candidates must complete this form at their City Hall in the presence of the City Clerk. The City Clerk accepting the Filing Form should sign on the left side.
Fax to the Election Office at (913) 791-1753.
Mail the original Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) and the Filing Fee to the Election Office.
Statement of Substantial Interests Form - All candidates must complete this form.
This form may be completed at the time of filing.
The candidate may take this form; however, it must be completed and returned to the City Clerk no later than 10 days after the filing deadline.
This form is filed with the City Clerk and remains in the City files.
Candidate Forms and Campaign Finance Report Deadlines - Complete listing of all forms and deadlines.

Candidate Information Packet

Suggested materials / links to assist candidates during the current election.

Filing by Fee

Olathe, Overland Park

1st Class cities with population over 100,000 collect a $50 Filing Fee and a $35 Report Fee* in two separate checks.
Fax a copy of the Filing Form to Election Office. Fax: (913) 791-1753.
Mail the $50 Filing Fee and Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) to Election Office.
*The $35 Report Fee is the city's responsible to file with Topeka.

Leawood, Lenexa, Prairie Village, Shawnee

1st Class cities with population between 5,000-100,000 collect a $10 Filing Fee and a $35 Report Fee* in two separate checks.
Forward the $10 Filing Fee and Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) to Election Office. Fax: (913) 791-1753.
*The $35 Report Fee is the city's responsibility to file with Topeka.

Fairway, Gardner, Merriam, Mission, Roeland Park

2nd Class cities collect a $10 Filing Fee.
Forward the Filing Fee and Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) to the Election Office. Fax: (913) 791-1753.

De Soto, Edgerton, Lake Quivira, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Spring Hill, Westwood, Westwood Hills

3rd Class cities collect a $5 Filing Fee.
Forward the Filing Fee and Declaration of Intention (Filing Form) to the Election Office. Fax: (913) 791-1753.

Filing by Petition and Petition Forms

Petition Forms should be provided to any candidate who wishes to file by petition, in lieu of a filing fee.
The Petition Forms - Nomination Petition Form and Affidavit of Qualified Elector or Candidate Form are in a PDF format. This is a two page form. Both pages must be completed in order to be valid and page 2 must be notarized. Forms may be reproduced as needed.
After the petition is complete with signatures, it must be filed at City Hall.
Filing deadline for petitions is ten weeks prior to the general election at 12:00 noon.
1st Class City candidates who file by petition are required to pay $35 Report Fee.

Petition Information

Petition should be turned in several days prior to the filing deadline to allow for signature verification.
If the petition is turned in close to the deadline and is not valid; it might be too late for the candidate to pay a filing fee.
Candidate should collect more signatures than required in the event some of the signatures are not valid.
If more than one form is being circulated for the same candidate, all forms must be submitted at the same time to City Hall.
Every petition carrier must be a qualified elector residing in the appropriate election district.
The Petition Form is a two page form. Both pages must be completed in order to be valid and page 2 must be notarized.

Petition Requirements by City For 2009 Only

De Soto - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
3rd Class City candidates must have 10% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 25 signatures, whichever is less.

De Soto	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	745	25
	Council At-Large	745	25

Edgerton - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
3rd Class City candidates must have 10% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 25 signatures, whichever is less.

Edgerton	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	177	18
	Council At-Large	177	9

Fairway - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
2nd Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less.

Fairway	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	1243	12
	Council Ward 1	306	3
	Council Ward 2	258	3
	Council Ward 3	464	5
	Council Ward 4	215	2

Gardner - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
2nd Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less.

Gardner	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	1073	11
	Council At-Large	1073	5

Lake Quivira - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
3rd Class City candidates must have 10% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 25 signatures, whichever is less.

Lake Quivira	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	403	25
	2 Council At-Large	403	13

Lenexa - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
1st Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less. In addition to the filing by petition, a $35 report fee must be paid.

Lenexa	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Council Ward 1	834	8
	Council Ward 2	739	7
	Council Ward 3	745	7
	Council Ward 4	974	8

Merriam - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
2nd Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less.

Merriam	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	1606	16
	Council Ward 1	153	2
	Council Ward 2	470	5
	Council Ward 3	413	4
	Council Ward 4	570	6

Mission Hills - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
3rd Class City candidates must have 10% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 25 signatures, whichever is less.

Mission Hills	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	497	25
	2 Council At-Large	497	25

Mission Woods - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
3rd Class City candidates must have 10% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 25 signatures, whichever is less.

Mission Woods	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	55	6
	5 Council At-Large	55	1

Roeland Park - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
2nd Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less.

Roeland Park	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	939	9
	Council Ward 1	68	1
	Council Ward 2	273	3
	Council Ward 3	358	4
	Council Ward 4	240	2
	Municipal Judge	939	9

Olathe - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
1st Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less. In addition to the filing by petition, a $35 report fee must be paid.

Olathe	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Council Ward 3	4851	49
	Council Ward 4	3673	37
	Council At-Large	9329	93

Overland Park - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
1st Class City candidates must have 1% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 50 signatures, whichever is less. In addition to the filing by petition, a $35 report fee must be paid.

Overland Park	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	10,507	100
	Council Ward 1	2820	20
	Council Ward 2	2820	28
	Council Ward 3	2301	23
	Council Ward 4	1321	13
	Council Ward 5	1225	12
	Council Ward 6	887	9

Spring Hill - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
3rd Class City candidates must have 10% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 25 signatures, whichever is less.

Spring Hill	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	226	23
	2 Council At-Large	226	12

Westwood Hills - Petition Requirements for 2009 Only
3rd Class City candidates must have 10% of ballots cast in the district at the last general city election or 25 signatures, whichever is less.

Westwood Hills	District	Votes Cast	Signatures Required
	Mayor	71	7
	5 Council At-Large	71	1

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