City of Columbia Missouri City Clerk's Office

P.O. BOX 6015
COLUMBIA, MO 65205

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 19, 2021

CONTACT: Sheela Amin
City Clerk
City of Columbia
573.874.7207
[email protected]

Columbia City Council election petitions available for pick up, first day to file Oct. 26

(COLUMBIA, MO) - Residents who wish to run for City Council for Ward 3, Ward 4 or Mayor (City Council Member At-Large) must file a petition for office with the City Clerk’s Office. Petitions and instructions are available to be picked up from the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 701 E. Broadway, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 to 5 p.m., excluding weekends and City holidays. 

Candidates for Ward 3 and Ward 4 must be qualified voters and residents of the Ward they are filing to represent and shall hold no lucrative public office or any lucrative position in the City government during their terms as Council members. Candidates must obtain at least 50 signatures from residents who reside and are registered voters of that same Ward. 

Candidates running for Mayor must obtain at least 100 signatures from residents and registered voters of the City of Columbia.

Candidates may file for election beginning at 8 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2021; the deadline to file is Jan. 11, 2022, not later than 5 p.m. 

Election Day is April 5, 2022. Maps of the Wards can be found by visiting CoMo.Gov/Boards/city-council/wards-map/.


City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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