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Chillicothe Elected Official Filing Begins December 10th

With salaries for Chillicothe elected officials set, filing for the April election will take place next month.  The Chillicothe offices to be on the ballot include Mayor, Councilman-at-Large, the Council members for each of the four wards, City Auditor, City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Attorney, and City Constable.  Each office is for a term of two (2) years.

This is a non-partisan election, so party affiliation is not part of the ballot.

Filing for City Offices is at the City Clerk’s office at City Hall.  Filing opens at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 10th, and continues until 5:00 pm on December 31st.

To file, there is a fee of $20 that can be paid by check or cash.

Section 105.250 Qualifications For Office.

[Ord. No. 2011-33 §1(11-096), 3-28-2011]

  1. All candidates for any City office must possess the following qualifications:
  2. Be a resident of the City of Chillicothe for one (1) year next preceding their general election;
  3. Have attained the age of twenty-one (21) years of age prior to the date of their general election; and
  4. Be a registered voter at the time a declaration of candidacy is filed with the City Clerk or in the case of a write-in candidate where no declaration of candidacy is filed, by the date of the general election for which the person is a candidate.
  5. All candidates for Councilperson must be a registered voter of the Ward for which the person is a candidate for thirty (30) days prior to the time of filing a declaration of candidacy, or, if in the case of a write-in candidate where no declaration of candidacy is required, then for thirty (30) days prior to the general election for which the person is a candidate.