Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Elections topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Clerk announces April 1, 2025 election schedule and nomination rules for older-person council seats
Summary
City clerk reviewed filing deadlines and requirements for older-person council elections: at-large and District 1 seats are up on April 1, 2025; nomination papers may begin circulating Dec. 1, 2024, and must be filed by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
City Clerk Colette (last name not specified in the record) announced the April 1, 2025 election will include election of the older-person representative for District 1 and the at-large older-person seat. Both are three-year terms beginning April 15, 2025.
Clerk’s materials outline candidate qualifications for older-person seats (U.S. citizen, age 18 or older, resident and elector of the City of Platteville, not a convicted felon) and required forms: campaign-registration statement, declaration of candidacy, and nomination papers. The at-large candidate must collect between 50 and 100 signatures; the district candidate must collect 20 to 40.
Nomination papers for older-person positions may be circulated starting Dec. 1, 2024, and must be filed in the Clerk’s Office by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. The clerk also noted an extensive 47-page candidate information packet is available online and at the clerk’s office.
