The first day for candidates to circulate nomination petitions for the upcoming municipal election is Monday, Feb. 10.
The deadline to return nomination petitions is Friday, Feb. 28. Candidate names will be drawn for placement on the April 1 ballot that same day at 5:05 p.m.
To be placed on the ballot, the city requires nomination petitions with at least 25 signatures for each candidate. Candidate hopefuls must also be a registered voter, be 21 or older and have resided within city limits for a minimum of 12 consecutive months proceeding the election date.
The mayoral post and three council seats are up for grabs in the April 1st municipal election.
To vote, residents must register by March 3. The last day to apply for absentee ballot is March 28.
On election day, polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Montezuma County Annex Building and Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church.
The newly elected councilmembers and mayor will be sworn in April 22.
For more, call the city clerk at (970) 564-4008.
In related news, two Republican candidates have filed to seek the Montezuma County tax assessor post.
According to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office, Cynthia Claytor of Cortez and William Davis of Mancos have both filed to campaign for the tax assessor seat. Davis was appointed as interim county assessor in December to fulfill the remaining term of outgoing assessor Mark Vanderpool.
Others who have filed for November’s election include Republican Jim Candelaria of Dolores for county commissioner; Republican Sherry Dyess of Cortez for county treasurer; Republican Michael Hall of Cortez for county coroner; Republican Kim Percell of Cortez for county clerk and recorder; and Republican Dennis Spruell of Cortez for county sheriff.
