No Write In's will be counted unless the candidate has filed a letter of intent- None have been filed

No letters of Intent

To be a write-in candidate were received between September 3rd and 1 PM on October 6^th

Candidate Filing period:

Candidate:  Declaration of candidacy period August 12 – September 2, 2025.

Write-in Candidate must file a letter of intent.  Forms were to be filled out in the Clerk’s Office from 8 a.m., Sept. 3 through 1 p.m., October 6, 2025. 

Write-ins will not be listed on the ballot.

DMC 3.60.055 Write-in candidates.

A.    Votes for a write-in candidate for elective municipal office (city council and school board) will not be counted unless the candidate has filed a letter of intent. The letter of intent shall be executed under oath before and on a form provided by the city clerk. The letter of intent shall state in substance:

1.    The full name of the candidate;

2.    The full residence and mailing addresses of the candidate;

3.    A contact phone number;

4.    The office and seat to which the candidate seeks election;

5.    The name of the candidate as the candidate wishes it to be written in on the ballot by the voter;

6.    The date of the election at which the candidate seeks election;

7.    A certification by the candidate that the candidate:

     a.    Is a qualified voter;

     b.    Is a resident of the city;

     c.    Qualifies, or shall qualify as of the date of election, for the office to which the candidate seeks election;

     d.    Shall serve if elected; and

     e.    Has not filed for more than one seat within the same office as noted in Section 3.40.015;

8.    A certification by the candidate that the information in the letter of intent is true and accurate;

9.    The date and signature of the candidate seeking office.

B.    A letter of intent under subsection A of this section must be filed with the city clerk not earlier than the first business day following the last day of the filing period for declarations of candidacy for the election under Section 3.40.020, and not later than one p.m. on the day before the election. (Ord. 12-17 § 4, 2012.)