Municipal Elections
The City Clerk is the qualifying officer and Elections Superintendent for the City of Union City,and citizens interested in qualifying to run for Mayor or City Council must:
• Be 21 years of age.
• Must be a resident of the City of Union City for at least one (1) year preceding the date of the election.
• No person’s name shall be placed on the ballot as a candidate for Mayor or Councilmember unless such person shall have filed a Notice of Candidacy and shall have paid the qualifying fee to the office of the City Clerk.
Running for Elected Office
The qualifying fee for the Mayor is $840 and $540 for Council Members. This amount is three (3) percent of the total gross salary of the preceding year (Georgia Election Code 21-2-131(a)(1)(A)).
The City Clerk serves as the qualifying officer for the City of Union City.
Prior to qualifying, anyone interested in running must file a Declaration of Intent to Accept Campaign Contributions with the City Clerk before they can accept monetary or in-kind contributions.
Candidate Resources
Candidate Resources
In addition, the person must file their notice of candidacy affidavit as prescribed by the Georgia Election Code along with complying with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission.