Running for Office


3 City Council Positions - 2021  

List of Candidates

Filing requirements - Nominating petitions are available in the Office of the City Clerk

Qualifications - City Charter 10.043: Section 3.3 The mayor and other members of the council shall be elected on a non-partisan ballot from the city-at-large [13]12 and shall be subject to recall as provided by law. No person shall be elected to the office of councilman or mayor who has not attained the age of 25 years and who is not an elector of the city and who has not been a resident of the city for at least two years immediately prior to his election. 

City Charter Required Document  - Section 10.104 Statement of Candidacy


Mayor Election - 2023   

The Mayor and six City Council members hold four-year, staggered terms of office. Their terms of office commence on the Monday after the election.

School Board Candidates run in 2022 

In 2012, Annual School Board Elections moved to November of even years. The City Clerk is the election coordinator and filing official for the Lakeview, Lake Shore, and South Lake Boards of Education.  

Please note: L’Anse Creuse School Board filing official is the Macomb County Clerk. (St. Clair Shores has a small portion of this district.)