Municipal Elections

Overview

The City of Mountain Park has one Mayor and five Councilmembers.  

Municipal General Elections are held in the odd years.  Elections are staggered with only three candidates running every two years. This means that three Council seats will be running in one year and the Mayor seat with two Council seats will be running two years later. The Mayor and Councilmembers are elected at-large. All terms of office are for four years.

City elections are non-partisan(meaning candidates do not run as members of a particular political party) and their individual party affiliations are not relevant to their positions in Mountain Park Government.

Qualifications for a Candidate

Candidates must meet the following requirements per the Mountain Park Charter, Article 2, Chapter 1, Sec 2-11:

• A person must be at least 21 years of age at the beginning of the term of office
• Must be qualified to vote in municipal elections of the City of Mountain Park
• Must have been a resident of the City of Mountain Park for a period of one (1) year immediately prior to the date of such person's election
• If elected, shall continue to reside in Mountain Park during the entire term of office 

Qualifying Fees and Dates

Qualifying fees, as required by state law (O.C.G.A. 21-2-131), are $35 for Mayor and $35 for Councilmembers. Any person desiring to become a candidate shall pay the qualifying fee and file a Notice of Candidacy and Affidavit form with the Local Filing Officer during the qualifying dates only. Qualifying dates for municipal offices start on the third Monday in August and last for 3 days in the City of Mountain Park.