Candidates must be citizens of the United States and voters under the Constitution of this State and Ordinances of the City.
Candidates for Councilman must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age prior to taking office, an inhabitant of the City for one year next preceding his election, and a resident of the Ward from which he is elected six months next preceding his election.
Qualified residents of the City of Butler are invited to file at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 22 W. Ohio, between 8:00 a.m. December 13, 2016, and 5:00 p.m. January 17, 2017.