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All positions are Nonpartisan. candidates for the position of Mayor are nominated and elected by registered voters residing Within the legal boundaries of the city of Eugene. Candidates for the position of City Councilor are nominated and elected by registered voters Within the bOundaries of the ward they reside in and seek to represent, Candidates for election to the Eugene Water and Electric Board are nominated and elected by registered voters residing within the two wards the candidate seeks to represent, Terms and Compensation All terms will last for four years beginning in January 2007. Eugene May°r and City Council pOsitions are compensated positions. All EwEB positions are non-paid voluntary positions. Filing Deadline All Candidates for the May 16, 2006 Primary Election must file the required forms and nominating ;iti n with the Eugene City Recorder'S Office no earlier !hah March 27, 2005, and r~o later tbar~ pet o ~ ~ ,-,ZLZh ~ ~886 The Citv Recorder s Office is located at City Hall, 777 Pearl Streeti Room 105, Eugene, OR 97401. To schedule a filing appointment, please call (54i) 682'5042. ' C Qualifications and Res den y Requirements Any person holding elective office must be a legally registered voter in the State of Oregon. Any person elected to office must have been a legal resident of the city of Eugene for at least one year prior to being elected in the November 7, 2006 general election. The Mayor must reside within the legal boundaries of the city of Eugene. City Council candidates must reside in the ward they seek to represent. Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) candidates must reside in one of the two wards they seek to represent. The candidate for the at-large position must reside in Eugene. Eugene City Code, Section 2.965, defines residency: "A candidate for a city office must have been a resident of the city for at least one year immediately preceding the election that results in election to the office, and shall maintain his or her residence within the city and the area he or she seeks to represent at the time of nomination and throughout his or her term of office if elected. Removal of an officer's residence from the city or from the area he or she represents shall create a vacancy in the office for which elected, to be filled in the manner other vacancies in that office are Died. ~f a councilor or candidate has more than one residence, then the requirements of this section apply to the principal place of residency, which is tine residence where the person spends more than 50% of the um. 2 May 2006 primary Election Candidate Packet Last revised 3/28/05