[header] How to win a city election [title] Go to the city clerk's office, or that equivalent, and pick up your election papers. [step] There could be a fee involved, so be prepared to pay the filing fee. [title] Collect the needed signatures to qualify for the election ballot. 
[step] Make sure you have the correct amount of authorized signatures (with valid voting rights, address, name) from citizens in order to be placed into the ballot. To be safe collect a few extra signatures to make sure you qualify.