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Article: St. Louis: Municipal Government
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St. Louis: Municipal Government
St. Louis functions with a mayor-council form of government; the mayor and 29 aldermen are elected to four-year terms. Voters choose a mayor in April of odd-numbered years; half the number of aldermen, each from a single ward, are selected every two years. Established as both a city and a county, the city of St. Louis operates under home rule, ...