Columbia Qualifications ordinance (Charter § 6)

A council member shall be a qualified and registered voter of the city. The six (6) council members elected by wards shall be residents and qualified voters of the respective wards from which they are elected. Council members shall hold no other lucrative public office nor any lucrative position in the city government during their terms as council members. If a council member shall cease to possess the above qualifications or shall be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, the council member's office shall immediately become vacant.

(Passed 1-20-75, effective 4-7-75; Ord. No. 15113, § 1, 1-16-97)