[CC 1983 §121.010; Ord. No. 95-46 §120.010, 12-21-1995; Ord. No. 97-27, 10-16-1997]
A.
A general
election for the elective Officers of the City shall be held on the
first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in April of each
year.
1.
On the first (1st) Tuesday, after the first (1st) Monday, in April
of even numbered years an election shall be held by the qualified
voters of each Ward in the City for Mayor and one (1) Alderman from
each Ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of
two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
2.
On the first (1st) Tuesday, after the first (1st) Monday, in April
of odd numbered years an election shall be held by the qualified voters
of each Ward of the City for the Municipal Judge and one (1) Alderman
from each Ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the term
of two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
[Ord. No. 380 §21.020, 9-26-1989; Ord. No. 96-22 §120.020, 8-1-1996]
A.
Any
person desiring to seek election for an elective City office at any
general City election may do so by filing his/her name and the office
for which he/she seeks election with the City Clerk on the opening
filing date of 8:00 A.M. on the fifteenth (15th) Tuesday prior to
the election, and the closing filing date shall be 5:00 P.M. on the
eleventh (11th) Tuesday prior to the election. The election authority
must receive the ballot language at least ten (10) Tuesdays before
the election.
B.
The
City Clerk shall keep a permanent record of the names of the candidates,
the office for which they seek election and the date of their filing,
and their names shall appear on the ballots in that order.
[CC 1983 §121.030]
Any person who is not qualified for his/her office as provided
by this Code or other ordinances shall not be entitled to have his/her
name printed on the ballot. The qualifications of a candidate for
office shall be determined by the Board of Aldermen upon hearing given,
and upon its own motion, or upon written affidavit by some person
that a named candidate is not qualified as such for the office sought.
[CC 1983 §121.040]
All City elections shall be conducted and held in conformance
with the provisions of the Comprehensive Election Act of 1977 (hereinafter
"the Act").
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office, the Mayor or the
person exercising the duties of the Mayor shall cause a special meeting
of the Board of Aldermen to convene where a successor to the vacant
office shall be selected. The successor shall serve until the next
regular municipal election. If a vacancy occurs in any office not
elective, the Mayor shall appoint a suitable person to discharge the
duties of such office until the first (1st) regular meeting of the
Board of Aldermen thereafter, at which time such vacancy shall be
permanently filled.
[CC 1983 §121.130]
Prior to each City election the Board of Aldermen shall timely
pass an election ordinance authorizing, establishing and providing
the election procedure to be followed in the conduct of the City election.
