A general city election shall be held on the
first Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November in each year,
at places designated by the Common Council, by publishing the same
in the official newspapers of said city, and by posting printed notices
thereof in at least two public places in each election district at
least two weeks before the time of holding such election.
Every elector qualified to vote in the election
district in which he resides shall be entitled to vote in such district,
and not elsewhere, for all city officers to be chosen at any election
and for all officers of the ward, in which such election district
is, to be chosen at any election.
When the polls are finally closed, the Inspectors
of Election shall forthwith, without adjourning, canvass the votes
received by them and make, file and deliver the statements thereof
as provided by law, and also make, file and deliver to the City Clerk
of said city a canvass of the votes on all city officers, to which
shall be attached any defective ballots which affect alone the election
of an officer under the city government.
On the Monday next following the election of
city officers in each year, the Common Council then in office shall
convene, at 10:00 a.m., at the Common Council Chamber in the City
Hall, and the statements of the votes filed with the City Clerk shall
be produced by him and delivered to the Common Council. The Common
Council shall then forthwith canvass the votes and determine, declare
and certify who were duly elected at such election, to the various
offices hereinafter named, which certificate shall be filed with the
City Clerk.
Immediately upon the filing with him of the
certificate of election specified in the last section, the City Clerk
shall notify, in writing, every person so certified to have been elected
of his election.
All city officers elected under this act shall
enter upon their respective offices the 31st day of December following
the election, at 12:00 midnight. The Common Council shall organize
at 10:00 a.m. of the first day of January of each year. If January
1 shall fall on Sunday, then such organization shall be effected the
following Monday at such hour.
Special elections may be ordered by the Common
Council in said city or in any district, department or ward thereof
for the purpose of submitting to the taxpayers of said city or of
such district, department or ward thereof any proposition to construct
and maintain waterworks, sewers or electric-light plants or any other
matter affecting the government of the city or to determine any other
proposition. At least 10 days' notice of the time, places and purposes
of said special election shall be given at the time of ordering any
special election. The Common Council shall appoint a day or days for
registration and publish notice thereof with a notice of said special
election. The Inspectors of Election in office shall be authorized
to act at such special elections and shall prepare and use a register
of voters for such special election in the same manner as required
by law for an annual city election, except that the same shall include
the names of only such taxpayers appearing upon the assessment roll
of that year and such register shall be completed on the final day
of registration appointed by the Common Council.
Said wards and such subdivisions thereof as
are required by the General Election Law shall constitute the election
districts for all general and city elections held in said city. The
provisionsof law in respect to elections in this state shall apply
to and regulate the nominations and election of officers under this
act and all elections held hereunder.
