(A) All elections for city offices, as defined in KRS 83A.010(9) shall be nonpartisan.
(B) The provisions of KRS 83A.170 relating to non-partisan elections are incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference.
(C) The city hereby foregoes conducting a non-partisan primary election for the nomination of candidates to the city office, regardless of the number of candidates running for each office, and requires that all candidates file their nomination papers with the County Clerk not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the office will appear on the ballot and not later than the second Tuesday in August before the day fixed by KRS Chapter 118 for holding a regular election for the office. All nomination papers should be filed no later than 4 p.m. local time when filed on the last day on which the papers are permitted to be filed.
(D) The election of candidates equal to the number of city offices to be filled who receive the highest number of votes cast in the regular election for each city office shall be elected.
(E) The number of candidates equal to the number of city offices to be filled who receive the highest number of votes cast in the regular election for each city office shall be elected.
(F) Candidates shall be subject to all other applicable election laws pursuant to KRS Chapters 116 to 121 and 83A.
(G) If a vacancy occurs in a candidacy for city office after the expiration of time for filing nomination papers, or if there are fewer candidates than there are officers to be filed, the vacancy shall be filled by write-in voting.
(H) The city may change the manner of election of city officers within the provisions of division (A) of this section by ordinance, except that no change shall be made earlier than five years from the last change.
(I) The city shall pay the costs of city elections only if city elections are held at a time other than prescribed by law for elections generally.
(J) Each appointed and elected city office existing on July 15, 1980, shall continue until abolished by ordinance, except that the offices of Mayor and City Councilmembers may not be abolished.
(K) No abolition of any elected office shall take effect until expiration of the term of the current holder of the office.
(L) No ordinance abolishing any elected office shall be enacted later than 240 days preceding the regular election for that office, except in the event of a vacancy in the office.
(M) The city may not create any elected office. Existing elected offices may be continued under provision of divisions (J), (K), and (L) above, but no existing elected office may be changed.
(Ord. 2000-4, passed 8-16-00)
Statutory reference:
Election of city officers, see KRS 83A.050
Creation, abolishment of city offices, see KRS 83A.080 (3), (4)
Election to fill unexpired term of city office, see KRS 83A.165