A primary election shall be held in the City on the first Tuesday in February of every Council Election Year to nominate candidates for the one position on the Council from each ward for which the term is expiring. A primary election shall be held in the City on the first Tuesday of February of every Mayor Election Year to nominate candidates for Mayor. If no office has more than one candidate at the election, all the candidates shall be not only nominated, but also elected to the respective offices ipso facto; and no primary or general election shall be held. If not more than one person is a candidate for a particular office at the election, he shall be not only nominated, but also elected to that office ipso facto; and his name shall not appear on the primary or general election ballot. Every qualified elector shall be entitled to vote for one candidate for Councilmember from his ward and also to vote for one candidate for Mayor for the City at large.
(Amended 10-14-03; Res. 1259 Amended and approved 12-12-06; Amended 4-5-16)
Editors Note: See Code § 12.01 that sets the date for elections as the second Tuesday in February per Ordinance 1918, passed 10/4/16