(A) In the event of the death, withdrawal or removal from the ballot of a qualified candidate following the end of the qualifying period, that candidate’s name shall be stricken from the ballot provided for that election. The stricken candidate’s name shall not be printed or be on the ballot or be shown as a candidate on any voting papers. If the ballot cannot be changed, any votes for that candidate’s name shall be null and void.
(B) If such omission leaves only one qualified candidate on the ballot for that office, that candidate shall be an unopposed candidate and declared automatically elected and no election for that office shall be required.
(Ord. 2-98, passed 9-23-1998; Ord. 03-2021, passed 10-28-2021; Ord. 05-2022, passed 9-22-2022)