The regular municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the odd numbered years. Any matter which, by the terms of this Charter, may be submitted to the electors of the City at any special election, may be submitted at the time of a primary election or of a general election.
When there exists a vacancy in the office of the Mayor, an election for Mayor shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, occurring in any calendar year, and in accordance with the requirements specified in Article IV, Section 10.
In the event there are three or more certified candidates for the office of Mayor, a non- partisan primary election shall be held for that office in accordance to the laws of the State of Ohio on the second Tuesday after the first Monday in September, in the year that an election is held for the office of Mayor. The names of the two candidates for Mayor receiving the highest number of votes in the non-partisan primary election shall appear at the subsequent November election.
This section shall become effective January 1, 2021.
(Amended 11-5-19.)