The voter may write the name of any candidate who has properly filed a declaration as a write in candidate with the election authorities on or before the seventy-second (72nd) day before the date established in Section VII-1 for the primary election that is required to be held when there are three or more candidates certified for the office of Mayor, regardless of whether or not a primary is actually required to be held for a Mayoral election. Such declaration shall state the name of the candidate, his or her place of residence, and the office for which he or she desires to run. A write in candidate shall be an elector of the City at the time his or her declaration as such a candidate is filed with the election authorities. This section shall become effective January 1, 2021. (Amended 11-8-16; 11-3-20.)