At the general municipal election in November, 1957, five (5) councilmen shall be elected at large; the three (3) candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall serve for a term beginning January 1, 1958, and ending with the thirtieth (30th) day of November, 1961, and the two candidates standing next highest in the number of votes received shall serve a term beginning January 1, 1958, and ending with the thirtieth (30th) day of November, 1959.
Successors of the two (2) members of the Council elected for the term ending November 30, 1959, shall be elected at the general municipal election of November, 1959, and every fourth (4th) year thereafter; the successors of the three (3) members elected for the term ending November 30, 1961, shall be elected at the general municipal election of November, 1961, and every fourth (4th) year thereafter.
Except for the first (1st) election, the members of Council shall begin their terms of office on the 1st Monday following their election. Beginning with the three members to be elected at the 1989 general municipal election, the terms of Council shall end on the 31st day of December in 1993. Beginning with the two members to be elected at the 1991 general municipal election, the terms of Council shall end on the 31st day of December 1995. The terms of members elected to Council in elections held in 1993 and thereafter shall run from January 1st following said member's election until December 31st in the fourth year thereafter.
Elections for members of Council shall be non-partisan and shall be conducted
on the first (1st) Tuesday after the first (1st) Monday in November in the odd numbered years, by the regular election authorities of Sandusky County. Each person desiring to become a candidate for election to an office shall, not later than 4:00 p.m. on the ninetieth (90th) day before the day of such election, file a Declaration of Candidacy with the election authorities of Sandusky County, and pay the fee of not less than one-half (½) of one (1) percent of the annual salary of such office; which fee shall not be less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
Nomination petitions shall not be required; the Declaration of Candidacy shall be filed under oath and shall be substantially as follows:
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY - MUNICIPAL I, ____________________________ the undersigned, hereby declare that I am a Name of Candidate qualified elector of the Municipality of Clyde, Ohio; that I reside at _________________ Residence Clyde, Ohio. I hereby declare that I desire to be a candidate for election to the office of member of Council at the municipal election to be held on the day of November, 19___ and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot for said election, as provided by law. Dated this ____________________ day of ___________________________, 19_____ . _____________________________ Candidate State of Ohio ss County of Sandusky __________________________________ being duly sworn deposes and says that he is a Name of Candidate candidate named in the above declaration of candidacy and that the statements and declaration therein contained are true as he verily believes. _____________________________ Candidate Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____________ day of ,_________________, 19___ ____________________________________ Name and title of officer administering oath (November 7, 1989) |