Except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by ordinance of Council, municipal elections shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of general law.
Members of Council shall hold their office for two (2) years beginning January 1st of 2012, except the President of Council and At-Large Council members who shall complete their current term, which end December 31, 2013. They shall serve until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified. They shall be nominated by petition signed by not less than twenty-five (25) of the registered electors of the City or of their ward in the case of ward Council members and their names shall appear on a non-partisan ballot without party designation. The nomination of each candidate shall be made by a separate petition, but such petition may be circulated in separate parts, which shall be filed with the Board of Elections as one (1) instrument, not later than ninety (90) days prior to the date of holding the regular municipal election.
(Amended 11-4-97.) (Amended 11-2-04) (Amended 11-3-10) (Amended 11-8-11)