The general election shall be held in the city of Duncan on the 1st Tuesday in April or on a date which may be changed pursuant to the election laws of the state of Oklahoma, in order to elect the successor or successors of those whose terms are expiring, if candidates for one or more such offices remain to be voted upon. Every qualified elector to the city of Duncan shall be entitled to vote for one candidate for each of the offices to be filled. The candidates for each office receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected. It is further understood that general elections shall be commenced at least forty-five (45) days subsequent to the primary election. (Res. 1448, 1-25-2005)