Pursuant to the authority of KRS 83A.045 (2) (b), the nomination and election of candidates for city office, in a non-partisan election, shall be conducted pursuant to the following provisions thereof:
(A) The city hereby foregoes conducting a non-partisan primary election for the nomination of candidates to city office, regardless of the number of candidates running for each office, and all candidates are hereby required to file their nomination papers with the Kenton County Clerk, no later than the second Tuesday in the month of August before the day fixed by KRS Chapter 118 for holding the regular election.
(B) All nomination papers shall be filed no later than 4:00 P.M. local time when filed on the last day in which the papers are permitted to be filed.
(C) The election of candidates to city office shall be governed by the provisions of KRS 83A.075 (2) (b), K.R.S. 83A.175 (2) to (6) and K.R.S. Chapters 116 to 121.
(D) The number of candidates equal to the number of city offices to be filled who receive the highest number of votes cast in the regular election for each city office shall be elected.
(E) Candidates shall be subject to all other applicable election laws pursuant to this Chapter and KRS Chapters 116 to 121.
(F) If a vacancy occurs in a candidacy for city office after the expiration of the time for filing nomination papers, of if there are fewer candidates than there are offices to be filled, the vacancy in candidacy shall be filled by write-in voting.
(Ord. 1997-07-15, passed 8-11-97)