ARTICLE XI: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
The City of Garden City shall constitute one ward. The election of all city officers as provided in this Charter shall be on a nonpartisan basis. The general election laws of the state shall apply to and control, as near as may be, all procedures relating to registration and city elections except as such general laws relate to political parties or partisan procedure and except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
A city primary election shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in August of each odd-numbered year unless otherwise provided in this charter. No primary shall be conducted unless there are more than twice the number of candidates for the vacancies to be filled. The number of candidates receiving the highest number of votes equal to twice the number of vacancies to be filled at the election shall be certified by the City Clerk and listed on the general election ballot. No candidate shall be deemed elected at such primary.
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