The name of an elector of the City shall be printed upon the ballot, when a petition shall have been filed in his behalf with the election authorities on or before 4:00 p.m. on the fortieth day before the primary election provided for in Section 2 of the Charter; said petition shall be accompanied by a written acceptance from the nominee. Such petition shall be signed by at least five hundred (500) electors of the City, if for the nomination of a candidate for an office filled by election from the City at large, and by at least one hundred (100) electors of the ward if for the nomination of a candidate for an office to be filled by election from a ward. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter the Laws of Ohio shall govern the nomination and election of the elective officers of the City.
(Amended 11-5-57.)