Section 3.16 Recount:
   A recount of the votes cast at any city election for any office or upon any proposition may be had in accordance with election statutes. Unless otherwise required by statute, (1) a recount petition shall be filed with the Clerk by five o'clock in the afternoon on the second full day after the board of canvassers has made its official report, (2) any counter-petition shall be filed by five o'clock in the afternoon on the next full day thereafter, and (3) no officer shall be qualified to take office until the final determination of any recount of the votes cast for such office. In case of recount a written notice of such recount shall be filed with each candidate on the ballot.