(A) Election of city officer shall be under nonpartisan city election laws as provided in KRS Chapter 83A. Immediately subsequent to publication of any ordinance prescribing that election of city officers be under nonpartisan city election laws, a copy of that ordinance shall be filed with the County Clerk of the county in which the city is located.
(B) There shall be no nonpartisan primary election for the nomination of candidates to city office, regardless of the number of candidates running for each office.
(C) The city may change the manner of election of city officers within the provisions of division (A) of this section by ordinance, except that no change shall be made earlier than five years from the last change.
(D) All candidates are required to file their nomination papers with the Anderson County Clerk no later than the second Tuesday in August before the day fixed by KRS Chapter 118 for holding a regular election. All nomination papers are to be filed no later than 4:00 p.m. local time when filed on the last day on which the papers are permitted to be filed.
(E) 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 are to be elected.
(F) The city shall pay the costs of city elections only if city elections are held at a time other than prescribed by law for elections generally.
(KRS 83A.050) (Ord. passed 3-2-81; Am. Ord. 1992-17, passed 12-29-92)