(a) Number of Votes. Every qualified voter shall be entitled to cast one vote for a nominated candidate.
(b) The candidates who receive the greatest number of the total votes cast by the qualified voters of the City at large, as determined by the City Clerk, shall be declared by the City Clerk to be elected. All ties between two candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast for that office shall be decided by lot in the presence of the candidates concerned by the persons under whom the supervision of the election is held.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the provisions of general law with respect to the method and time for the filing of certificates of candidacy, nominating candidates, conducting regular and special Municipal elections, and determining and certifying the results of such elections, so far as applicable, shall apply to elections held under this Charter.