Candidates for Municipal offices shall be nominated by individual nominating petitions only. Nominating petitions shall be in the form prescribed by the laws of the State of Ohio for the nominations of individual nonpartisan candidates. In addition, a nominating petition shall contain a statement of the candidate that he is or will be, at the time of the commencement of the term of office he seeks, qualified to hold such office under the provisions of this Charter and the laws of the State of Ohio. Each nominating petition shall be signed by not less than fifty (50) electors of the Municipality and shall be filed with the Board of Electors no later than seventy-five (75) days prior to the date scheduled for the regular Municipal election as determined by Section 3.03 of this Charter.
The procedures for write-in candidates to Council shall be as set forth in an ordinance duly adopted by Council or pursuant to the laws of the State of Ohio if no such ordinance is adopted. (Amended 11-5-91)