(a) Only persons who are bona fide residents of the City and are registered to vote as provided by law shall be entitled to vote in any municipal election, and the provisions of the “Permanent Registration Law,” being Section 8-5-13 of the West Virginia Code of 1931, as last amended, so far as applicable to municipalities, is hereby adopted to govern any election in the City.
(b) The municipal registration records for the Hancock County precincts which are within the City, as they are kept and maintained by the County Commission of Hancock County, shall be the official registration of voters for any municipal election, and only those persons so registered shall be eligible to vote.
(Ord. 1381. Passed 11-2-81.)