Nominations for the offices of Mayor, City Recorder and Council member at large shall be made by certificate of candidacy supported by petition addressed to Council and signed by a minimum of 25 qualified electors in the city; and for the office of ward Council member, by a minimum of 20 qualified electors of the ward from which the candidate for Council seeks election. Such certificates for nomination shall be filed with the City Recorder upon forms provided by the city, and shall be verified by the person so nominated. All such nominating petitions shall be examined by Council and, if found to be bona fide, in proper form and signed by the required number of electors, the persons so nominated shall be certified as candidates for the particular offices sought.
(Prior Code, § 107.05) (Ord. 00-2, passed 2-15-2000)