The provisions of W. Va. Code Chapter 3, insofar as they are not incompatible with nonpartisan elections and insofar as they can be made applicable to any municipal election, whether for the nomination or election of candidates for municipal offices or for a referendum on any question to be submitted to the electorate of the city, shall govern all city elections, and the powers and duties provided by state law for County Clerks and Clerks of Circuit Courts shall devolve upon the City Recorder and the powers and duties provided by state law for county courts shall devolve upon Council, except as may be provided otherwise by any home rule charter or home rule ordinance or by this code or other ordinance of Council.
(Prior Code, § 107.15)