Nominations for elected offices of the Municipality shall be made by petition, signed by not less than twenty-five (25) registered electors of the Municipality, and shall be accompanied by the written acceptance of the nominee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article VII, Section 5, a nominating petition need not designate a Petitioner’s Committee. The nomination of each candidate shall be made by a separate petition, but such petition may be circulated in separate parts, which shall be filed, however, as one instrument. No primary election shall be held for the selection of any candidate for any elected office of the Municipality. The ballot used in the election of officers of the Municipality shall be without party mark or designation. The names of all candidates nominated by petition for any Municipal office shall be placed upon the same ballot and shall be rotated in the manner provided by the laws of Ohio. Declarations of write-in candidates shall be permitted, and votes for write-in candidates shall be counted as provided for by law. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the laws of Ohio shall govern the nomination and election of the elective officers of the Municipality. Any matter which, by the terms of this Charter, may by submitted to the electors at a special election, may be submitted at a primary or general election. (Amended 3-2-04)