103.01 ELECTION REGULATIONS GENERALLY.

   (a)    In accordance with West Virginia Code 8-5-6, the provisions of general law with respect to the method and time for the filing of certificates of candidacy, nominating candidates, conducting primary and regular municipal elections, and determining and certifying the results of such elections, so far as applicable, shall apply to municipal elections of the Town of Star City.

   (b)    All elections for offices of the Town of Star City shall be non-partisan.

(Passed 3-5-24.)

103.02 DUTIES OF THE CLERK OF THE MONONGALIA COUNTY COMMISSION.

   As authorized by West Virginia Code 3-1-2a(c), the Clerk of the Monongalia County Commission is appointed as Election Officer for the Town of Star City.

(Passed 3-5-24.)

103.03 VOTING PRECINCTS.

      For the purpose of all Town elections, the voting precincts in the Town shall, to the extent that they lie within the confines of the Town, coincide with the boundaries of the voting precincts as fixed by the County Commission for all State and County elections; each County precinct and each part of a County precinct within the Town shall constitute a separate voting precinct of the Town. (Passed 3-5-24.)

103.04 REGULAR; SPECIAL ELECTIONS.

      The regular election for the choice of a Mayor and a Recorder and for the choice of the members of the common council shall be held on the second Tuesday in June 2023. Officials elected in June 2023 shall serve a one-year term, beginning on July 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2024. Beginning in 2024 and continuing every two years thereafter, the regular election for the choice of a Mayor and a Recorder and for the choice of the members of the common council shall be conducted by the Monongalia County Clerk and held concurrently with the state-wide primary. Officials elected in 2024 and thereafter shall serve two-year terms beginning on the July 1 immediately following the certification of election results. Council may, by resolution, order a special election at any time to determine answers to questions to be submitted or for the election of a new Council by the qualified electors of the Town. Any special election of Council shall be held as nearly as is practicable according to the provisions for a regular election.

(Passed 3-5-24.)

103.05 QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES.

   Candidates for the Office of Mayor, Recorder or Councilman must be residents of the Town and must be qualified voters entitled to vote for members of its governing body.

(Passed 3-5-24.)

103.06 FILING FEES

     (a)    Candidates' filing fee for the Office of Mayor shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

   (b)   Candidates' filing fee for the position of Town Recorder shall be twenty dollars ($20.00).

   (c)   Candidates' filing fee for a position as a Council Member shall be ten dollars ($10.00).

(Passed 3-5-24.)