(A) Regular municipal elections shall be held on the dates and times fixed by the election laws of the State of Ohio.
(B) The Council may, at any time, order a special election by legislation which shall set forth the date and purpose of the election, including, without limitations the referral of pending legislation to the electors for their approval or rejection. Special elections may be held on any date.
(C) All regular and special elections shall be conducted by the election officials of Delaware County, Ohio and the State of Ohio. Elections shall be held in conformity with the provisions of this Charter or as otherwise provided by the Council. Where not addressed by this Charter or by the Council, the provisions of the election laws of the State of Ohio shall be followed.
(D) The Council shall have the power to appropriate and expend public funds to pay the cost of providing information to the public in connection with tax, bond, and other non-partisan public issues, but not in connection with the election of any candidate for public office.
(E) There shall be no primary election for any elected office of the Municipality.
(F) Nominations for the elected offices of the Municipality shall be made by petition signed by not less than 25 nor more than 75 electors of the Municipality. Petitions shall be in the form determined by the election officials of the State of Ohio for the nomination of non-partisan candidates. Group petitions shall not be permitted. Petitions shall be filed with the election officials of the State of Ohio as provided by the law of the State of Ohio.