(a) Candidates seeking nomination during a recall election must meet the qualification requirements pursuant to section 12-64 of this code.
(b) In the situation that the incumbent was elected to office, candidates other than the incumbent shall be placed upon the official recall ballot after filing a nomination petition that is signed by a number of qualified electors that is equal to at least two percent (2%) of the total votes cast for all candidates for that office at the last general election.
(c) In the situation that the incumbent was appointed to the office, candidates other than the incumbent shall be placed upon the official recall ballot after filing a nomination petition that is signed by a number of qualified electors that is equal to at least one-half of one per cent of the total active registered voters in the City for mayor or in the ward represented by that elective officer as determined on the date of the last general election.
(d) Nomination petition signers shall be qualified electors of the city for mayoral candidates and in the ward of the officer against whom the recall petition is filed for council member candidates.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)