Candidates for the office of mayor and councilman [councilmen] of the city shall be duly qualified electors under the laws of the State of Arizona and under the provisions of this Charter, and shall have resided within, and have been a qualified elector of, the City of Tucson for not less than three (3) years immediately prior to becoming a candidate, except that time of residence in any area and being a qualified elector thereof shall be counted as residence and electoral qualifications within the City of Tucson one (1) year after said area becomes annexed to the city. Any candidate for councilman shall have resided in his respective ward or annexed area at least one (1) year prior to his becoming a candidate, unless such residence has been shortened by the redistricting of the city as to wards.
(Ord. No. 1640, eff. 5-16-56)
Cross References: Mayor and councilmen holding other offices prohibited, ch. XVIII, § 1.