§ 31.01 ELECTIONS.
   (A)   All elections for village officials shall be nonpartisan.
   (B)   Division (A) above shall take effect with the first village election for which the nomination deadline is not less than 30 days after the effective date of this section.
   (C)   This section shall take effect 45 days after its adoption unless a petition signed by not less than 10% of the registered electors of the village is filed with the Village Clerk within the 45-day period, in which case this section takes effect upon approval at an election held on the question.
   (D)   The Clerk shall cause to be published a notice of the adoption of this section and the delayed effect as provided in division (C) above which shall be published separately at the same time and the same manner as this section is published.
   (E)   If a petition bearing the required number of valid signatures of the electors is filed after verification by the Village Clerk, the question of ordinance adoption shall be submitted at the next general or special election.
(Ord. 173, passed 4-1-2002)