All elections for members of Council and the Mayor shall be non-partisan and shall be conducted by the election officials prescribed by the election laws of the State of West Virginia, and the provisions of such election laws shall apply to all elections held in the City of Weirton. The duties imposed by such election laws upon County Clerks and Circuit Clerks shall devolve upon the City Clerk, and the duties imposed by such laws upon the County Commissions shall devolve upon the governing body of the City, which shall also have the power, by Ordinance, to make such rules and regulations concerning elections, not inconsistent with such state election laws or with this Charter, as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to provide for the regular and orderly conduct of municipal elections and the correct determination of the results thereof and for the prevention of fraud.
The registration of voters for City elections shall be done in the manner provided by the election laws of the State of West Virginia pertaining to the registration of voters for municipal elections; provided, however, that the registration lists for municipal elections shall not make any reference to the political party affiliations of the registered voters.