There shall be no primary election for selection of candidates for any elective office of the Municipality, unless required by State Statute or otherwise required by this Charter. Nominations for each elective municipal office shall be made by petition or write-in, on the standard forms provided by the Board of Elections for the nomination of nonpartisan candidates, filed with such Board in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code.
Petitions for the nomination of a candidate for office shall be signed by not less than twenty-five (25) and no more than seventy-five (75) qualified electors of the Municipality entitled to vote on the position for which the candidate seeks election. Each candidate shall file a separate petition; group petitions shall not be used.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the holding of a caucus by interested electors for the purpose of selecting nominees for elective offices.
(Amended 11-8-16.)