SECTION 130.020: DATE OF GENERAL ELECTION
A general election for the elective officers of this City shall be held on the first (1st) Tuesday in April of each year.
1. On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of odd numbered years, an election shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward in the City for Mayor and for one (1) Alderman for each ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
2. On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of even numbered years, an election shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward of this City for one (1) Alderman for each ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
(Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §31.010)
SECTION 130.030: FILING OF CANDIDATES
The opening filing date shall be 8:00 A.M., the thirteenth (13th) Tuesday prior to the election. The closing filing date shall be 5:00 P.M., the ninth (9th) Tuesday prior to the election. The political subdivision or special district calling an election shall, before the thirteenth (13th) Tuesday prior to any election at which offices are to be filled, notify the general public of the opening filing date, the office or offices to be filled, the proper place for filing and the closing filing date of the election. Such notification may be accomplished by legal notice published in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the political subdivision or special district. (Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §31.020)
A general election for the elective officers of this City shall be held on the first (1st) Tuesday in April of each year.
1. On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of odd numbered years, an election shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward in the City for Mayor and for one (1) Alderman for each ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
2. On the first (1st) Tuesday in April of even numbered years, an election shall be held by the qualified voters of each ward of this City for one (1) Alderman for each ward, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of two (2) years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
(Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §31.010)
SECTION 130.030: FILING OF CANDIDATES
The opening filing date shall be 8:00 A.M., the thirteenth (13th) Tuesday prior to the election. The closing filing date shall be 5:00 P.M., the ninth (9th) Tuesday prior to the election. The political subdivision or special district calling an election shall, before the thirteenth (13th) Tuesday prior to any election at which offices are to be filled, notify the general public of the opening filing date, the office or offices to be filled, the proper place for filing and the closing filing date of the election. Such notification may be accomplished by legal notice published in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the political subdivision or special district. (Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §31.020)