§ 7.05. Elections.

A.

Multiple candidates. When more than two (2) persons qualify as candidates for the office of city council for any of the designated seats to be filled, the persons so qualified shall be voted upon at a regular election to be held on the second Tuesday in April. Provided that one candidate does not receive a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast, the two (2) persons receiving the highest number of votes cast for each such designated seat shall be declared candidates for such designated seat and shall be voted upon at a runoff city election to be held on the second Tuesday in May. The person receiving the highest number of votes cast at such runoff city election shall be declared elected. If only two (2) candidates qualify for a designated seat or one candidate in the regular election received a majority of the votes cast for a designated seat, the candidate receiving a majority of the votes cast for the designated seat shall be declared elected without the necessity of being voted upon in a runoff city election.

B.

Single candidate. In the event not more than one person qualifies as a candidate, either for ballot listing or as a write-in candidate, for a designated seat on the city council to be filled at an election, that seat shall not be listed on the regular or runoff city election ballot and such candidate shall be declared elected.

C.

Re-opening of qualifying [period]. In the event of a vacancy in candidacy caused by death, withdrawal or removal from the ballot of a qualified candidate following the end of the qualifying period which leaves fewer than two (2) candidates for an office, the city council shall re-open the qualifying period for up to five (5) days in order to allow other qualified candidates to run for such office.

(Ord. No. O-5-96, 2-20-1996/4-2-1996; Ord. No. O-03-2014, § 2(exh. A), 2-18-2014/4-1-2014; Ord. No. O-01-2015, § 1, 2-3-2015)