The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-14

- h,,ot hut whose name is written on appears
ballots pasted thereon any such exep
~ AZ scers upon ballots by the election commission
- required by shall be nominated for election to any oe
unless he least twenty-five (25 votes nominating
him for such Office
Regular City Elections:
Section 144 nonpartisan regular city election shall De
held on the first Monday April In each odd numbered year.
Special Elections
s. ,4s snecial city elections shall called
nv rsso,ton Of the Commission (2D days in
Of such election required by this charter or the
.., aw. of the state Any calling special election
sa set purpose Of such election No more than TWO w
special city elections shall be held in any calendar year
Election Commission:
stor 1As An election commission hereby created
ne Of the Clerk the Mayor City Attorney The Clerk
shall be chairman The commission sha nave enaise Oh az
tiles and duties required by state law and this charter rea
ine the conduct the city The compensation OF
election shall be determined In advance by the Com
mission In any election procedure in doubt the
election shall prescribe the procedure to be followed
Notice Of Election:
rarv or election and Of the elected and the
tions SHALL except in case OF elections on iran
cs and which notice shall be given as required
therefor by state law specifically applicable
thereto Clerk in the manner and at the same
times provided in the state election laws for the giving OF no.
tees by township clerks in state elections
Voting Hours:
Section 14s The polls all elections shall be opened and
closed at the time opening and closing
Of polls at state elections
Nomination Petitions:
Section desiring qualify candidates for any
elective charter shall file petition therefor with
the than twenty five (25) nor more than
fifty 5o registered of the city not later than IL o'clock
fourth Saturday prior to the date OF the regular city
primary Blank petitions in substantially the same form as re-
uured by county officers except for refer
party shall be and furnished by the Clerk Be-
fore the official nomination petitions to
any person. in ink the Of the person
desiring candidate for office In the city, the per-
whose behalf the petition to be ana ne name
which he Is to be candidate Nomination petit
the OF filling vacancy shall so state IN connec
of the office for which the petition is to be
circulated publish notice OF the last day and time
for filing petitions least O week before and
not more before that date No shall
number OF petitions for Office
than there persons elected to said office Where
appears on petitions candidates to be elected
to office shall be counted petition
for that office.
Approval Of Petitions:
Section 141o The Clerk accept filing only nona
on petitions official blanks containing the required number
of candidates having those qualifications required
officers this charter Each nomination petition
filed with the Clerk shall be accompanied by filing fee OF
twenty-five 25) shall be returned to the
date the event. and only In the that ne more
than forty of for that
office receives the least number
the event that primary is required to be held
with the office for which the filing such states
candidate When petitions filed by
persons the whose thereon
candidate they be accepted for filing only when accompanied
by the person behalf the petition
circulated The Clerk shall within five 5) days
final filing date determine the siciency OF the sigma
petition filed and he finds that petition does
required number Of legal signatures registered
filed without the filing fee Of twenty-five (25
dollars he shall Immediately notify the candidate in writing Of
nufcenty Of his petition Each petition which Is found by
Clerk contain the required number Of Of regis
candidates shall be marked n Order with the
date thereof and he shall notify the candidate whose
pears thereon, In writing
Public Inspection Of Petitions,
Section l4l. All nomination petitions shall be to pub
inspection the office the beginning five 5)
after the final filing date for such petitions.
Form Of Balots
Section 1412 The form any city pri-
election shall conform nearly be to that
rbed by o general laws Of the state that party
designation emblem shall thereon The quail
fled nominees for each office shall listed single
and shall be rotated the ballots In all other print
ng numbering Of ballots shall
the state, relating to elections.
Canvass Of Votes:
~ Section l41S. The Commission shall be the
the all primaries elections
charter The Commission shall
day city primary and election publicly