§ 28.20.010. Time and method for elections.  


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  • A.

    A regular election shall be held annually on the first Tuesday in April.

    B.

    The assembly may call a special election upon at least 30 days' notice, unless the election is for the purpose of electing candidates to fill offices, in which case the assembly shall call the election upon at least 45 days' notice.

    C.

    A runoff election required by the results of the regular election shall be held the first Tuesday in May.

    D.

    A runoff election required by the results of a special election shall be held not more than 30 days after the special election.

    E.

    Effective June 1, 2016, all municipal elections shall be conducted by mail unless otherwise provided by the assembly in the call of election.

    F.

    Elections close at 8:00 p.m. on election day.

    (GAAB 7.05.040.A; AO No. 85-75; AO No. 88-129(S-1); AO No. 91-50; AO No. 99-113, § 1, 8-10-99; AO No. 2000-167, § 1, 1-9-01; AO No. 2014-28, § 1, 2-25-14 - repealed by AO No. 2015-63, § 2, 7-14-15 ; AO No. 2016-33, § 1, 3-22-16 ; AO No. 2017-29(S) , § 2, 6-1-17)

    Editor's note— Section 2 of AO No. 2014-28 states, "Section 1 [section 28.20.010 A.] shall be effective starting with the 2017 election cycle. The regular municipal election for 2017 shall be held in November. The tenure of incumbent elected office holders whose terms expire in or after April 2017 shall be extended until election certification, except for the Mayor, who shall take office on January 2."

    Section 3 of AO No. 2014-28 states, "Elected officials shall assume office immediately upon election certification except the Mayor, who shall take office on January 2."