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Sec. 41-2. - Ballots.
All elections provided for in this charter shall be by secret ballot, and such ballots shall be nonpartisan, without party marks or designations. (Ord. No. 1748-2014, 7-21-2014)
Sec. 41-3. - Nomination of municipal officers.
(a) Candidates for the office of city council member and for mayor, city attorney, and auditor, shall be nominated by a nonpartisan primary election. The name of any elector ...
Sec. 41-4. - Nomination and election of the remainder of an unexpired term.
The following procedures for the nomination and election of a successor shall apply when this charter requires an election for the remainder of an unexpired term of office: (a) ...
Sec. 41-5. - Election of municipal officers.
Every elector of the city may vote for any municipal office appearing on a primary, general, or special election ballot. The two candidates for nomination to any municipal office, including a councilmember elected by district, who...
Sec. 41-6. - Replacement upon death, disqualification or withdrawal of candidate.
(a) If a person nominated by petition as a candidate for the office of city council member or for mayor, city attorney, or auditor, at a nonpartisan primary election, if such ...
PETITIONS FOR INITIATED ORDINANCE, REFERENDUM, RECALL, CHARTER AMENDMENT
Part of Charter of the City of Columbus.
PETITIONS FOR INITIATED ORDINANCE, REFERENDUM, RECALL, CHARTER AMENDMENT
THE RECALL
Part of Charter of the City of Columbus.
THE RECALL
Sec. 46. - The recall.
Any elective officer provided for in this charter may be removed from office by recall petition. Such recall petition shall contain the signatures of not less than fifteen per cent of the number of electors who voted in the last p...
Sec. 46-1. - Petition requirements.
Petitions for the recall shall be submitted to the city clerk within thirty days of the filing of the certified copy of the same. Separate petitions shall be submitted for each elective officer whose removal is sought. Petition fo...
Sec. 46-2. - City clerk action on petition for recall.
Upon receipt of the report regarding the validation of signatures, the city clerk shall forthwith determine the sufficiency of the petition. If the clerk finds the petition sufficient, the city clerk shall forthwith serve notice o...
Sec. 46-3 - Placement of recall on the ballot.
The question of the removal of the elective officer shall be submitted to the electors of the city at the next regular municipal election if one shall occur not less than sixty, nor more than one-hundred-twenty, days after the cit...
Sec. 46-4. - Ballot language, generally.
The ballot for any recall shall be as provided for by general laws of the state, unless otherwise provided by this charter or ordinance of council. (Ord. No. 1748-2014, 7-21-2014)
Sec. 46-5. - Effect of electoral vote on recall.
If a majority of the votes cast on the question of removal of any officer are affirmative, the elective officer whose removal is sought shall thereupon be deemed removed from office upon the announcement of the official canvass of...
Secs. 47—51. - Reserved.
Editor's note— Ord. No. 1748-2014, adopted July 21, 2014, repealed §§ 47—51 in their entirety. Former §§ 47—51 pertained to [submission to council; publication.]; the referendum; [signatures for referendum]; [actio...
Sec. 52. - (Deleted 11-7-33.)
Secs. 53—56. - Reserved.
Editor's note— Ord. No. 1748-2014, adopted July 21, 2014, repealed §§ 53—56 in their entirety. Former §§ 53—56 pertained to conflicting ordinances; referendum on emergency measures; when referendum does not apply; ...