Same—Holding of city elections; straw ballot

(a)

The city commission shall, not less than 45 days prior to the proposed date of any municipal election, adopt a resolution setting forth the following:

(1)

The date upon which such election is to be held.

(2)

The purpose of such election.

(3)

The list of polling places in the several precincts.

(4)

The names of those persons designated and assigned to serve as clerks of election and as inspectors of election; provided that the city commission may omit such names from such resolution and include them in a resolution to be adopted later in accordance with the general election laws of the state.

(5)

The form of ballot to be used in such election (except absentee ballots), prepared in compliance with all statutory requirements relating to the use of mechanical voting machines.

The city commission shall further authorize and direct the city clerk to give notice of the adoption of such resolution and of the provisions thereof, by and through the publication of an appropriate advertisement in two daily newspapers of general circulation in the city at least 15 days before the day upon which such municipal election is to be held. In the event that any polling place designated in the resolution shall become unavailable for use as such, the city clerk shall designate another polling place within the same precinct for holding the election and shall thereafter report his/her action at the next regular city commission meeting by filing a certificate with the mayor and city commission setting forth the details of the change and the reasons therefor.

(b)

Notwithstanding any provision in the city Code to the contrary, a resolution calling for a municipal election where the ballot question at such proposed election is a "straw ballot question," namely, a question which has no binding or obligatory effect regardless of the voters' approval or disapproval of such question, shall be adopted not less than 30 days prior to the date of such proposed election.

(Code 1967, § 15-10; Ord. No. 10148, § 1, 9-25-86; Code 1980, § 16-9; Ord. No. 11564, § 8, 10-28-97; Ord. No. 13676, § 2, 4-27-17)