Section 75. - Primary election.

On the sixth Tuesday after this Charter shall have been adopted, and approved by the governor, there shall be held in the City of Edmond, a primary election for the nomination of candidates for the office of mayor, and four councilmen provided for by this Charter, to be nominated by the qualified electors of the City of Edmond and the respective wards thereof as provided for in this Charter and by the laws of this State. (Amended General Election, April 7, 2009).

Section 76. - Mayor to call election.

It shall be the duty of the mayor or chief executive officer of the City of Edmond to legally call the primary election and the election of officers herein provided for, and he shall give at least sixty (60) days' notice of each such election. (Amended Election, November 3, 1998).

Section 77. - Special election for mayor and four councilmen.

There shall be held on the tenth Tuesday after this Charter shall have been adopted and approved by the governor, a City election in the City of Edmond for the purpose of electing the mayor, and four councilmen provided for by this Charter, who when elected, shall be and become the officers of said City of Edmond with terms of office as provided in this Charter. The term of office of the City officers elected prior to and in office at the time this Charter takes effect shall terminate at eight p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on the first Monday following said election. It shall be the duty of the officers so elected under this Charter to take over their respective offices and assume full power and responsibility at that time. Thereafter such officers and their successors shall be, and they are, hereby vested with full power and authority to conduct the business and affairs of said City as provided for by the constitution and laws of the State of Oklahoma and by this Charter. (Amended General Election, April 7, 2009).

Section 78. - Nonpartisan ballots.

All primary and general elections hereafter held in the City of Edmond shall be free and equal to all qualified electors. Primary ballots and ballots for the general election in said City for city officers shall be nonpartisan, and such ballots shall contain no emblems, device, mark or sign of any kind indicating to which political party a candidate may belong. The names of the candidates, when there shall be more than one candidate for any office, shall be rotated on such ballots in such manner as to make such ballots fair and equal for all candidates, and so that no candidate may have any advantage over any other candidate for the same office.

Section 79. - Candidates in primary elections.

In all primary elections in said City, when more than two candidates file for any one office, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes at such primary election shall be found and declared to be the candidates for that particular office, and they shall be entitled to the certificates of nomination from the county election board. When two or less candidates file for any one office, the two or one candidate, as the case may be, shall be found and declared to be the candidates for that particular office, and they or he shall be entitled to the certificate of nomination from the county election board, and no primary election shall be held in that ward. These rules shall apply to candidates for mayor, and councilmen from each of the four wards. (Amended General Election, April 5, 1955; Amended General Election, April 7, 2009).

Section 80. - Candidates in general election.

The name or names of such successful candidates in such primary election shall be placed upon the tickets for the general city election, and the candidate receiving the highest number of votes at such general city election shall be found and declared to be duly elected to the office for which he was candidate, and shall be entitled to the certificate of election from the county election board. (Amended General Election, April 5, 1955).

Section 81. - Candidates must file names.

All candidates for office in the primary election shall file their names with the County Election Board, as now provided for by law, except that no candidate shall be required or allowed to state his politics or to what political party he belongs. Any person who is an elected official of the City of Edmond at any time within thirty (30) days prior to the filing period for municipal offices shall be ineligible to file for any elected municipal office other than for reelection to the office so occupied by such official, provided that this Section shall not apply to elected officials whose term of office will expire either by resignation or by expiration of term within four (4) months. (Amended General Election, April 5, 1977).

Section 82. - Time of primary.

On the third Tuesday in March, 1957, and every two years thereafter, there shall be held a primary election in said City at which time candidates for mayor shall be selected. On the third Tuesday in March, 1957, there shall be held a primary election in said City, at which time candidates for councilmen for all four wards shall be selected. On the third Tuesday in March, 1959, and every four years thereafter, there shall be held a primary election in said City at which time candidates for councilman for ward one and councilman for ward two shall be selected. On the third Tuesday in March, 1961, and every four years thereafter, there shall be held a primary election in said City at which time candidates for and councilman for ward three and councilman for ward four shall be selected. On the first Tuesday in March, 1999, and every two years thereafter, there shall be held a primary election in said City at which time candidates for mayor shall be selected. On the first Tuesday in March, 1999, and every four years thereafter, there shall be held a primary election in said City at which time candidates for councilman for ward one and councilman for ward two shall be selected. On the first Tuesday in March, 2001, and every four years thereafter, there shall be held a primary election in said City at which time candidates for city treasurer and councilman for ward three and councilman for ward four shall be selected. The candidates for mayor and shall be nominated by the electors of said City at large. The candidates for councilmen shall be nominated by the electors of the separate wards. Said times for the primary election may be changed if required by the Oklahoma County Election Board. (Amended General Election, April 5, 1955; Amended Election November 3, 1998; Amended General Election, April 7, 2009).

Section 83. - Time of general election.

The time of general elections shall be as set forth in Section 11 of this Charter as amended. All candidates at such general city election shall be voted upon by the electors of the City at large, and when elected, they shall assume their duties on the first Monday in May following their election, and shall hold their respective offices for the terms specified in Section 9 of this Charter, as amended, and until their successors are elected and qualified, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. Said times for the general election may be changed if required by the Oklahoma County Election Board. (Amended General Election, April 5, 1955; Amended Election, November 3, 1998; Amended Special Election, May 8, 2001).

Section 84. - General election laws of the State adopted.

In said primary election and in said general and special elections for mayor and four councilmen, and in all notices, canvass of returns, and all other proceedings whatever relating to said elections, the general laws of the State applicable to municipal elections are hereby adopted and put in full force and effect, except as the same may be modified herein. (Amended General Election, April 7, 2009).

Section 85. - General laws.

The Mayor and Council shall have the power to adopt ordinances related to campaign disclosures of contributions, contributors and expenditures related to municipal elections. (Added General Election, April 7, 2009).