(a) (1) In all primaries held in any city of the first class by any organized political party, the candidates for nomination for the office of council member shall reside in their respective wards.(2) All qualified electors residing in these cities and entitled to vote in the primaries may vote at their several voting precincts for each and every candidate so to be nominated.
(1) In all primaries held in any city of the first class by any organized political party, the candidates for nomination for the office of council member shall reside in their respective wards.
(2) All qualified electors residing in these cities and entitled to vote in the primaries may vote at their several voting precincts for each and every candidate so to be nominated.
(b) (1) The city council may provide by ordinance that the candidate shall only be voted upon by qualified voters of the ward who are entitled to vote in the primary from which the person is a candidate.(2) When provided by ordinance, a candidate under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall appear upon the ballot only in the ward in which he or she is a candidate.
(1) The city council may provide by ordinance that the candidate shall only be voted upon by qualified voters of the ward who are entitled to vote in the primary from which the person is a candidate.
(2) When provided by ordinance, a candidate under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall appear upon the ballot only in the ward in which he or she is a candidate.
(c) (1) Ordinances enacted under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be filed with the county clerk no later than August 31 of the calendar year before the election of council members.(2) A city of the first class that has an ordinance enacted under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall file the ordinance with the county clerk no later than January 1, 2026.(3) Once an ordinance is filed with the county clerk, changes shall not be made to the election of council members until a new ordinance is passed by the governing body of the municipality and filed with the county clerk by August 31 of the calendar year before the election of council members.(4) A city of the first class that does not file an ordinance under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall have its council members elected at large.
(1) Ordinances enacted under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be filed with the county clerk no later than August 31 of the calendar year before the election of council members.
(2) A city of the first class that has an ordinance enacted under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall file the ordinance with the county clerk no later than January 1, 2026.
(3) Once an ordinance is filed with the county clerk, changes shall not be made to the election of council members until a new ordinance is passed by the governing body of the municipality and filed with the county clerk by August 31 of the calendar year before the election of council members.
(4) A city of the first class that does not file an ordinance under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall have its council members elected at large.