§ 5. Municipal elections.

By resolution duly adopted each year, the City Council shall designate a date in the following year, which is approved under then-current state law, for the holding of Norman's municipal election, at which time there will be election contests conducted by the Cleveland County Election Board for each of the following positions for which two (2) or more qualified (as described above) registered voters have filed for office: wards two (2), four (4), six (6), and eight (8) in even-numbered years; wards one (1), three (3), five (5), and seven (7) in odd-numbered years; and Mayor in 2007 and each third year thereafter. If allowed by then-current state law, the date for municipal elections shall be in February. In each such municipal election, a person receiving a majority of votes cast shall be deemed to be the winner. If no person receives a majority of votes in the municipal election, the two candidates receiving the most votes shall proceed in the municipal runoff election, described below. If two or more persons tie for second place in the municipal election, and the person receiving the most votes did not receive a majority of votes cast, then the second-place nominee shall be determined from among those tying, fairly by lot, by the Cleveland County Election Board. If three or more persons tie for first place in the municipal election, then the two municipal runoff election nominees shall be determined from among those tying, fairly by lot, by the Cleveland County Election Board.

(Ord. No. 0-0203-11; Ord. No. 0-0405-32, § 7; Ord. No. 0-1112-07, § 1; Ord. No. 0-1718-3, § 4)