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Eugene Code Elections 2.960 Elections - State Law. City elections, insofar as not governed by the city charter or by special ordinances or other sections of this Code, shall be conducted in accordance with the state law governing popular elections. (Section 2.960 added by Ordinance No. 18106, enacted January 18, 1978.) 2.962 Elections - Wards. The city council shall by resolution divide the city into eight wards but neither this requirement nor any action pursuant to it disqualifies, or shortens the term of office of, a member of the councilor the Eugene Water & Electric Board. (Section 2.962, previously numbered 2.960, amended by Ordinance 18106, enacted January 18, 1978.) 2.964 Elections - Nomination. (1) A candidate for a city council office representing a particular ward shall be nominated by the individual electors from that ward. (2) A candidate for a Eugene Water & Electric Board office representing a pair of wards shall be nominated by individual electors from those wards. (3) A candidate for the office of mayor or an office on the Eugene Water & Electric Board representing the city at large shall be nominated by individual electors from the entire city. (4) In a year for filling an office referred to in subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this section, a nomination of a candidate for the office shall be conducted in accordance with the state law governing popular elections, except that the nominating petition shall be filed with the city recorder at least 75 days before the first election for filling the office and it shall be signed by 25 legally qualified electors in the area to be represented by the office. For purposes of calculating the filing deadline, the date of the election shall be included in the computation of time. (Section 2.964, previously numbered 2.970, amended by Ordinance No. 18106, enacted January 18, 1978; Ordinance No. 18697, enacted September 10, 1980; Ordinance No. 19883, enacted October 26, 1992, effective November 25, 1992 and Ordinance No. 20287, enacted March 10, 2003, effective April 9, 2003.) 2.965 Elections - Residencv. A candidate for a city office must be a legal elector under the laws and constitution of the state and must have been a resident of the city for at least one year immediately preceding the election that results in election to the office, and shall maintain his or her residence within the city and the area he or she seeks to represent at the time of nomination and throughout his or her term of office if elected. Removal of an officer's residence from the city or from the area he or she represents shall create a vacancy in the office for which elected, to be filled in the manner other vacancies in that office are filled. If a councilor or candidate has more than one residence, then the requirements of this section apply to the principal place of residency, which is the residence where the person spends more ;~:; - 2;' ~:::; ?\ ~~~j ~I: \ ~~ ~ I j::> *~ \ '~~.~:,,~ ~fJ ~, ".