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2.965 pair of wards shall be nominated by the electors residing in 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 electors who reside in the 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 submitted to the city recorder at least 76 days before the first election for filling the office and it shall be signed by 25 electors who reside in the area to be represented by the office. (5) The city recorder or designee shall verify the signatures on a nominating petition as provided in section 2.979(1) of this code. Any signature which is not the signature of an elector who resides in the area to be represented by the office for which the nominating petition was circulated shall not be counted toward the number of signatures required by subsection (4) of this section. Elections - Residencv. A candidate for a city office must be an elector 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. A candidate for city office must be registered to vote as a resident of the city at the time his or her nominating p~tition is submitted to the city recorder. A candidate for city office 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. If a city official or candidate for city office fails to maintain his or her residence within the city and the area he or she represents or seeks to represent, he or she shall be removed from office or be ineligible to serve as a city official. The vacancy thus created shall be filled in the manner other vacancies in that office are filled. If a city official or candidate for city office has more than one residence, the requirements of this section apply to the principal place of residency, which is the residence where the city official or candidate for city office spends more than 500/0 of his or her time. Section 4. Subsections (4), (5), (6) and (7) of Section 2.966 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended to provide: 2.966 Elections - Officers. (4) Except as provided in section 24 of the Eugene Charter, the first voting for mayor, councilor, or Eugene Water & Electric Board member during a year shall take place at an election held at the same time as the statewide primary election that year. (5) If at the primary election one candidate for a city office receives a Ordinance - Page Page 4 of 18 20405 (00195064)