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ORDINANCE NO, 20287 AN ORD][NANCE CONCEP,2NING ELECTIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 2.964, 2~966, 2.970, 2.971, 2.973, 2.976, 2.977, 2.981 AND 2.986 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; REPEALING SECTION 2.975 OF THAT CODE; AND ADDING SECTION 2.965 TO THAT CODE. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2.964 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended as follows: 2.964 Elections - Nomination. (1) A candidate for a city council ofrice 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 f?om 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 1(he entire city. (4) In a year for filling an office referred to in subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this secfion, 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 proposes of calculating the filing deadline, the date of the election shall be included in the computation of time. Section 2. Section 2.965 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is added to provide: 2.965 Elections - Residenc~. A candidate for a city office 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 ;vithin 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 than 50% of the time. Ordinance- 1