83A.100 Division of city into wards -- Nomination and election of legislative body members.

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83A.100 Division of city into wards -- Nomination and election of legislative body members. (1) The legislative body of a city may by ordinance divide the city into the same number of wards as the number of legislative body members. Wards shall be as nearly equal in population as practicable and their boundaries shall be fixed by the ordinance. (2) The populations of wards shall be reviewed as necessary to insure that populations are as nearly equal as practicable, but the populations of wards shall be reviewed for equalization at least as often as each regular federal census. (3) Wards may be abolished by repeal of the ordinance creating them. No creation, alteration or abolition of wards shall occur within two hundred forty (240) days preceding a regular election. (4) If a city is divided into wards, legislative body members shall be nominated and elected in the following manner: (a) Members shall be elected in the regular November election at large, but each candidate shall reside in the ward he seeks to represent and shall be elected in such a manner that each ward is equally represented on the legislative body. The names shall be presented in the election to show for which ward each candidate is seeking election and voters shall be instructed to "vote for one candidate in each ward." The candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast in each ward shall be deemed to be elected from such ward. (b) Persons seeking the nomination of a political party for the office of legislative body member where a primary election is required for the political party, shall be voted upon exclusively by the eligible voters of the ward in which the person resides and seeks to represent. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 366, sec. 6, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 22, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 434, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1980.