<br><br>83A.050 General election laws to govern election of city officers unless changed by <br>ordinance. <br>(1) Election of city officers shall be governed by general election laws as provided in <br>KRS Chapters 116 through 121 unless the city legislative body prescribes by <br>ordinance that election of city officers shall be under nonpartisan city election laws <br>as provided in KRS 83A.045, 83A.170, 83A.175 and 83A.047. The ordinance shall <br>become effective not later than twenty-three (23) days prior to the date prescribed <br>by the election law generally for filing notification and declaration forms with the <br>county clerk in a year in which a regular election is to be held in which any city <br>office is to be filled. Immediately subsequent to publication of any ordinance <br>prescribing that election of city officers be under nonpartisan city election laws, a <br>copy of that ordinance shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the <br>city is located. City officers of each city of the second class operating under the city <br>manager form of government pursuant to KRS 83A.150 shall be elected in <br>nonpartisan elections as provided in KRS 83A.045, 83A.170, 83A.175, and <br>83A.047. <br>(2) A city may change the manner of election of city officers within the provisions of <br>subsection (1) of this section by ordinance, except that no change shall be made <br>earlier than five (5) years from the last change. <br>(3) The city shall pay the costs of city elections only if city elections are held at a time <br>other than prescribed by KRS Chapters 116 to 121. <br>Effective: July 13, 1990 <br>History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended <br>1988 Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 44, sec. 1, effective March 2, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 1, <br>effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 5, effective July 15, <br>1980. <br><br>