A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF MONTEZUMA, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.SA. 25-21 08A, RELATING TO THE HOLDING OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS WITHIN SAID CITY AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS THERETO.

Section 1. The City of Montezuma, Kansas, under authority of Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby exempts itself from, and make inapplicable to it, the provisions of K.S.A. 25-2108a which applies to the said city, but the provisions of which do not apply uniformly to all cities, and providing substitute and additional provision on the same subject, as hereinafter provided.

Section 2. Regardless of the number of candidates who have filed for election for any city office, there shall be no necessity of a primary election, and every person who has filed for any city office shall be listed on the ballot and shall be voted on by the voters at the general election of city officers, to be held on the first Tuesday in April. The person from among the candidates who receives the largest number of votes at such general election shall be declared the winner of said election.

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