§ 17-7.2. Nominations in general
Nominations for the office of mayor and councilor shall be made by petitions which shall be filed with the city clerk not less than 30 days nor more than 40 days before an annual city election or a special city election called for that purpose. The petition shall state the name of the candidate, the candidate's residence and the office sought and shall be signed by at least 50 legal voters of said city qualified to vote at the time the petition is filed. The petitions shall contain no party designations. A person shall not sign more than one petition for each office to be filled. The city clerk shall cause the names of the persons so nominated to be printed on a ballot in alphabetical arrangement according to surname and sample ballots shall be posted in at least three public places at least ten days before election.