9-13-40. Municipal elections held on first Tuesday after first Monday in June--Notice--Nominating petitions.
Any other provision of this chapter notwithstanding, the members of the governing body of a municipality may choose to hold a municipal election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June. The finance officer shall publish the notice required in §9-13-6 between February fifteenth and March first. No nominating petition may be circulated for signature until March first. Nominating petitions shall be filed under the provisions of §9-13-7 by the last Tuesday in March. All other governmental responsibilities associated with holding elections under the provisions of chapter 9-13 shall be met by the municipality.
Source: SL 1996, ch 60, §8; SL 2005, ch 87, §4; SL 2007, ch 81, §2