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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO, at least two thirds of the members of Council concurring: Section 1. This Council hereby determines to authorize and direct the submission to the electors of the City of Lakewood at the general election to be held at the usual places of voting in the City on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, the proposed amendments to Article XIX, Section 6 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood to create consistency within Cuyahoga County related to filing deadlines for those standing for election to municipal offices. Section 2. Upon approval of the electors, Article XIX, Section 6 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, Declarations of Candidacy,-shall be amended to read as fol- lows: ARTICLE XIX. ELECTIONS Section 6. Declarations of Candidacy. Candidates for the offices of Mayor and member of Council shall, not later than 4:00 pan. of the °°°°,~.~fi ninetieth day before the day of the pri- mary election, file a declaration of candidacy as required by general law. Except as otherwise required by this Chapter, the general laws of the state of Ohio shall govern such declarations of candidacy. Nominations for each elective municipal office shall be made by petition only, on standard forms provided by the Cuya- hoga County Board of Elections for the nomiuation ofnon-partisan candidates. Section 3. The Board of Elections of Cuyahoga County is hereby directed to submit the following question to the electors of the City at the general election on November 6, 2012: Shall Article XIX, Section 6, Declarations of Candidacy, of the Se- cond Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood be amended to require that nominating petitions be filed with election officials not later than 90 days before the electimr? Section 4. The Clerk of this Council is instructed to file a certified copy of this Ordi- nance and the proposed form of the ballot question with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections not later than 4 p.m, on Friday, September 7, 2012. Section 5. If the majority of electors vote in favor of adopting the above-stated amend- ment to the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, it shall become effective January 1, 2013. Section 6. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safely and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of Council, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor, or otherwise it shall take effect and be in force after the ear- liestperiod allowed by law.