07-19 Primary for Municipal Court Judge

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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 5, 2019, a proposed amendment to Section 9.1 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood in order to create a primary election for the office of municipal court judge. Section 2. Upon approval of the electors, Section 9.1 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, Elections, shall be amended to read as follows: ARTICLE NINE. ELECTIONS, INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALL 9.1 ELECTIONS (a) Regular and Special Municipal Elections. General municipal elections for the purpose of the election of officers provided for in this charter shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd - numbered year and shall be known as regular municipal elections. Except for primary elections, all other elections held under the provisions of this charter or as may be re- quired by law shall be known as special municipal elections. (b) Primary Elections. On the second Tuesday in September prior to each general municipal election, a primary election shall be held for the purpose of nominating persons, without regard to political parties, for election to offices provided for by this charter to be voted for at the next regular municipal election. The number of candidates for the offices of mayor, and -each of the four ward councilmembers, and judge of the Lakewood Municipal Court at any regular municipal election shall be the two persons on the primary election ballot receiving the highest number of votes at the primary election. The number of candidates for the office of councilmember at large at any regular municipal election in the city shall be the six candidates on the primary ballot receiving the highest number of votes at the primary election. In case there shall not be more than two persons who have filed pe- titions for the office of mayor, or--any of the offices of the ward councilmembers, or judge of the Lakewood Municipal Court, then those persons shall be the candidates at the regular municipal elec- tion and the primary for the particular office shall not be held. In case there shall not be more than six persons who have filed peti- tions for the office of councilmember at large, then those persons shall be the candidates at the regular municipal election and the primary for that office shall not be held.