Any other provision of this chapter notwithstanding, the governing body of a municipality shall, in even-numbered years, hold the general municipal election in conjunction with the regular June primary election or the regular November general election. The expenses and governmental responsibilities of a combined election must be shared in a manner agreed upon by the governing body of the municipality and the board of county commissioners involved. A nominating petition may not be circulated for signatures more than four months before the election. A nominating petition must be filed under the provisions of §9-13-7at least seventy days before the election. The finance officer shall certify to the appropriate county auditor the candidate names and ballot language to be voted on by the Thursday sixty-eight days before the election.

Source: SL 1996, ch 60 , § 1; SL 2007, ch 81 , § 1; SL 2025, ch 40 , § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.