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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 LL 1 - Town Board Member Terms 1977 - Local. :Law No. 1 A LOCAL LAW PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF ADDITIONAL TOWN COUNCILMEN TO THE TOWN BOARD AND REGULATING ELECTIONS WHERE TERMS ARE INAPPROPRIATELY DESIGNATED. WHEREAS, the size of the Town Board was duly and properly increased from four to six councilmen during the year 1975; and WHEREAS, the normal procedure at the general election next following such increase in size would be for three Town councilmen to be elected for a term of our years and one for a to of two years; and WHEREAS, by mistake, the ballot for the general election for 1975 indicated four Town councilmen were to be selected for four year terms; and WHEREAS, the electorate voted upon and selected four Town councilmen each for four year terms; and WHEREAS, the Town Board desires to maintain orderly continuity in the terms of office of Town councilmen and to validate the actions taken by the electorate at the 1975 election; and WHEREAS, a Town Board has the power to adopt the within local law pursuant to Section 10(l) (d) (3) of the Municipal Home Rule Law, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF ITHACA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. To fill the vacancies created by the increase in size oF theTownBoard from four to six members in 1975 at thebiennal election for town offices held in 1975, four Town councilmen shall be deemed to have been elected for terms of four years each commencing January 1, 1976. Section 2. At the biennial election for 1977, two Town councilm-en--s-h=abe elected each for a term of four years. The to of each such councilmen shall begin on January 1, 1978. Section 3. At the biennial Town election in 1979, four To councirTm-enshall be elected, three for a term of four years each and one for a to of two years. The to of office of each such councilman shall begin January 1, 1980. Section 4. At the biennial To election in 1981, and at each bieFn-'lalTown election thereafter, three Town councilmen shall be elected, each for a to of four years® The to of office of each such councilman shall begin on the first day of January succeeding the election at which he or she was elected. Section 5. At any Town election at which there are vacan- cies for the sax-e office but differing terms, and there is a failure to designate which candidate is running for which term, or an erroneous designation that all are running for the longest term, the candidate or candidates eligible for office receiving the highest number of votes shall be deemed elected to the longest term, the candidate or candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be deemed elected to the next longest to and so on to the end; and the inspectors of election shall count the ballots and certify the results accordingly® Section 6. If any provision of this local law of the applicatIon-thereof to any person or circumstance shall be adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall be confined in its operation to the controversy in which it was rendered, and shall not affect or invalidate the remainder, of any provision of any section of this local law or the application of any part thereof to any other person or circumstance and to this end the provisions of each section of this local law are hereby declared to be severable. Section 7. This local law supersedes the provisions of Section —8T--oT--t-M—eTown Law which apply to the manner of election of Town Councilmen following the adoption of the procedures provided for in such section for the increase of Town Councilmenfrom four to six. Section 8. This local law shall take effect immediately and shall—apply so as to validate any election held prior to its effective date. Section 9. This local law is subject to a mandatory referendUi�and "shall be submitted to the voters at a special election, in compliance with applicable requirements of the Municipal Home Rule Law, Section 23, to be held at such time and places, in accordance with the provisions and directions to be adopted by the Town Board at a regular, special or adjourned meeting. (Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca on Jan. 17, 1977) (Affirmed by special election on April 19, 1977)