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CHAPTER ~ NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIO~IS Section 4.01; ~ThelRegular Municipal Election. A regular municipal election shall be held on [he ~lrst Tuesday after the first l'~onday in November of each even numbered year co~r%ne~ng in 1984 at such places as the ,~'<' council shall desig- nate. At least fit~teen days prior not?e- · r ll be given by the clerk-administrator by posting_ a not~e thereof in at leas~ one public place in each election precinct, and by publ±shing';a notice thereof at least once in the official newspaper of the city stating the' ~ime and the places of holding such election and of the officers to be elected. Fa~.lut4e to give such notice shall not invalidate such election. Elected and qualified officers provided for by this charter shall assume the duties of office to which they were elected on the first business day in January following such election. Section 4.0~.~!Fiiing for Office. No earlier than fifty-six days nor later than twenty-eightl days before any municipal election, any resident and registered voter of the cit~ qualified under state statutes for elective office may, by filing an affidavit andi!by paying a filing fee to the clerk-administrator in an amount as set by ordinance; ha~e his/her name placed on the municipal election ballot. 4.02i01.i Any applicant currently holding an elected office in the city, and seeki~n~ ellection to an office different from the office he/she currently holds and subject to the limitations prescribed in Section 2.04., shall be required to submit his/he? resignation from his/her current office upon filing his/her affidavit. The a~fi~avit, resignation and fees shall be submitted to the clerk- administrator no'earlier than fifty-six days nor later than forty-two days before any municipal ~l!ection. The applicants resignation from office shall become effective after certification of the election results. pg.4-1/7