Effective: July 2, 2010
Latest Legislation: House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly
The first election of officers for a municipal corporation organized under Chapter 707. of the Revised Code shall be held at the time of the next regular municipal election if one occurs not less than one hundred five nor more than one hundred eighty days after the creation of the municipal corporation. Otherwise a special election shall be held. Such special election may be held on the day of a primary or general election or on a date set by the board of elections. Nominations of candidates for election to municipal office at a special election shall be made by nominating petition and shall be signed by not less than twenty-five qualified electors nor more than fifty qualified electors of the township or of the portion thereof which has been incorporated into such municipal corporation, and be filed with the board of elections not less than ninety days before the day of the election.
Municipal officers elected at such special election shall hold office until the first day of January next after the first regular municipal election occurring not less than one hundred five days after the creation of such municipal corporation.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 7 | Municipal Corporations
Section 707.01 | Incorporation of Villages.
Section 707.02 | Petition for Incorporation as Village.
Section 707.03 | Petition Presented to County Commissioners.
Section 707.05 | Fixing Time and Place for Hearing Petition - Notice.
Section 707.06 | Hearing - Amendments.
Section 707.07 | Order of Incorporation.
Section 707.08 | Recording of Journal Entry.
Section 707.11 | Injunction Against Recorder.
Section 707.12 | Procedure in Injunction Cases.
Section 707.13 | Filing, Docketing, and Hearing of Petition.
Section 707.14 | Proceedings if Error Is Found.
Section 707.21 | Election of Officers - Special Election.
Section 707.22 | Territory Embracing Parts of More Than One County.
Section 707.23 | Jurisdiction of Officers.
Section 707.25 | Proceedings to Change Name.
Section 707.26 | Power of Court - Saving Rights.
Section 707.27 | Effect of Error.
Section 707.28 | Division of Property and Funds When Village or City Is Incorporated From Township.
Section 707.29 | Incorporation of City.
Section 707.30 | Requirements for Petition for Special Election on Question of Incorporation.