ARTICLE X. ELECTION AND REFERENDA

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Section 1. Election for every office in the Lelu Town

      Government shall be conducted on an at-large basis.

      The following rules apply in the determination of any

      election of the Lelu Town Government.

            a) In the election for Mayor, the candidate who   

                receives a majority of the votes cast shall be

                declared the winner. In the event that no

                candidate receives a majority of the votes cast,

                a run-off election shall be held between the two

                candidates who receive the highest percentage

                of the votes cast. The winner of the run-off

                election shall be declared winner of the

                election. 

            b) In the election for the Lelu Town Council, the 

                seven candidates who receive the highest 

                percentage of the votes cast, shall be declared

                winner.

            c) if there is a tie for the seventh place in the 

                election for Council, a run-off election shall be  

                held between the candidates who are tied for 

                the seventh place. 

Section 2. An election shall be held every four years with

      such special elections being held at other times as may

      be authorized by ordinance. A majority vote of those

      voting shall determine any question or contest put to

      electorate unless otherwise provided in this Charter or

      by ordinance. 

      (Section 2 amended by Third Lelu Charter Commission)

Section 3. Voting shall be by secret ballot. All ballots cast

      shall be brought to the Lelu Town Office for counting. 

Section 4. The Council shall establish rules for voter

      registration, filing for candidacy, vote counting,

      special election procedures, campaign practices and

      other matters necessary to ensure fair and honest

      elections. The Lelu Town Government may accept

      Kosrae State voter registration as valid for Lelu Town

      election where the person wishing to vote is

      registered as a citizen of Lelu Town. 

Section 5. Referenda shall be held on any question raised

      by petition which has been signed by at least one-

      tenth of the registered voters. Upon receipt of such

      petition by the Council or the Mayor, referendum shall

      be held. If the petition is received within six months of

      a regularly scheduled election, the question shall be

      included on the ballot at such election, unless the

      petition calls for an immediate vote of the people. A

      petition must propose a question that can be stated as

      a "Yes" or "No" proposition on the ballot.

Section 6. To be eligible to vote a person must be a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia, reside in Kosrae, be registered as a citizen of Lelu, be at least eighteen years of age and must be able to cast a vote in every election in Lelu. If a person is mentally incompetent or has been convicted of a felony without having received a pardon, that person shall not be able to vote. 

Section 7. The term of office for the Council and the Mayor of the Lelu Town Government shall begin and end at noon on the second Thursday of January after the general election; those elected at a special election or appointed shall begin after the special election or after the approval of the appointment.