A general election for City officers shall be held on the first
Tuesday of April of every odd-numbered year, unless otherwise specified
by statute of the State of Illinois.
The manner of conducting, voting at, and contesting municipal
elections shall be the same, as nearly as may be, as that set out
in the Illinois Compiled Statutes, 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-10 through 3.1-10-70,
inclusive.
If at any election there is a failure to elect any officer required
to be elected by or in pursuance of law or if the person declared
elected should fail to qualify, or should be ineligible for the office
because of any legal disqualification, the Council may forthwith order
and call a new election therefor.
The Chief of Police and other police officers shall maintain
order and keep the peace at all elections. The judges shall maintain
order at the polls and may command any police officer in attendance
to arrest any person who shall disturb the peace by riotous or disorderly
conduct. No person at the polls of any election shall disturb the
peace or conduct himself in a riotous or disorderly manner.