General municipal elections for the filling of elective offices under this Charter shall be held in said City on the first Tuesday, following the first Monday, in November in each even-numbered year commencing with the year 1986.
(Amended by the electorate of the city at an election held November 5, 1985)
Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, hereafter enacted, all elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, for the holding of elections in general law cities insofar as the same are not in conflict with this Charter.
The provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, governing the initiative, referendum and the recall of municipal officers, shall apply to use thereof in the City insofar as such provisions of the Elections Code are not in conflict with this Charter.