The governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance enacted prior to the vacancy, require that any vacancy on the governing body or in the office of the mayor is to be filled by a special election called for that purpose to be conducted as provided in § 9-13-14 and this section. A special election may not be held less than ninety days before a regular municipal election. The finance officer of the municipality shall publish a notice in the official newspaper of the municipality, designated pursuant to § 9-12-6 , stating that: (1) A vacancy on the governing body exists; (2) The vacancy is to be filled by special election; (3) The date of the election; (4) The deadline for filing a nominating petition; and (5) The place where nominating petitions may be filed. The notice must be published once each week for two consecutive weeks, beginning at least sixty days before the date of the special election. Nominating petitions for the vacancy must be prepared and filed as provided in § 9-13-7 . A candidate may not circulate a nominating petition more than sixty days before the date of the special election, and shall file the petition with the finance officer at least thirty days before the date of the special election. The number of signers required for a nominating petition is calculated as provided in § 9-13-9 . If a nominating petition is filed before the second Tuesday in January, the prior year's calculation of registered voters must be used. A notice of the special election must be published as provided in §§ 9-13-13 and 9-13-14 .
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