§ 10. Nomination of candidates.

Candidates to be voted for at municipal elections may be nominated by convention, or primary election, as may be decided by the executive committees of any of the parties recognized by law in said city, and candidates may be nominated by petition in the manner provided by chapter 3 of the Code of West Virginia [W. Va. Code § 3-1-1 et seq.]. Each of the political parties having the right to make a nomination under the election laws of West Virginia shall give notice of the manner of such nomination by publication thereof in some daily newspaper printed in the City of Charleston for ten days prior to the date of such convention or primary election.

State law reference

Municipal political party executive committees and municipal primary elections, W. Va. Code § 8-5-14.