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All elective officers of the City shall be nominated at the municipal primary election. In the event one candidate receives the majority of votes cast for all candidates for nomination to a particular elective office, the candidate so receiving such majority of votes shall be deemed to be and declared by the Council to be elected to such office. In the event no candidate receives a majority of votes cast as aforesaid (in the primary), the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for a particular elective office at said primary shall be the candidates, and only candidates, for such office ... (from Article 2, Section 10)

This language in the CHARTER clearly states there are only TWO candidates allowed in the run-off. The City Clerk told Fry she was ok to run and the legality and compliance with the charter fell apart from there.