The current City Charter calls for primary and general elections to be held on dates that are inconsistent with the four dates permitted by state law for holding elections. In 1997 an ordinance was adopted to clarify that the primary and general elections of the City would be held in the spring (March and May), the closest dates to those in the Charter.  Beginning in 2014 all municipalities in Arizona were required to hold their candidate elections in the fall of even-numbered years regardless of charters; therefore, Flagstaff's 2014 elections, which would have normally been held in March and May, were held in August and November. A recent decision in the Court of Appeals determined that charters supersede state law; this decision has been appealed and is currently before the Arizona Supreme Court. Regardless of the outcome of this litigation, the City Charter remains inconsistent with state law. At some point a question will need to go before the voters to correct the City Charter. If the Council wishes to return to Spring elections such question would need to go before the voters in August of 2015 to allow enough time for candidates to file their paperwork for the Spring 2016 elections.