The election officers in each ward whose duty it is to conduct regular biennial elections shall conduct a municipal election at city expense in the same manner as a regular biennial election on a date permitted for city elections in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 44:11 and specified in the charter to elect all elected officials provided for in the charter. The supervisors of the checklist in each ward shall fix the polling place in each ward and give notice of the polling place when the checklist for the municipal election is first posted.