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Subd. 2. State general election. The state general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even - numbered year. Lino Lakes City Charter: CHAPTER IV. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS Section 4.01. The Regular Municipal Election. A regular municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd numbered year commencing in 1983 at such places as the City Council shall designate. Sign Regulation Minnesota Statute: State law addresses campaign signs as noncommercial signage and grants permission for almost unlimited noncommercial signage in election years. In state election years, state law requires that any size or number of noncommercial signs is allowed from 46 days before the primary election until 10 days after the election. This law overrules any contrary municipal sign regulation, but only in a state election year. MN Statute 211B.045 NONCOMMERCIAL SIGNS EXEMPTION. In any municipality, whether or not the municipality has an ordinance that regulates the size or number of noncommercial signs, all noncommercial signs of any size may be posted in any number from 46 days before the state primary in a state general election year until ten days following the state general election. Lino Lakes City Code: The City's current sign regulations adopt the state law for state election years. City election years are different, and a completely different set of requirements apply that refer specifically to campaign signs. Regulations that apply only to campaign signs raise free speech issues and should be revised to be content neutral. §1010.006 GENERAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS (13) Campaign Signs. (a) State General Election years: In a state general election year, the size and duration of campaign sign display shall comply with the provisions of Minnesota Statute 211.B.045 as amended. These signs shall be confined within private property provided that the property owner's permission has been obtained. (b) Other Election Years: In years when no state general election is to take place, signs announcing candidates seeking public political office and other data pertinent thereto shall be permitted up to a total area of eight (8) square feet in size and dimensions not greater than two (2) feet by four (4) feet. These signs shall be confined within private property, provided that the property owner's permission has been obtained. A maximum of two (2) signs per candidate is allowed on any residential lot within the Single Family (R -I) and Single - Family Executive (R -1 X) zoning classifications. In all other zoning classifications, signs are limited to two (2) per candidate every two hundred (200) feet of road frontage. No more than two (2) signs per candidate shall be placed in front of the polling places. Campaign signs may be displayed twenty -five (25) days prior and five (5) days after the election for which they are intended. Notwithstanding any provision • • •