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• NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS The regular municipal election. A regular municipal election shall be held, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even numbered year commencing in 1980 at such place or places as the city council may designate. The city clerk shall give at least 15 days published notice of the time and place of holding such election and of the officers to be elected, but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate the election. Special Elections. The council may by resolution order a special election and provide all means for holding it. The clerk shall give at least 15 days published notice of a special election. The procedure at such election shall con- form as nearly as possible to that prescribed for other city elections. Piling for office. No earlier than 37 days or later than 30 days before the municipal election, any voter of the city qualified under the state constitution for elective office may, by filing an affidavit and paying a filing fee,in an amount as set by ordinance,to the city clerk, have his name placed on the municipal ballot.. Canvass of Elections. The council shall meet and canvass the election returns within five days after any regular or special election, and shall make full declaration of the results as soon as possible, and file a statement thereof with the city clerk. The city clerk shall forthwith notify all persons of their election. The City Council shall act as the elections canvassing board. The canvas- sing board shall meet within two days after the final count of votes (ballots) to determine the eligibility of winning candidates. and shall make full declaration of the results as soon as possible. The clerk shall forthwith notify all persons of their election. Vacancies of Municipal Elected Offices in cases of death or resignation. If a vacancy in an elected office of the city should occur, due to the death or resignation of an elected official, with more than months remaining in the vacated office, there shall be a special election held, within days after the vacancy or vacancies occur, to elect a successor to serve for the remainder of the unexpered term of the office vacated. In the case of a vacancy where there remains less than month9 in the unexpired term, under this section, the council shall by a majority vote appoint a successor to serve for the remainder of said term. Procedure at elections. Subject to the provisions of this charter and applicable state laws, the council may by ordinance further regulate the conduct of municipal elect- ions. Except as otherwise provided in this charter or in ordinances adopted pursuant thereto, the general laws of the State of Minnesota pre- taining to elections shall apply to municipal elections.