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Subdivision 3. The procedure at such election and assumption of duties of elected officers <br /> following such election shall conform as nearly as practicable to that prescribed for other <br /> municipal elections under this Charter. <br /> Subdivision 4. In the case of a vacancy where there remains less than 365 days in the . <br /> unexpired term, the Council shall by a majority vote appoint a successor to serve for the <br /> remainder of said term. In the case of a tie vote of the Council, the Mayor shall make said <br /> appointment. <br /> Subdivision 5. When a vacancy in an elected municipal office occurs within 120 days <br /> prior to a regular municipal election date, the special election to fill the vacancy shall coincide <br /> with the regular election. If the vacancy occurs within sixty days prior to the regular election <br /> date, the notice of such vacancy shall be published as soon as is practicable. If within the 120 <br /> day period before a regular municipal election, the vacancy occurs in the office of the Mayor or <br /> in the office of either or both of the Councilmembers whose seats are to be decided in the <br /> election, said vacancy shall be considered not to exist for purposes of the election. However, if <br /> such vacancy occurs in the office of either of the other two Councilmembers, the seat shall be <br /> filled by the candidate for Councilmember with the third vote total, or, in the case of two <br /> vacancies, the third and fourth highest vote totals. Where two vacancies exist, the candidate with <br /> the third highest total shall fill the vacancy in the office having the longest unexpired term. <br /> Subdivision 6. If there are insufficient numbers of candidates in a regular or special <br /> election to fill expiring or vacated municipal offices, the City Council shall fill said offices by <br /> appointment until the next regular municipal election. In the case of a tie vote of the Council, <br /> the Mayor shall make said appointment. <br /> CHAPTER 5 <br /> INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL <br /> Section 5.01. Powers Reserved by the People. The people of Mounds View reserve to <br /> themselves the powers in accordance with the provisions of this Charter to initiate and adopt <br /> ordinances and resolutions, to require measures passed by the Council to be referred to the <br /> electorate for approval or disapproval, and to recall elected public officials. These powers shall <br /> be called the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, respectively. <br /> Section 5.02. General Provisions for Petitions. A petition provided for under this chapter <br /> shall be sponsored by a committee of five registered voters of the City whose names and <br /> addresses shall appear on the petition. A petition may consist of one or more papers, but each <br /> separately circulated paper shall contain at its head, or attached thereto, the information specified <br /> in sections 5.05, 5.07 or 5.08 which apply, respectively, to initiative, referendum and recall. <br /> Each signer shall be a registered voter of the City and shall sign their name and give their street <br /> address. Each separate page of the petition shall have appended to it a certificate by the <br /> circulator, verified by oath, that each signature appended thereto was made in their presence and <br /> that the circulator believes them to be the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports <br /> to be. The person making the certificate shall be a resident of the City and registered to vote. <br /> Any person whose name appears on a petition may withdraw their name by a statement in writing <br /> City of Mounds View <br />