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• Subd. 6. Content of affidavit of candidacy (a) An affidavit of candidacy shall state the name of the office sought and shall state that the candidate: (1) is an eligible resident voter; (2)has no other affidavit on file as a candidate for any office at the same primary or next ensuing general election; (3) is, or will be on assuming the office,21 years of age or more, and will have maintained residence in the district from which the candidate seeks election for 30 days before the general election. An affidavit of candidacy must include a statement that the candidate's name as written on the affidavit for ballot designation is the candidate's true name or the name by which the candidate is commonly and generally known in the community. An affidavit of candidacy for partisan office shall also state the name of the candidate's political party or political principle, stated in three words or less. (b) This subdivision does not apply to a candidate for president or vice- president of the United States. Subd. 7. Major party candidates.A candidate who seeks the nomination of a major political party for a partisan office shall state on the affidavit of candidacy that the candidate either participated in that party's most recent precinct caucus or intends to vote for a majority of that party's candidates at the next ensuing general election. Subd. 8. Particular offices. Candidates who seek nomination for the following offices shall state the following additional information on the affidavit: (a) for county, municipal, school district, or special district office,that the candidate meets any other qualifications for that office prescribed by law. Subd.9. Candidates; filing fees; petition in place of filing fee 41110 (a) Amount; dishonored checks; consequences. Except as provided by subdivision 3, a filing fee shall be paid by each candidate who files an affidavit of candidacy. The fee shall be paid at the time the affidavit is filed.The filing fees received by the City Clerk shall immediately be paid to the county treasurer or to other appropriate party as controlled by law. When an affidavit of candidacy has been filed with the appropriate filing officer and the requisite filing fee has been paid, the filing fee shall not be refunded. If a candidate's filing fee is paid with a check, draft, or similar negotiable instrument for which sufficient funds are not available or that is dishonored, notice to the candidate of the worthless instrument must be sent by the filing officer via registered mail no later than immediately upon the closing of the filing deadline with return receipt requested. The candidate will have five days from the time the filing officer receives proof of receipt to issue a check or other instrument for which sufficient funds are available. The candidate issuing the worthless instrument is liable for a service charge pursuant to Minn.Stat. Section 604.113. If adequate payment is not made, the name of the candidate must not appear on any official ballot and the candidate is liable for all costs incurred by election officials in removing the name from the ballot. Subd. 2. Petition in place of filing fee. At the time of filing an affidavit of candidacy, a candidate may present a petition in place of the filing fee. The petition may be signed by any individual eligible to vote for the candidate. The number of signatures on a petition in place of a filing fee shall be as follows: (a) for any other office which requires a filing fee as prescribed by law, municipal charter, or ordinance, the lesser of 500 signatures or five percent of the total number of votes cast in the municipality, ward, or other election district at the preceding general election at which that office was on the ballot. An official with whom petitions are filed shall make sample forms for petitions • in place of filing fees available upon request.