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Sec. 4.05. Canvass of Elections. The returns shall be delivered to the clerk as soon as practicable following the close of the polls after any election under this Charter. The council shall meet and canvass the returns thereof and declare the results within three days after the election. A plurality of votes for a qualified elective officer shall constitute an election. The clerk shall then forthwith give notice to the officers elected of their respective elections. Sec. 4.06. Special Elections except for Elected Office. The council shall by resolution order a special election and provide all means for holding it. The clerk shall give at least fifteen days published prior notice of a special election except as otherwise provided in this Charter. Sec. 4.07. Vacancy of Municipal Elected Office. • Subdivision 1. When a vacancy in an elected office of the city occurs with 365 days or more remaining in the term of the vacated office, there shall be a special election held within forty-five days after the vacancy occurs to elect a successor to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the office vacated. The city clerk shall give at least thirty-seven days published prior notice of such special election. In the case of a vacancy where there remains less than 365 days in the unexpired term, the council shabby a majority vote appoint a successor to serve for the remainder of said term. The procedure at such election and assumption of duties of elected officers following such election shall conform as nearly as prac- ticable to that prescribed for other municipal elections under this Charter. Sub. 2. Notwithstanding the forty-five day requirement in subdivision 1 of this section, when a vacancy in an elected municipal office occurs between forty-five and ninety days before a regular municipal election date, the special election to fill the • vacancy shall coincide with the regular election. -2-