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M.V . Charter Commission - Minutes (Continued) Page 2 4 .02 Filing for Office . • Changed to read : "No earlier than forty-two days or later than twenty-eight days before any municipal election, any resident of the city qualified under site law for elective office may, by filing an affadavit and/ aying a filing fee to the city clerk in an amount as set by ordinance, have his/her name placed on the municipal election ballot." 4.03. Judges and Clerks of Election. Change "ten days" to "twenty-five days" 4.05 Canvass of Elections . Delete . 4.06 (Becomes 4.05 because of above deletion) Special Elections except for Elected Office . Delete last sentence and insert: "Fifteen days prior notice shall be given by the city clerk by posting a notice thereof in at least one public place in each election precinct, and by publishing a notice thereof at least once in the official newspaper of the city stating the time and the places of holding such election. Failure. to give such notice shall not invalidate such election." • 4.07 (Becomes 4.06) Vacancy of Municipal Elected Office . Subd. 1 . Change "forty-five days" to "ninety days" Subd . 2. begins with the second sentence "The city clerk Change "thirty-seven days" to"sixty .days" . Subd. 3. begins with the fourth sentence "The procedure at such. . . " Subd . 4. begins with the third sentence "In the case of a vacancy. ." Change ^Sub. 2 to read: "Sub. 5 . Notwithstanding the ninety day requirement in subdivision 1 of this section, when a vacancy in an elected municipal office occurs within ninety days prior to a regular municipal election date, the special election to fill the vacancy shall coincide with the regular election. " Strike the last sentence (page 3) . 5 . 02 . General Provisions for Petitions . Add the following to the end: "Any person whose name appears on a petition may withdraw his name by a statement in writing filed with the city clerk before the clerk advises the council of the sufficiency of the petition."