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11/5/18 12:50:43 DRAFT Page 2 of 4 Section 4.03. Procedure at Elections. Notice of Election. 50 51 Subdivision 1. The Candidate Filing Period Notice shall be published in the official newspaper, at a 52 publicly accessible location at City Hall, and on the City website. Such notice will state the dates for 53 Candidate filing, and the date, time and the place(s) of the election and of the officers or issue to be balloted, 54 per MN Statute 205.13 and 205.16, both as amended, which generally state the notice shall be published two 55 weeks prior to the first candidate filing date and posted at the filing location at the same time. 56 57 Subdivision 2. The City Administrator shall in compliance with MN Statute 205.16, as amended, 58 publish in the City's official newspaper for all City elections. The City Administrator will additionally post 59 in clearly readable font size for two weeks prior to Election Day the election date and polling location(s) in 60 the following minimum places: 61 62  The Council designated precinct polling location(s). 63  The City's official web site on the home/front page. 64  On the City Hall electronic message board. 65  On Long Lake Road, Silver Lake Road, County Road I and Mounds View Blvd where City 66 maintained “Welcome to the City of Mounds View” signage is posted. 67 68 Additionally, the notice of election date shall be posted at City Hall from sixty days before and 69 through Election Day. This City Hall notice will include how and when voters may vote by Absentee Ballot, 70 per MN Statute 203B.081, as amended from sixty days before and through Election Day. Failure to give this 71 additional notice shall not invalidate such election. 72 73 Section 4.04 Special and Advisory Elections except for Elected Office. The Council shall by resolution 74 order a special or advisory election and provide all means for holding it. At least fifteen days prior notice 75 shall be given by the City Administrator by posting a notice thereof in at least one public place in each election 76 precinct, and by publishing a notice thereof at least once in the official newspaper of the City stating the time 77 and places of holding such election. Failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election. (See 4.02) 78 79 Section 4.04. Filing for Office. 80 81 Subdivision 1. Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 205.13, subd. 1a, as amended, An affidavit of candidacy 82 for a city office must be filed within the time frame specified and in accordance with the MN Statute 205.13, 83 as amended, with the exception that the fee portion of the Statute shall be superseded by the following: Any 84 resident of the City qualified under state law for elective office may, by filing an affidavit and by paying a 85 filing fee of $20 or by filing a petition in compliance with MN Statute 205.13, subd. 4, as amended, to the 86 City Administrator, have their name placed on the municipal election ballot. (Amended by Ordinance 736, 87 Adopted May 10, 2004, Filed May 19, 2004; Amended by Ord. 759, Adopted June 13, 2005, Filed June 22, 88 2005; Amended by Ord. 878, Adopted Feb 11, 2013, Effective May 12, 2013.) 89 90 Subdivision 2. * Term Limits. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person 91 may file to be a candidate for election to a term that would cause the person to serve more than eight total 92 years in the office of Mayor or in the office of City Councilmember combined. (11-8-94 Election, Effective 93 12-8-94, Filed 2-21-95) 94 95 * A city charter provision limiting the term of an elected city official is unconstitutional and 96 unenforceable. See, Minneapolis Term Limits Coalition v. Keefe, 535 N.W.2d 306 (Minn.1995) 97 (Resolution 5435, 4-24-2000) 98 99