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DRAFT 10/10/18 10:10:10 PM DRAFT Page 2 of 4 Section 4.03. Notice of Election. 48 49 Subdivision 1. The Candidate Filing Period Notice shall be published in the official newspaper, 50 at a publicly accessible location at City Hall, and on the City website. Such notice will state the dates for 51 Candidate filing, and the date, time and the place(s) of the election and of the officers or issue to be 52 balloted, per MN Statute 205.13 and 205.16, both as amended, which generally state the notice shall be 53 published two weeks prior to the first candidate filing date and posted at the filing location at the same 54 time. 55 56 Subdivision 2. The City Administrator shall in compliance with MN Statute 205.16, as amended, 57 publish in the City's official newspaper for all City elections. The City Administrator will additionally 58 post in clearly readable font size for two weeks prior to Election Day the election date and polling 59 location(s) in the following places: 60 61  The Council designated precinct polling location(s). 62  The City's official web site on the home/front page. 63  On the City Hall electronic message board. 64  On Long Lake Road, Silver Lake Road, County Road I and Mounds View Blvd where City 65 maintained “Welcome to the City of Mounds View” signage is posted. 66 67 Additionally, the notice of election date shall be posted at City Hall from sixty days before 68 and through Election Day. This City Hall notice will include how and when voters may vote by 69 Absentee Ballot, per MN Statute 203B.081, as amended from sixty days before and through Election 70 Day. Failure to give this additional notice shall not invalidate such election. 71 72 73 Section 4.04. Filing for Office 74 75 Subdivision 1. An affidavit of candidacy for a city office must be filed within the time frame 76 specified and in accordance with the MN Statute 205.13, as amended, with the exception that the fee 77 portion of the Statute shall be superseded by the following: Any resident of the City qualified under state 78 law for elective office may, by filing an affidavit and by paying a filing fee of $20 or by filing a petition 79 in compliance with MN Statute 205.13, subd. 4, as amended, to the City Administrator, have their name 80 placed on the municipal election ballot. (Amended by Ordinance 736, Adopted May 10, 2004, Filed 81 May 19, 2004; Amended by Ord. 759, Adopted June 13, 2005, Filed June 22, 2005; Amended by Ord. 82 878, Adopted Feb 11, 2013, Effective May 12, 2013.) 83 84 Subdivision 2. * Term Limits. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no 85 person may file to be a candidate for election to a term that would cause the person to serve more than 86 eight total years in the office of Mayor or in the office of City Councilmember combined. (11-8-94 87 Election, Effective 12-8-94, Filed 2-21-95) 88 89 * A city charter provision limiting the term of an elected city official is unconstitutional and 90 unenforceable. See, Minneapolis Term Limits Coalition v. Keefe, 535 N.W.2d 306 (Minn.1995) 91 (Resolution 5435, 4-24-2000) 92 93