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Subdivision 1. The City Administrator shall in compliance with MN Statute 205.16, as <br />amended, publish and post notice for all City elections. The City Administrator will additionally <br />post or publish in the following places and manner: <br />a.The Council designated precinct polling location(s). <br />b.At least once in the official newspaper of the City. <br />c.On the City Hall electronic message board. <br />d.On Long Lake Road, Silver Lake Road, County Road I and Mounds View Blvd <br />where City maintained “Welcome to the City of Mounds View” signage is posted. <br />Subdivision 2. The notice shall clearly display the dates for Candidate filing, and the <br />date, time and the place(s) of the election and of the officers or issue to be balloted, per <br />MN Statute 205.13, as amended. <br />Subdivision 3. The notice for candidate filing dates will comply with MN Statutes <br />205.13 and 205.16, both as amended, which generally state the notice shall be published <br />two weeks prior to the first candidate filing date and posted at the filing location at the <br />same time. Additionally, the notice of election date shall be posted from sixty days <br />before and through election day. Failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such <br />election. <br />Section 4.04. Filing for Office <br />Subdivision 1. An affidavit of candidacy for a city office must be filed within the time <br />frame specified and in accordance with the MN Statute 205.13, as amended, with the exception <br />that the fee portion of the Statute shall be superseded by the following: Any resident of the City <br />qualified under state law for elective office may, by filing an affidavit and by paying a filing fee <br />of $20 or by filing a petition in compliance with MN Statute 205.13, subd. 4, as amended, to the <br />City Administrator, have their name placed on the municipal election ballot. (Amended by <br />Ordinance 736, Adopted May 10, 2004, Filed May 19, 2004; Amended by Ord. 759, Adopted <br />June 13, 2005, Filed June 22, 2005; Amended by Ord. 878, Adopted Feb 11, 2013, Effective <br />May 12, 2013.) <br />Subdivision 2. * Term Limits. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the <br />contrary, no person may file to be a candidate for election to a term that would cause the person <br />to serve more than eight total years in the office of Mayor or in the office of City <br />Councilmember combined. (11-8-94 Election, Effective 12-8-94, Filed 2-21-95) <br />A city charter provision limiting the term of an elected city official is <br />unconstitutional and unenforceable. See, Minneapolis Term Limits Coalition v. <br />Keefe, 535 N.W.2d 306 (Minn.1995) (Resolution 5435, 4-24-2000) <br />Subdivision 3. Service before January 1, 1995 shall not count toward determining total <br />length of service. (11-8-94 Election, Effective 12-8-94, Filed 2-21-95)