Chapter 4 Brian Amundson 07-09-2018

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CHAPTER 4 1 2 NOMINATION AND ELECTIONS 3 4 SECTION: 5 4.01 The Regular Municipal Election 6 4.02 Filing for Office 7 4.03 Procedure at Elections 8 4.04 Special and Advisory Elections Except for Elected Office 9 4.05 Vacancy of Municipal Elected Office 10 4.06 Insufficient Number of Candidates 11 12 Section 4.01. Municipal Election 13 14 Subdivision 1. Definitions. 15 Municipal General Election: A municipal general election shall be held on the first 16 Tuesday after the first-Monday in November of each even numbered year commencing in 1980 17 at such places as the City Council shall designate. 18 Municipal Special Election: For the purpose of filling a Council vacancy or to address a 19 referendum issue a municipal special election shall be held on the second Tuesday of February, 20 April, May or August, or the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November per MN Statues 21 205.10 Municipal Special Elections Subd 3a, 3b, 5, 6, as amended. MN Statue 205.10 22 Subdivision 1 applies only in the manner that this Charter specifies, per MN Statute 205.02 23 Subd2, as such provisions specified are not in conflict with this Charter for Council authority to 24 call for special elections and voter petition qualifications. 25 26 Subdivision 2. Notice of Election. The City Administrator shall post a notice in at least 27 one public place in each election precinct, and by publishing a notice at least once in the official 28 newspaper of the City stating the time and the places of holding such election and of the officers 29 or issue to be elected, per MN Statute 205.13 Candidates, Filing, as amended . Failure to give 30 such notice shall not invalidate such election. The City Administrator shall post the election date 31 and place on the City Hall electronic board, and on Long Lake Road, Silver Lake Road, County 32 “I” and County “10” where “Welcome to the City of Mounds View” are posted, for both 33 municipal general and special election dates for the City. 34 35 Subdivision 3: Assumption of Duties. Elected and qualified officers provided for by this 36 Charter shall assume the duties of office to which they were elected on the first Monday of 37 January following such election, per MN Statute 205.07 City General Election, as amended. 38 39 Section 4.02. Filing for Office 40 41 Subdivision 1. Procedure. Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 205.13, subd. 1a, as amended, 42 an affidavit of candidacy for a city office must be filed within the time frame specified and in 43 accordance with the Statute with the exception that the fee portion of the Statute shall be 44 superseded by the following: Any resident of the City qualified under state law for elective office 45 may, by filing an affidavit and by paying a filing fee of $20 or by filing a petition in compliance 46