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response for their own course of action in not more than five hundred (500) words. The Clerk - <br />Administrator shall include with the published notice of the election, the statement of the <br />grounds for the recall and the response of the official concerned or a statement stating no <br />response was received. If a majority of those voting on the recall vote in its favor, it shall become <br />effective immediately upon certification of the election results. If the majority does not vote in <br />favor, the recall has failed and a petition for recall is prohibited from being repeated for that <br />elected official for one year from the date of certification of the election. If a vacancy occurs due <br />to recall election, Section 4.05 herein shall apply to fill said vacancy. <br />Section 5.09. Initiative to Amend the Charter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as in <br />any way affecting the right of the voters to propose amendments to this Charter which can be <br />proposed in accordance with MN Statute 410.12, as amended. <br />* Minnesota courts have limited the powers of initiative and referendum to ordinances which are <br />legislative in character. General legislative acts lay down some permanent and uniform rule of law, <br />administrative acts relate to daily administration of municipal affairs, and quasi judicial acts are the <br />product of investigation, consideration and deliberate human judgment based upon evidentiary facts of <br />some sort. <br />13 <br />