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5. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 204D.24, the precincts and polling places for this special election are those precincts which have been established by the City for its municipal elections. The voting hours at those polling places shall be the same as those for municipal general elections. 6. The City Clerk is directed to cause a sample ballot in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A and a notice of election in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B to be posted, published, printed and delivered as required by law. 7. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to acquire and distribute such election materials and to take such other actions as may be necessary for the proper conduct of this special election and generally to cooperate with election authorities conducting other elections on that date. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to take such actions as may be necessary to coordinate this election with those other elections, including entering into agreements with appropriate county officials regarding preparation and distribution of ballots or ballot cards, election administration, and cost sharing. 8. If the City will be contracting to print the ballots for this special election, the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to prepare instructions to the printer for layout of the ballot. Before a contract in excess of $1,000 is awarded for printing ballots, the printer shall furnish, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 204D.04, a sufficient bond, letter of credit or certified check acceptable to the City Clerk in an amount not less than $1,000 conditioned on printing the ballots in conformity with the Minnesota election law and the instructions delivered. The City Clerk shall set the amount of the bond, letter of credit or certified check in an amount equal to the value of the purchase. 9. Election judges shall be appointed for this special election shall be the election judges appointed for the city general election. The election judges shall act as clerks of election, count the ballots cast, and submit the results to the City Council for canvass in the manner provided for other City elections. 10. The special election shall be held and the returns made and canvassed in the manner prescribed by law, and the Council shall meet between November 10 and 17, 2023 (a date between three and ten days after the election) for the purpose of canvassing the results thereof. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Minnesota this 14th day of August, 2023. Gary Meehlhause, Acting Mayor ATTEST: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator 2 MU210\316\893308.v1