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1.1 A bill for an act​ <br />1.2 relating to elections; requiring city, town, and school district general elections to​ <br />1.3 be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an​ <br />1.4 even-numbered year; permitting cities of the first class to choose to conduct a​ <br />1.5 general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of either​ <br />1.6 an odd-numbered or even-numbered year; requiring affected cities, towns, and​ <br />1.7 school districts to adopt an orderly transition plan; amending Minnesota Statutes​ <br />1.8 2022, sections 205.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 205.075, subdivision 2; 205A.03,​ <br />1.9 subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.04, subdivision 1; 205A.055, subdivision 1; repealing​ <br />1.10 Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 205A.04, subdivision 3.​ <br />1.11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​ <br />1.12 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 205.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​ <br />1.13 Subdivision 1.Date of election.The municipal general election in each city shall be​ <br />1.14 held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year.​ <br />1.15 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and subject to the provisions of this​ <br />1.16 section, the governing body of a city of the first class may, by ordinance passed at a regular​ <br />1.17 meeting held at least 180 calendar days before the first day to file for candidacy in the next​ <br />1.18 municipal election, decide to hold the election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday​ <br />1.19 in November in either an even- or odd-numbered year. A city of the first class may hold​ <br />1.20 elections in either the even-numbered year or the odd-numbered year, but not both. When​ <br />1.21 a city of the first class changes its elections from one year to another, and does not provide​ <br />1.22 for the expiration of terms by ordinance, the term of an incumbent expiring at a time when​ <br />1.23 no municipal election is held in the months immediately prior to expiration is extended until​ <br />1.24 the date for taking office following the next scheduled municipal election. If the change​ <br />1.25 results in having three council members to be elected at a succeeding election, the two​ <br />1.26 individuals receiving the highest vote shall serve for terms of four years and the individual​ <br />1​Section 1.​ <br />REVISOR JFK/NS 24-05952​01/16/24 ​ <br />State of Minnesota​This Document can be made available​ <br />in alternative formats upon request​ <br />HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​ <br />H. F. No. 3381​NINETY-THIRD SESSION​ <br />Authored by Stephenson​02/12/2024​ <br />The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy​ <br />18