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Any individual who is eligible and desires to become a candidate for either the office of Mayor or Council Member shall file an affidavit for candidacy with the City Administrator. Filing for City primary shall be concurrent with the filing dates for state-elected offices. In addition, the City Administrator shall also accept an application signed by not less than five voters and filed on behalf of an eligible voter in the City whom they desire to be a candidate for a specified office, if service of a copy of the application has been made upon the candidate and proof of service is endorsed upon the application being filed. All affidavits of candidacy or applications must be filed not later than 5:00 o'clock P. M. on the day that filings close. Any candidate may withdraw from the election by filing an affidavit of withdrawal with the City Administrator by 5:00 o'clock P. M. on the second day after the last day for filing affidavits of candidacy or applications.
(Source: Ordinance No. 315, Third Series; Effective Date: 9-28-10)
An affidavit of candidacy or application shall state the name of the office sought, shall state that the candidate is an eligible voter, has no other affidavit on file as a candidate for any office at the same primary or next ensuing general City election; is, or will be on assuming the office, twenty-one years of age, will have maintained residence in the City if seeking the office of Mayor or in the ward if seeking the office of Council Member, for thirty days before the general City election, and include a statement that the candidate's name, as written on the affidavit for candidacy or application is as the candidate's true name or the name by which the candidate is commonly and generally known in the community.
(Source: City Charter; Effective Date: 10-1-87)
The City primary election shall be held in conjunction with the State of Minnesota's primary election at such place or places as the Council may designate. The City Administrator shall place upon the City primary election ballot without party designation, the names of individuals whose candidacy has been filed. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for any single office shall be placed on the City general election ballot as nominees for that office. When no more than two individuals file for nomination for any single office, their name shall not be placed upon the City primary election ballot but shall be placed upon the City general election ballot as the nominees for that office.
(Source: Ordinance No. 313, Third Series; Effective Date: 6-7-10)
The City Administrator shall give at least two weeks previous notice of the time and place of holding all elections and of the officers to be elected, or the issue to be decided, by posting in at least one public place in each voting precinct and by publication at least once in the official newspaper, but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election.
(Source: City Charter; Effective Date: 10-1-87)
The Council shall meet and canvass the election returns as provided by law after any election, and shall make full declaration of the results as soon as possible, and file a statement thereof with the City Administrator. This statement shall include: (a) the total number of good ballots cast; (b) the total number of spoiled or defective ballots; (c) the vote for each candidate, with an indication of those who were elected, or the result of any issue decided; (d) a true copy of the ballots used; (e) the names of the judges and clerks of election; and (f) such other information as may seem pertinent. The City Administrator shall forthwith notify all persons elected of their election.
(Source: Ordinance No. 315, Third Series; Effective Date: 9-28-10)
Subject to the provisions of this Charter and applicable State laws, the Council may by ordinance further regulate the conduct of municipal election. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter or in ordinances adopted pursuant thereto, the general laws of the State of Minnesota pertaining to elections shall apply to municipal elections.
(Ordinance No. 12, Fourth Series; Effective Date: 4-22-2020)