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<br /> , <br /> . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> MEM:IRANOOM <br /> DATE: July 7, 1994 <br /> TO: Dorothy A. Person, City Administrator <br /> FRCM: Kim M:lore-Sykes ~ <br /> stlBJECI' : Candidate filing dates <br /> In determining when the dates for candidate filing were, I l=ked at the <br /> Minnesota P;,llot Bulletin, published by the Secretary of State, Elections <br /> Divisiont which has an elections calendar printed on the back. That <br /> calendar says "July 5 First day to file affidavits of candidacy for <br /> offices to be ncminated at the September 13 prim3.rY." This was the only <br /> filing date given for anyone wishing to te a candidate in an election. <br /> The calendar goes through September 15 and does not note another filing <br /> date in August or September. (See attached) . <br /> I also attended the training session offered by the State at St. Cloud. <br /> They also continued to talk about the filing dates of July 5 - 19. When <br /> . sareone asked if this was alsc true for those cities not having a primary, <br /> the resp:>nse did not ever fully answer the question; and they never <br /> mentioned another filing date. In retrospect, I should have pushed for <br /> rrore definite information regarding the filing dates. <br /> Because I was oonfused about the filing dates and the September prim3.ries, <br /> I called Renee Coffey at the Secretary of State's office, Election <br /> Division. On M::Jnday, June 27, I talked with her and specifically said <br /> that Arden Hills was not having a pr:im3ry election, but wanted infornation <br /> regarding the candidates affidavits for filing. Ms. Coffey said that we <br /> had to have primaries because of the State elections. I then told her <br /> that was one of my questions, as I wasn't sure if the City'S precincts <br /> were to open for the September primaries if they were only participating <br /> in the General Elections. I then asked her about the affidavits for <br /> candidate filing. She asked Tre how mmy I needed and when I said perhaps <br /> 25, she said, "If you have 25 people file, then you will need to have a <br /> prim3.rY. " I rerrember then discussing with her the need to have these <br /> affidavits before "'I\Jesday's filing date." At that p:>int she said that I <br /> =uld get the affidavits frc:m Ramsey County, but since I had called, she <br /> would send them and I should have them in tiTre. I did receive them on <br /> Thursday, June 30. <br /> I told wrothy the infornation that I had been gi veIl by Ms. OJffey and she <br /> said that she thought the filing dates were later in the Sl.Dllrer. She <br /> asked rre to check with another city. I did and the clerk said the filing <br /> . dates were July 5 - 19. I later asked her in a subsequent call if they <br /> were holding prirraries and she said she w:>uldn' t know until they had rrore <br /> candidates file. <br /> ~C-:~ 7-1/~9'1' <br />