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<br />,. <br /> <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />IO <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Require major political parties to provide a list of eligible voters to serve as election <br />judges to counties by May 1 and for counties to provide lists to cities by May 15. <br />· Authorize cities to enact an ordinance no more than 90 days prior to the opening of <br />fIlings to require write-in candidates for city elective offices to file a written request <br />with the filing officer no later than the day before the election in the same manner as <br />candidates for state and federal offices are now required by M.S. 204B.09, Subd. 3, in <br />order for votes cast to be tabulated and reported in the official canvass. <br />· Allow precinct polling places to be located within 3,500 feet outside of precinct <br />boundaries. <br /> <br />SD-13. Local Election Authority (AH) <br /> <br />Issue: City authority to schedule city elections and establish terms of office for local <br />elected officials strengthens regard for the role of local self-government, particularly when voters <br />approve those matters in home rule charter cities. Additionally, statutory cities currently lack <br />authority to create or abolish wards. <br /> <br />Response: The Legislature should oppose further limits on either the number or the <br />length of tenus city elected officials may serve as provided in current state law, particularly <br />when those telms have been established by voters in home rule charter cities. State policy <br />on unifonu elections should continue to recognize and uphold local authority to schedule <br />city elections in November of either even- or odd-numbered years. The Legislature should <br />support provisions to give statutory cities general authority to create and abolish wards. <br /> <br />SD-14. Environmental Protection (RS) <br /> <br />Issue: Cities demonstrate strong stewardship for the protection and preservation of the <br />environment. Minnesota municipalities have historically been the leading funding source for <br />environmental protection and improvements. Municipal efforts include environmental protection <br />through wastewater treatment, wetland restorations, stormwater treatment, public utility emission <br />reductions, brownfield cleanup, safe drinking water programs, as well as others. <br /> <br />However, at some point the diminishing or nonexistent environmental benefit received <br />from additional efforts is fiscally irresponsible. Often, the programs are improperly designed to <br />meet their stated goals. Additionally, the absence of funding by the state and federal <br />governments has removed an essential restraining feature in program design and implementation. <br />Agencies are less accountable to the governments that mandate environmental programs when <br />they do not have to fmd the money to implement the programs. <br /> <br />Specific problems faced by cities include: <br /> <br />· New programs or standards are continually adopted without regard to the existence, <br />attainability or cost of existing programs and standards. <br /> <br />· Regulatory bodies fail to consistently use good science and the most current and accurate <br />data when establishing water quality standards. <br /> <br />27 <br />