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<br />affirmative, the plan so voted upon shall be adopted in the city <br />and, once placed in effect as subsequently provided in this <br />chapter, shall remain in effect until abandoned by a similar <br />majority at subsequent election at which the question of <br />abandonment or adoption of another optional plan is submitted. <br /> <br />Subd. 4. Three~year minimum; abandonment. At any <br />time more than three years after the adoption of an optional <br />plan in a city, the question of abandonment of such plan may be <br />submitted to the voters, in the same manner as provided in the <br />foregoing sections for the submission of the question of <br />adoption, except that in the statement of the question on the <br />ballot, the word "abandoned" shall be substituted for the word <br />"adopted." If a majority of the votes cast on the question is <br />in favor of abandonment, the plan shall be abandoned; and, <br />subject to the special provisions for transition back to the <br />standard form of government contained in subsequent sections of <br />this chapter, the standard plan of government shall be resumed <br />in the city and all the provisions of law applicable to cities <br />in which an optional plan is not in operation shall henceforth <br />apply to the city. <br /> <br />Subd. 5. Filing election certificate. Whenever the <br />question of adoption or abandonment of an optional plan is <br />submitted in any city and results in a majority vote in favor of <br />the question submitted, the clerk shall promptly file with the <br />county auditor and with the secretary of state a certificate <br />stating the date of election, the question submitted, and the <br />vote on the question. <br />