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<br />2024 ELECTIONS UPDATE
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<br />State Primary
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<br />We have commenced into the Absentee Vong (Envelope process) for the State Parsan Primary Elecon.
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<br />CƩźķğǤͲ WǒƓĻ ЋБͲ ЋЉЋЍΓWǒƌǤ ЋЎͲ ЋЉЋЍͲ aΏCͲ Аʹ30-4 you may vote early either by requesng an Absentee Ballot
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<br />from Anoka County Elecons or appearing at City Hall. July 26, ЋЉЋЍΓ!ǒŭǒƭƷ ЊЊͲ ЋЉЋЍͲ aΏCͲ АʹЌЉΏЍͲ Ǥƚǒ ƒğǤ
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<br />vote via Direct Ballong (Ballot is placed directly into the ballot counter) either at City Hall or Anoka County
<br />Elec ons Oce. (Special Hours: August 10, 2024, Sat., 9-3 and August 12, 2024, 7:30-5). Primary Elecon
<br />Day is August 13, 2024, from 7 a.m.ΓБ Ʀ͵ƒ͵ ğƓķ /ĻƓƷĻƩǝźƌƌĻƭ ƦƚƌƌźƓŭ ƦƌğĭĻ źƭ ƌƚĭğƷĻķ ğƷ {Ʒ͵ DĻƓĻǝźĻǝĻƭ
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<br />Community Parish Center (Fellowship Hall), 6995 Centerville Road, Centerville, MN 55038. Oces on the
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<br />ballot are: United States Senator & United States Representave, District 6. During the Primary, you must
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<br />stay within Party lines which means you vote solely within a party and there are no crossing Party lines.
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<br />State General
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<br />Absentee Vong (Envelope process) for the State General Elecon will commence Friday, September 20,
<br />ЋЉЋЍΓhĭƷƚĬĻƩ ЊАͲ ЋЉЋЍͲ aΏCͲ АʹЌЉΏЍ Ǥƚu may vote early either by requesng an Absentee Ballot from Anoka
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<br />County Elecons or appearing at City Hall. October 18, ЋЉЋЍΓbƚǝĻƒĬĻƩ ЊͲ ЋЉЋЍͲ aΏCͲ АʹЌЉΏЍͲ Ǥƚǒ ƒğǤ ǝƚƷĻ
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<br />via Direct Ballong (Ballot is placed directly into the ballot counter) either at City Hall or Anoka County Elec-
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<br />ons Oce. (Special Hours: October 26, 2024, Sat. 9-3, October 29, 2024, Tues. 7:30-7, November 2, 2024,
<br />Sat., 9-3, November 3, 2024, Sun. 9-3 aƓķ aƚƓ͵Ͳ bƚǝĻƒĬĻƩ ЍͲ ЋЉЋЍͲ АʹЌЉΓЎΜ͵ General Elecon Day is No-
<br />ǝĻƒĬĻƩ ЎͲ ЋЉЋЍͲ ŅƩƚƒ А ğ͵ƒ͵ΓБ Ʀ͵ƒ͵ ğƓķ /ĻƓƷĻƩǝźƌƌĻƭ ƦƚƌƌźƓŭ ƦƌğĭĻ źƭ located at St. GeƓĻǝźĻǝĻƭ /ƚƒƒǒƓźΏ
<br />ty Parish Center (Fellowship Hall), 6995 Centerville Road, Centerville, MN 55038.
<br />Municipal Elecons
<br />Adavits of Candidacy will be accepted from ǒĻƭ͵Ͳ WǒƌǤ ЌЉͲ ЋЉЋЍΓǒĻƭ͵Ͳ !ǒŭǒƭƷ ЊЋͲ
<br />2024, during City Hall oce hours (M-F, 7:30-4) and Tues., August 13, 2024, from 7:30-
<br />5. Oces for which Adavits of Candidacy will be accepted are: Mayor (2 Year Term,
<br />2025-2026); 2 Council Member seats (4 Year Term, 2025-2028) and 1 Council Member seat (special elecon,
<br />2 Year Term, 2025-2026). The fee is $2. The Adavit of Candidacy is available on the Secretary of States
<br />Oce website, must be notarized and the dates should ĭƚźƓĭźķĻ ǞźƷŷ WǒƌǤ ЌЉͲ ЋЉЋЍΑ!ǒŭǒƭƷ ЊЌͲ ЋЉЋЍ͵ {Ʒğ
<br />would recommend that if you are interested in running for oce, you stop by City Hall to obtain a packet. If
<br />you have any quesons, please contact City Hall and ask for elecons.
<br />Time Commitment for Mayor or Council Members
<br />Council meeƓŭƭΓƒĻĻƷ ƷŷĻ ЋƓķ ğƓķ ЍƷŷ ĻķƓĻƭķğǤ ƚŅ ƷŷĻ ƒƚƓƷŷ ğƷ /źƷǤ IğƌƌΜ Ώ ğƷ mes this may vary if a
<br />meeng needs to be rescheduled or an addional meeng is called by the Chair/Sta during the month.
<br />Meengs commence generally at 6:30 p.m. At mes, this may vary if a Work Session has been called with
<br />proper noce. Meengs generally last unl 9 p.m., but also varies. However, the 4th Wednesday of the
<br />month has a Work Session aached to it which commences at 5 p.m. and goes unl 6:30 p.m. when the regu-
<br />lar meeng commences.
<br />The Mayor and Council Members generally serve on several addional boards as liaisons throughout their
<br />period of serving (e.g., Police Commission, North Metro Television Commission, Centennial Fire Steering,
<br />Parks & Rec., Planning & Zoning, EDA, etc.) Generally, these meengs take place throughout the serving ar-
<br />ea, may commence at 5-А Ʀ͵ƒ͵ΓВ Ʀ͵ƒ͵ ĬǒƷ mes vary. These boards also have the ability to schedule addi-
<br />onal meengs outside of their regularly scheduled meeng dates. There are also learning opportunies for
<br />elected ocials that take place throughout their period of serving that the City would encourage their parc-
<br />ipaon in. Any and all events/acvies of the City are a wonderful me to meet residents, program coordi-
<br />nators, other Commiee/Commission members, show community support, etc.
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