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2024 ELECTIONS UPDATE
<br />State Primary
<br />The Absentee Voting (Envelope process) for the State Partisan Primary Election is currently taking place.
<br />M-F, 7:30-4, until July 25, 2024, M-F, 7:30-4. You may vote early either by requesting an Absentee Ballot
<br />from Anoka County Elections or appearing at City Hall. July 26, 2024—August 11, 2024, M-F, 7:30-4, you
<br />may vote via Direct Balloting (Ballot is placed directly into the ballot counter) either at City Hall or Anoka
<br />County Elections Office. (Special Hours: August 10, 2024, Sat., 9-3 and August 12, 2024, 7:30-5). Primary
<br />Election Day is August 13, 2024, from 7 a.m.—8 p.m. and Centerville’s polling place is located at St.
<br />Genevieve’s Community Parish Center (Fellowship Hall), 6995 Centerville Road, Centerville, MN
<br />55038. Offices on the ballot are: United States Senator & United States Representative, District 6. During
<br />the Primary, you must stay within Party lines which means you vote solely within a party and there are no
<br />crossing Party lines.
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<br />Testing of the equipment has commenced, and the Public Accuracy Testing is scheduled for July 24, 2024
<br />at 9 a.m. and open to the public. Stop on in.
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<br />State General
<br />Absentee Voting (Envelope process) for the State General Election will commence Friday, September 20,
<br />2024—October 17, 2024, M-F, 7:30-4 you may vote early either by requesting an Absentee Ballot from
<br />Anoka County Elections or appearing at City Hall. October 18, 2024—November 1, 2024, M-F, 7:30-4,
<br />you may vote via Direct Balloting (Ballot is placed directly into the ballot counter) either at City Hall or
<br />Anoka County Elections Office. (Special Hours: October 26, 2024, Sat. 9-3, October 29, 2024, Tues. 7:30-
<br />7, November 2, 2024, Sat., 9-3, November 3, 2024, Sun. 9-3 and Mon., November 4, 2024, 7:30—5).
<br />General Election Day is November 5, 2024, from 7 a.m.—8 p.m. and Centerville’s polling place is
<br />located at St. Genevieve’s Community Parish Center (Fellowship Hall), 6995 Centerville Road,
<br />Centerville, MN 55038.
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<br />Municipal Elections
<br />Affidavits of Candidacy will be accepted from Tues., July 30, 2024—Tues., August 12, 2024, during City
<br />Hall office hours (M-F, 7:30-4) and Tues., August 13, 2024, from 7:30-5. Offices for which Affidavits of
<br />Candidacy will be accepted are: Mayor (2 Year Term, 2025-2026); 2 Council Member seats (4 Year Term,
<br />2025-2028) and 1 Council Member seat (special election, 2 Year Term, 2025-2026). The fee is $2. The
<br />Affidavit of Candidacy is available on the Secretary of States Office website, must be notarized and the dates
<br />should coincide with July 30, 2024–August 13, 2024. Staff would recommend that if you are interested in
<br />running for office, you stop by City Hall to obtain a packet. If you have any questions, please contact City
<br />Hall and ask for elections.
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<br />Time Commitment for Mayor or Council Members
<br />Council—meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at City Hall) - at times this may vary if a meeting
<br />needs to be rescheduled or an additional meeting is called by the Chair/Staff during the month. Meetings
<br />commence generally at 6:30 p.m. At times, this may vary if a Work Session has been called with proper
<br />notice. Meetings generally last until 9 p.m., but also vary. However, the 4th Wednesday of the month has
<br />a Work Session attached to it which commences at 5 p.m. and goes until 6:30 p.m. when the regular meeting
<br />commences.
<br />The Mayor and Council Members generally serve on several additional 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 meetings take place throughout the serving
<br />area and commence at 5-7 p.m.—9 p.m. but times vary. These boards also can schedule additional meetings
<br />outside of their regularly scheduled meeting dates. There are also learning opportunities for elected officials
<br />that take place throughout their period of serving that the city would encourage their participation in. Any
<br />and all events/activities of the city are a wonderful time to meet residents, program coordinators, other
<br />Committee/Commission members, show community support, etc.
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