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<br />.~ <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Election administration <br />City clerks should pay careful attention to the Secretary of State's compilation of <br />Minnesota election laws. Each clerk should have a copy of this publication. If not, <br />contact your county auditor or the Secretary of State at (651) 215-1440. The <br />Secretary of State, your county auditor, and League staff are available to answer <br />cities' questions on election laws. <br /> <br />City elections <br />Statutory city elections generally occur in November of even-numbered years on <br />the same date as the state general election (Minn. Stat. 9 205.07). However, that <br />statute also authorizes statutory cities to choose, by ordinance, to hold their <br />municipal general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in <br />November in odd-numbered years. All home rule charter cities must hold their <br />elections in November of odd or even years, but not both. The statute does not <br />authorize annual elections, nor does it authorize elections in December or other <br />times of the year. Election dates in this calendar are for those statutory cities that <br />have opted for odd-year elections. Legislation further establishes a uniform date <br />in September for all municipal primaries. <br /> <br />Calculating the dates for taking action <br />In figuring the statutory dates, when the reference is to a certain number of days <br />before an election or other event, start counting from the day before the event. <br />When determining days after an event, start counting from the day after the <br />event. If the "last day" falls on a weekend or legal holiday, that day is usually <br />omitted from computation. (In a few instances, where a statute requires that a <br />certain action must take place a specified number of days before a certain date <br />and the deadline for the action falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the calendar <br />specifies the preceding Friday as the "last day" for such action. Furthermore, in <br />an effort to ensure that actions are completed on time, we have taken a <br />conservative approach. When a statute states something be done "by" a certain <br />date, the calendar uses the day before the date stated in the statute as the due <br />date. When a statute states something be done "on or before" a certain date and <br />the date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the calendar uses the day <br />before, usually a Friday, as the due date. <br /> <br />When figuring weeks before an election, "one week before" is the same calendar <br />day in the previous week. "One month before" is thesame numerical calendar <br />date in the preceding month. (See Minn. Stat. 99645.13-.15.) <br /> <br />Please notify the League Research Service at (651) 281-1200 or (800) 925-1122 <br />if you find any errors or omissions in this publication. The calendar is not <br />all-inclusive, and the possibility for error exists. Please use it only as a guide and <br />do not rely on it exclusively. <br /> <br />2 <br />