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David 1, Kennedy Page 4 October 27, 1995 clear that tht lev islature intended to apply the. uniform election day requirements of she st.:.1i017 W home-rule as well as RalUtvey cities. Indeed there is no other plausible explanation nc striking the qualifying word "statutory" from the category of cities to which the subdivision is addressed. NVe are aware of Minn. Stat. 410.015 and 410.21 (1994) which provide: 410.015 DUNTIONS RELATING TO CITIES. . The term "statutory city"means any city which has nor adopted a home rule charter pursuant to the constitution and laws; the words "home rule charter city" mean any city which has adopted such a charter. In any law adopred after July 1, 1976, the word "city" when used without further description extending the application of the term to home rule charter cities means statutory cities only. 4 410.21 APPLICATION OF GENERAL ELECTION LAWSV "J"ht provisions of any charter of any such city. adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be valid and shall control as to nominations, primary elections, and elections for municipal offices, notwithstanding that such charter provisions may bf.3, inconsistent with any general law relating thereto, and such general laws shall apply on)y in so far as consistent with such charter. We do nor believe, however, that either or these sections prevents application of section 205.07, subd. 1 to the City of Crystal in 1998. First, �4 inn. Stat. 200.02, s ubd. 8 (1994) defines "c i N for purposes of the "Minnesota election law" to mean "a home rule charter or statutory city." Thus `the term as Used in, section 205.0'7, is amended, has been exprfssly extended to home rule as well as S.ac ,,"ory cil, g t er-rliorp.. riw,�%- c -standing the wording of section Nlir n. Scat. § 205.02 -s ariie,idcd by section. 4 of the. :994 Act provides as folio-,-vs: S u b d, 2. CITY ELECTIONS. In all statutory and home rule charter cities, the primary, general and special elections held for choosing city officials and deciding public questions relating to the city shall be held as provided in this chapter, except that sections 205.065, s ubd i visoin -a 4 to 7; 205 .01 subdivision 205.10: 205.121; and .� ._ 205.17. subdivisiona ? and 3. do not apply to a city whose charter provides the manner of holding its primary, general or special e j ew L i o n s.