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David J. Kennedy Page 5 October 27, 1995 This provision as amended clearly spt c i f i e s that municipal elections in both home rule and r c r y cities are to be held in ac qordance with chapter 205, with expressly specified exc.e ►bons. To the extent that this mandate is incompatible with the language of section 410.21, it is our view that the rovision of section 205.02 will control, Minn. Star. 645.26 provides that where general p ovis Ions of law conflict with special provisions effect should be given to both if possible , An if not, then the special provisions should normally prevail. Inasmuch as sections 410.21 an 205.02 both deal with appl intion of general lave., as opposed to charter provisions in munici al elections, neither world appear to be more general or special than tlit. other. FurtheTmor it k not possible to give effect to both. In these circumstances the result will be Coat lied by subdivision 4 of section 645.26 which gives effect to the law most recently enacted. Section 410.21 was apparently adopted in 1909, and has not been amended. Minn. Stat. � 41 _21 (1994), 14 i s r or y- On the other hand, section 2 O5.02, suhd. 2 was first enacted in 1983 and most recently amended in 1993 as noted above. Cons quently, we think it cliear that the legislature intends f t t , uniform election day provisions f M inn. Stat. § 295.07, as amended, be applicable to __ ••...ra y.n••r r—..—. ��Wd i 014+ti......—.0....r/..n�•'-�IYS��►►.y!ufw all home-rule charter cities when the arv: d me rats take effect. QU-9-STION7 T�110 wneln'Iy..,nxu�w r1� nrws�!— —._�.._.............._..._...�r.. ......+. y�rnr.•rY'I,..Y•rt'�nl.f I If the answer to gttstion no I is in the affirmative, is the arnendrnent to section 205.07, subdivision 1 in se. tion 5) of the 1995 Act (mandatory four-year terms for council members, a tw - or four-year term for mayor avid biennial Alec n ons) a special law within t e meaning of the Minnesota Constitution, Article XII, section 2, since or, its ft^ctive date, the arnendment will ehan-e the c f tOs terms to two- and � ��- •ear tert��c� PE`10N We answer your question in the neg five. Minn. Cons t. at t. X11, § 2 provides in part: Sec. 2. Special laws; locA aw-erru-nent. Every law which upon its effective date applies to single laeloverent unit or to ar uD of such units in a 5 l l coun or a number of �)nti�iuous counties is a special law and shall r�u ni e the u r!t i or in the latter case, Ede e counties to which it applies..