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David J. Ktimedy Page 6 October 27, 1995 (ErnOas!s added.) The legislative act in question simply does not meet the above def i n i C-0 n T h a{ definition is based upon the o o v e n me n t units to which a new law "applies,`` not merely I upon those which W I I nttd to modify ast practice in order to comply. On the effective date of the 1994 and 1995 Acts, the amender version of section 205.07, subd. I will apply to "each city" ►ri the s i a to, The fact that some, or even most, cities' terms of office and election schedule may already conform to the r ov i s i o n s of section 205.07, in no way exempts them from the acts' "application. " Consequently, we conclude that e acts in question are clearly nor special laws w idi M the meaning, of aiticic I' of rhe, wnsl'tut4i n. Q STION TAE If the answer to questior rt 1 is in the affirmative, arc tk Acts effective to require. the City of Crystal to any action prior to January I, 1998 OPNION We answer your question in the affirmative, but we observe that conformity to the p e r u ne n t laws as written leads to at leas one dilemma for which we can offer no satisfactory s o l u t io r, absent action by the city or l eg i5 ature. S: ioiis 26 and 27 of the 1994 ct provide det-alIed rransition schedules which Ara. apparently designed to phase cities into �Ittitr an c%re n or odd year election rotation by 1998 w h e t tea amendments to s e c t'o i,j 205. 7 take effect.. Section 26 applies by its terms to "Po4. i-a ubdivisEons dial chose before anuary 1= 1995 to conduct elections in even years." s�•t := #'i ' �,c a, no it cal subdiv" ions That did ;to} c'oose bf:fore lanlj4lry ► � 1995, T ti hold From I x facts supplied it does not p p e a r that the City of Crystal has formally chosen t o hold s elections in tven--nu bard rear �. Thus the cit would be required to follow the You have �rnu;Caied that while elect (ans usually occur annually fliere, ma), be occasional �4' a t' in �.F h no e- ec t i o ii is held be au S e no term expires.