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(Appointee serves until special election result is certified — approx. 6 -7 months) <br />November 2010 - Special election at regular city election, per ordinance &state statute <br />(Winner serves remainder of term — approx. 2 years & 1 -2 months <br />Example 4: vacancy occurs in middle of the 3rd year of a 4-year term (or, alternately, on <br />election in mid -term to an incompatible office in last regular election -like the 2004 case when <br />Mayor Klausing was elected in the middle of his council term). <br />January 2009 -Start of term <br />June 2011 (or January 2011) - Vacancy occurs (more than 10 weeks before start of filing for the <br />2012 regular city election, and less than 2 years remaining in term) <br />• State statute does not require a special election due to timing <br />• Proposed city ordinance requires a special election ASAP <br />July 2011 (or January 2011) - Appointment made <br />(Appointee serves until special election result is certified — approx. 2 -3 months) <br />September 2011 (or April 2011) - Special election, per ordinance, within approx. 3 months of <br />vacancy <br />(Winner serves remainder of term — approx. 1 year & 3 -4 months (or 1 year & 7 -8 months) <br />Example 5: vacancy occurs early in the 4th year of a 4-year term. (Like this year.) <br />January 2009 -Start of term <br />April 2012 - Vacancy occurs (more than 10 weeks before start of filing for the 2012 regular city <br />election, and less than 2 years remaining in term) <br />• State statute does not require a special election due to timing <br />• Proposed city ordinance requires a special election ASAP <br />May 2012 - Appointment made <br />(Appointee serves until special election result is certified — approx. 2 -3 months) <br />June 2012 - Special election, per ordinance, within approx. 3 months of vacancy <br />(Winner serves remainder of term — approx. 6 -7 months) <br />Example 6: Vacancy y occurs in the middle of the 4 h , year of a 4-year term. <br />January 2009 -Start of term <br />May 2012 - Vacancy occurs (less than 10 weeks before start of filing for the 2010 regular city <br />election, and less than 2 years remaining in term) <br />• State statute does not require a special election due to timing <br />• Proposed city ordinance does not require a special election due to timing <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />