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Regular City Council Minutes - 11/24/03 Page 7 Klausing's philosophy and rationale related to the necessity of a Primary; opining his lack of support for a Prin1ary given tin1ing issues; and reiterating his previous position that those receiving a majority vote in a Primary Election won in the General Election as well; further restated his lack of support for additional costs for a Primary Election; and spoke in support of providing residents the opportunity to elect a candidate to the vacancy as soon as feasibly possible and avoiding unnecessary additional costs to candidates. Mayor Kysylyczyn spoke against the aI11endment to the motion; opining his interpretation of various majority vote getters with and without a Primary Election; cost of elections; and his personal opinion related to the rationale for Councilmember Klausing's amendment as an effort to stall the process. Councilmember Kough concurred with the statements opined by Councilmen1ber Schroeder opining his rationale of costs for candidates, short-term versus long-term appointments; and not showing favoritism of candidates. City Attorney Anderson, in response to a question of Councilmember Kough's, viewed Councilmember Klausing's recommended amendment as a mInor modification to the language of the ordinance. Councilmember Klausing spoke in support of the amendment to the motion, as evidenced by previous public comment related to the residents' desire to hold Primary Elections. In response to a question of Mayor Kysylyczyn, City Attorney Anderson addressed the minin1um of 70 days required and approximate earliest dates for a Primary Election (April 6, 2004 or forty-nine days before the Special Election) and Special Election (May 25, 2004) as it related to time requirements according to state statute for filing of candidate affidavits after declaration of a vacancy; with the time adjusted if a Primary Election was