2001 Proposed Home Rule Charter 010815

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the codification are available at the office of the city clerk is published in the official newspaper for at least two successive weeks. CHAPTER 4. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS Section 4.01. Primary and regular municipal election. If a primary is necessary it will be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September of every odd-numbered year. A regular municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year commencing in 2003. Voting shall be at such place or places as the city council may designate. The city manager shall give at least two weeks' published notice of the time and place of holding such election and of the officers to be elected, but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate the election. Section 4.02. Special elections. The council may by resolution order a special election and provide all means for holding it. The city manager shall give at least two weeks' published notice of a special election. The procedure at such election shall conform as nearly as possible to that prescribed for other city elections. Section 4.03. Filing for office. No earlier than 70 days or later than 56 days before the municipal election, any eligible voter of the city qualified under the state constitution for elective office may, by filing an affidavit and paying a reasonable filing fee as determined by the council to the city manager, have his or her name placed on the municipal primary ballot or, if there is no primary election, on the municipal election ballot. Section 4.04. Procedure at elections. Subject to this charter and applicable state laws, the council may by ordinance further regulate the conduct of municipal elections. Except as otherwise provided by this charter and supplementary ordinances, general state laws on elections shall apply to municipal elections. Proposed Charter for Ciry of Roseville, MN 7 Adopted 8/15/01