Ordinance No. 1304 04-22-2013
ORDINANCE NO. 1304
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FRIDLEY CITY CHARTER
CHAPTER 4. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
The City Council of the city of Fridley hereby finds, after review, examination and
recommendation by the Fridley Charter Commission and staff, that the Fridley City Charter be
hereby amended as follows:
Section 1: That Section 4.04 be hereby amended as follows:
Section 4.04. SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
The Council may by resolution order a special election, fix the time of holding the same, and
provide all means for holding such special election, provided that three (3) weeks' published notice
shall be given of said special election. The procedure at such elections shall conform as nearly as
possible to that herein provided for other municipal elections and Minnesota Election Laws. Special
elections for vacancies in the City Council shall be held in accordance with provisions of Section
2.06.
Section 2: That Section 4.05 be hereby amended as follows:
Section 4.05. JUDGES OF ELECTION.
The Council shall at least twenty-five (25) days before each municipal election appoint two (2)
eligible voters for each voting precinct to be election judges and one (1) registered voter to be head
election judge; or as many election judges as may be determined by the City Clerk Council. No
person signing or circulating a petition of nomination of candidate for election to office or any
member of a committee petitioning for a referendum or recall shall be eligible to serve as a judge of
such election.
Section 3: That Section 4.07 be hereby amended as follows:
Section 4.07. NOMINATION PETITIONS.
The signatures to the nomination petition need not all be appended to one (1) paper, but to each
separate paper there shall be attached an a notarized affidavit of the circulator thereof stating:
(1) the number of signers of such paper, and
(2) that each signature appended thereto was made in the circulator's presence, and
(3) that it is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
With each signature there shall be stated the printed name, birth year, and address place of residence
of the signer, giving the street and number or other description sufficient to identify the same. The
nominee shall indicate by an endorsement upon the petition acceptance of the office if elected
thereto. The form of the nomination petition shall be substantially as follows:
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NOMINATION PETITION
We, the undersigned, registered voters of the City of Fridley, hereby nominate __________, whose
residence is ___________________________, for the office of _________________, to be voted
for at the election to be held on the ____ day of __________, _____; and we individually certify
that we are registered voters and that we have not signed other nomination petitions of candidates
for this office.
Printed Name Birth Year Address Street and Number Signature
__________ , being duly sworn, deposes and says, "I am the circulator of the foregoing petition
paper containing _____ signatures and that the signatures appended thereto were made in my
presence and are the genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be."
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of __________, _____.
Seal
_____________________________
Notary Public
This petition, if found insufficient by the City Clerk, shall be returned to _______________, at
Number ________________________________, Street Fridley, MN 554____.
I hereby indicate my willingness to accept the office of _______________if duly elected thereto. )
Section 4: That Section 4.08 be hereby amended to become Section 4.09 and that new
Section 4.08 be hereby enacted as follows:
Section 4.08. WRITE-IN CANDIDATES
A candidate for any city office who wants write-in votes for the candidate to be counted must file a
written request with the filing office for the office sought no later than the seventh (7th) day before
the primary, general or special municipal election. The city clerk shall provide the form to make the
request.
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Section 5: That Section 4.09 be hereby amended as follows:
Section 4.089. CANVASS OF ELECTIONS AND TAKING OF OFFICE.
If more than two candidates filed for office, the Council must meet and canvass the primary election
returns on the third calendar day after any primary election. The two candidates for each office who
receive the highest number of votes shall be nominees for the office named. Their names shall be
certified by the city clerk to the county auditor who shall place them on the municipal general
election ballot without partisan designation. The Council shall meet and canvas the general
(regular) election or special election returns between the third and tenth calendar days after any
regular or special election, shall make full declaration of the results, and file a statement thereof with
the City Clerk. Said statement shall be made a part of the minutes. This statement shall include:
(a) the total number of good ballots votes cast;
(b) the total number of spoiled or defective ballots; the total number of individuals registered
before 7:00 a.m. on election day and the total number of individuals registering on election
day;
(c) the total votes cast for each candidate, with a declaration of those who are elected;
(d) a true copy of the ballots used;
(e) the names of the judges of election; and
(f) such other information as may seem pertinent.
The City Clerk shall forthwith notify all persons elected of the fact of their election, and the persons
elected shall take office at the time provided for by Section 3.01, upon taking, subscribing and filing
with the City Clerk the required oath of office.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
22ND DAY OF APRIL 2013.
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Scott J. Lund, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Debra A. Skogen, City Clerk
Public Hearing Notice Published: March 7, 2013
Public Hearing: March 25, 2013
First Reading: April 8, 2013
Second Reading: April 22, 2013
Publication Date: May 2, 2013