Ordinance No. 1027 03-21-1994 ORDINANCE NO. 1027
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE FRIDLEY CITY
CHARTER
The City Council of the City of Fridley does hereby ordain as follows:
CHAPTER 4
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
Section 4.01. GENERAL ELECTION LAWS TO APPLY.
Except as hereinafter provided, the general laws of the State of Minnesota
pertaining to registration of eligible voters and the conduct of primary and
general elections shall apply for all municipal elections of such officers as
are specified in this Charter. The Council shall, through ordinances duly
adopted in compliance with such state laws and this Charter, adopt suitable
and necessary regulations for the conduct of such elections. (Ref. Ord. 857)
Section 4.02. REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Regular municipal elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, at such place or places as the City Council may designate
by resolution. Regular municipal elections shall be held every even numbered
year. The Council may divide the City into as many voting precincts as it may
from time to time deem necessary. Each ward shall constitute at least one (1)
voting precinct and no precinct shall be in more than one (1) ward. At least
fifteen (15) days' notice shall be given by the City Clerk of the time and
places of holding such election, and of the officers to be elected, by posting
a notice thereof in at least one (1) public place in each voting precinct and
by publishing a notice thereof at least once in the official newspaper of the
City, but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election.
(Ref. Ord. 919, Ord. 1027)
Section 4.03. PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
On the first Tuesday after the second Monday in September there shall be a
primary election for the selection of two (2) nominees for each elective
office at the regular municipal election, unless only two (2) nominees file
for each elective office. Primary municipal elections shall be held every
even numbered year, if necessary. (Ref. Special Election 4/12/60, Ord. 592,
Ord. 919, Ord. 1027)
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.
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Section 4.05. JUDGES OF ELECTION.
The Council shall at least twenty-five (25) days before each municipal
election appoint two (2) registered voters of each voting precinct to be
judges of elections therein and one (1) registered voter of the same precinct
to be head judge of election, or as many more or less as may be determined by
the 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.
(Ref. Ord. 592, Ord. 873)
Section 4.06. NOMINATIONS BY PETITION.
The mode of nomination of all elective officers provided for by this Charter
shall be by petition. The name of any eligible voter of the City shall be
printed upon the ballot whenever a petition as hereinafter prescribed shall
have been filed in that person's behalf with the City Clerk. Such petition
shall be signed by at least ten (10) registered voters qualified to vote for
the office in question. No elector shall sign more than one petition for any
office for which there is an election. Should such a case occur, the
signature shall be void as to the petition or petitions last filed. All
nomination petitions shall be filed with the City Clerk in accordance with
Minnesota State Statutes. Each petition, when presented, must be accompanied
by a ten dollar ($10.00) filing fee. (Ref. Special Election 4/12/60, General
Election 11/3/64, Ord. 825, Ord. 857, Ord. 921, Ord. 1027)
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 affidavit of the
circulator thereof stating the number of signers of such paper and that each
signature appended thereto was made in the circulator's presence and is the
genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. With each
signature shall be stated the 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:
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 , 19 .
. ; and we individually certify that we are registered voters and that we have
not signed other nomination petitions of candidates for this office.
Name Street and Number
, being duly sworn, deposes and says, "I
am the circulator of the foregoing petition paper containing signatures and
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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 , 19 . . .
This petition, if found insufficient by the City Clerk, shall be returned to .
, at Number Street.
I hereby indicate my willingness to accept the office of . . . . if duly
elected thereto. (Ref. Ord. 857, Ord. 1027)
Section 4.08. CANVASS OF ELECTIONS AND TAKING OF OFFICE.
The Council shall meet and canvass the election returns within seven (7)
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 cast; (b) the total number of
spoiled or defective ballots; (c) the vote 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. (Ref. Ord. 592, Ord. 1027)
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 21ST DAY OF
MARCH, 1994.
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WILLIAM J NEE - MAYOR
ATTEST:
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WILLIAM A. CHAMPA - CITY C'ERK
Public Hearing: February 7, 1994
First Reading: February 22, 1994
Second Reading: March 21, 1994
Publish: March 29, 1994