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<br />4.5.5.1 . Snecial Election. When a vacancy in ap. elected office of the city occurs when <br />there is less than eight weeks prior to a primary election there shall be no primary election. <br />except as provided in Section 4.5.5.3 below. The special election to fill the vacancy shall <br />coincide with the Regular Municipal Election and the notice of such vacancy shall be published <br />as soon a.s is practicable. <br />4.5.5.2 Vacancv ill offices to be voted on in the ReIDllar Municinal Election. If a <br />vacancy occurs less than eight weeks prior to the primary election. in the office of the mayor or <br />the councilmembers whose seats are to be voted on in the Regular Municipal Election, said <br />vacancy shall be considered notto exist for the purpose of the Regular Municipal Election. The <br />:person elected to fill the vacancy in the Regular Municipal Election. if approved by unanimous <br />vote of the sitting Council. may assume the duties of the office to which elected on the first <br />business daX following the City Clerk's issuance of a certificate of election to said person. <br />4.5.5.3 Vacancv in an office not to be voted on in the Reeular Municinal Election. If <br />a vacancy occurs in the office of the mayor or a councilmember not standing for election in the <br />. Regular Municipal Election. a special primary election and a special election shall be held in <br />January of the subsequent year following: the vacancy to fill said vacancy. The election <br />procedures for the special primary election and the special election shall be those election <br />procedures for municipal office candidates as prescribed in Minnesota Statutes and this Charter. <br />.The term of the office. of the person elected pursuant to this subsection shall be for the remainder <br />of the unexpired term of the office vacated. <br /> <br />(Underlined is the proposed amendments) <br /> <br />-94- <br /> <br />-36- <br />