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<br />4.5.5 Office Vacancy when less than eight weeks prior to primary election. <br /> <br />4.5.5.1 Special Election. When a vacancy in an elected office of the city occurs <br /> <br />when there is less than eight weeks prior to a primary election there shall be no primary election, <br /> <br />except as provided in Section 4,5.5.3 below. The Speciill election to fill the vacancy shall <br />coincide with the Regular Municipal Election and the notice of such vacancy shall be published <br /> <br />as soon as is practicable. <br /> <br />4.5.5.2 Vaeaney i/l offiees to be voted on in the Regular Municipal Electioll. <br /> <br />If a vacancy occurs less than eight weeks prior to the primary election, in the office of the mayor <br /> <br />or the councilmembers whose seats are to be voted on in the Regular Municipal Election, said <br /> <br />vacancy shall be considered not to exist for the purpose of the Regular Municipal Election. The <br /> <br />person elected to fill the vacancy in the Regular Municipal Election, if 11l2J;l[oved by ullJl!liJ:!:lQ.\lli <br /> <br />;;:Q!~".Q.f.Jl1!L sittiJ1!L..CounciL )nay assume the duties of .tllt'...office to which ,eJ~~t~d()l1Jh~)jr~t <br /> <br />business day following the City Clerk's issuance of a certificate of election to said person,.. <br /> <br />4.5.5.3 Vacancy In an oft1ce not to be voted on the Regular Municipal <br /> <br />Election. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the mayor or a councilmember not standing for <br /> <br />election in the Regular Municipal Election, a special primary election and a special election shall <br /> <br />be held in January of the subsequent year following the vacancy to fill said vacancy. The <br /> <br />election procedures for the special primary election and the special election shall be those <br /> <br />election procedures for municipal office candidates as prescribed in Minnesota Statutes and this <br /> <br />Charter. Notwithstanding Section 2.3.1 of this Charter, which provides for a four year term for <br /> <br />councilmembers, the term of a councilmember elected pursuant to this subsection will be less <br /> <br />than 48 months as a result of the January election date. <br /> <br />ChUlier Commission 6.12.08 <br /> <br />Deleted: heilhe wus <br /> <br />(...-........".-.......-..'''.............................................,...._, <br />I Deleted: if sa approved by l",nllhllous i <br />,.::~~?D~~!-'~~~~S~ljIl:!.I__.._,._.,...._) <br /> <br />, P5 <br />