Agenda - Charter Commission - 02/02/2023

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Appendix A - CITY CHARTER OF RICHFIELD CHAPTER 4. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS CHAPTER 4. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS Section 4.01. The Regular Municipal Election. The regular municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even numbered year at such place or places as the City Council may designate. The City Clerk shall give at least two (2) weeks previous notice of the time and place of holding such election and of the officers to be elected by posting in the City Clerk's office and on the City website and by publication at least once in the official newspaper, but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election. (Amended, Bill 1994-4; Bill No. 2013-6) Section 4.02. Primary Election. On the second Tuesday in August preceding the regular municipal election there shall be a primary election for the selection of two nominees for each elected office at the regular municipal election unless no more than two nominees file for each elective office. The City Clerk shall give at least two weeks previous notice of the time and place of holding such election and of the officers to be elected by posting in at least one public place in each voting precinct and by publication at least once in the official newspaper, but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election. Amended, Bill 1975-12; Bill 1994-4; Bill 2010-3) Section 4.03. Special Elections. The Council may by resolution order a special election and provide all means for holding it. At least two weeks published notice of a special election shall be given in the official newspaper. The procedure of such election shall conform as nearly as possible to that prescribed for other municipal elections. Section 4.04. Nomination by Petition. All candidates for elective office provided for by this Charter shall be nominated by petition. The name of any registered voter of the City shall be printed upon the ballot as a candidate for an office whenever a petition signed by at least ten registered voters has been filed with the City Clerk in a candidate's behalf within the time period provided by state law for such filings. No registered voter shall sign petitions for more candidates for any office than the number of persons to be chosen for that office at the election; should a signer do so, the signer's signature shall be void as to the petition or petitions last filed. Each petition presented shall be accompanied by a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) filing fee. (Amended, Bill 1987-8, Bill 1994-4) Section 4.05. Nomination Petitions. We, the undersigned registered voters of the City of Richfield, hereby nominate, whose residence is for the office of to be voted for at the primary election to be held on the day of _______, 19___, and/or the regular municipal election to be held on the __ day of 19___, and we individually certify that we are qualified registered voters and that we have not signed more nomination petitions of candidates for this office than there are persons to be elected thereto. Richfield, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 34) Created: 2022-10-2113:41:31 [EST] Page 1 of 3