Agenda - Charter Commission - 02/02/2023

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Red Wing Population 16,588 Chapter 4 Elections Section 4.01 Conduct of Elections All City elections shall be held and conducted and the votes canvassed in the manner provided by law. Section 4.02 General Election The City General Election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in every even -numbered year at such place or places as the Council may designate. Section 4.03 Primary Election The City Primary Election shall be held on the same date as the state primary election as determined by state statute at such place or places as the Council may designate. The city clerical officer shall place upon the City Primary Election ballot, without party designation, the names of individuals whose candidacy has been filed. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for any single office shall be placed on the City General Election ballot as nominees for that office. When no more than two individuals file for nomination to any single office, their names shall not be placed upon the City Primary Election but shall be placed upon the City General Election ballot as the nominees for that office and no Primary Election for that particular office shall be held. Section 4.04 Filing Not more than 10 nor less than 8 weeks before the City Primary Election any individual who is eligible and desires to become a candidate for either the office of Mayor or Council Member shall, upon payment of the fee established by law, file an Affidavit of Candidacy with the city clerical officer. In addition, the city clerical officer shall also accept, without the payment of any fee, a Nominating Petition signed by at least 100 registered voters for the office of Mayor and Council Member -at -Large, 75 registered voters for the combined ward Council Members, and 50 registered voters for a Council Member elected from a ward, provided that the individual on whose behalf the petition has been circulated endorses the petition with a statement indicating his/her willingness to accept the office if duly elected. All signers of a petition to be counted as valid must be registered voters within a precinct eligible to vote for that particular office. No registered voter shall sign more than one petition for a particular office and should a voter do so, his/her signature shall be valid only as to the petition or petitions first filed. All Affidavits of Candidacy and Nominating Petitions must be filed no later than 5:00 pm on the day filings close. Any candidate may withdraw from the election by filing an Affidavit of Withdrawal with the city clerical officer no later than 5:00 p.m. two days after the last day for filing affidavits of candidacy. Section 4.05 Special Elections The Council may by resolution order a special election and provide all means for holding it. A special election must be held on a date authorized by Minnesota Statutes Section 205.10, subdivision 3a, as amended. No primary shall be required in a special election 7