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Blaine Population 70,979 PART I - CHARTER CHAPTER 4. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS CHAPTER 4. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS Sec. 4.01. General election laws to apply. Except as hereinafter provided, the general laws of the State of Minnesota pertaining to registration of 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. Sec. 4.02. Regular municipal elections. A regular municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the year in which an election is to be held at such place or places as the city council may designate by resolution. At least fifteen (15) days' notice shall be given by the city clerk of the time and places holding such election, and of the offices to be elected, by posting a notice in a conspicuous place thereof at City Hall, online including but not limited to the city's website, 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. (Ord. No. 01-1917, 11-15-2001; Ord. No. 17-2385 , 11-16-2017) Sec. 4.03. Primary elections. There shall be a primary election on the date established by Minnesota state law 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. (Ord. No. 239, 7-2-1970; Ord. No. 10-2208, 7-15-2010) Sec. 4.04. Special elections. The council may, by resolution, order a special election and provide all means for holding it. Published notice of a special election shall be given in the official newspaper at least two (2) weeks prior to such special election. The procedure at such election shall conform as nearly as possible to that prescribed for other municipal elections, except that there shall be no primary election prior to a special election held pursuant to section 2.05 of the charter of the City of Blaine. Dates on which a special election may be held are: second Tuesday in February, the second Tuesday in April, the second Tuesday in May, the second Tuesday in August, or the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November (general election date), or as otherwise allowed by Minnesota state law. (Ord. No. 98-1703, 4-2-1998; Ord. No. 17-2385 , 11-16-2017) Sec. 4.05. Judges of election. The council shall at least twenty-five (25) days before each election, appoint qualified eligible voters for each voting precinct to be judges of election as provided by Minnesota state law. The council shall set compensation for the election judges. (Ord. No. 01-1917, 11-15-2001; Ord. No. 17-2385 , 11-16-2017) Blaine, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 50) Page 1of2 Created: 2022-09-15 12:05:54 [EST]