Agenda - Charter Commission - 02/02/2023

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Sec. 4.06. Candidate for office. All candidates for office provided for by this chapter who desire to be elected to any elected office, shall file an affidavit not more than eighty-four (84) days nor less than seventy (70) days, or per Minnesota state law, prior to the primary election date, with the city clerk, paying the said officer a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). Such affidavit or application shall state that the candidate is an eligible voter of the City of Blaine and the name of the office for which such person is a candidate. At the time of filing an affidavit of candidacy, a candidate may present a petition in place of the filing fee. The petition may be signed by an individual eligible to vote for the candidate. The number of signatures on the petition in place of a filing fee shall be the lesser of five hundred (500) signatures or five (5) percent of the total number of votes cast in the election ward at the preceding general election at which that office was on the ballot. The city clerk shall make available sample forms for petitions in place of filing fees. A write-in candidate who wants their write-in votes to be counted in the general election must file a written request with the city clerk no later than seven (7) days before the general election. All write-in votes cast for candidates who have not filed a written request to have these votes counted shall be treated collectively as votes for a single candidate. (Ord. No. 253, 1-21-1971; Ord. No. 750, 3-18-1982; Ord. No. 88-1098, 11-3-1988; Ord. No. 97-1685, 11-20-1997; Ord. No. 10-2208, 7-15-2010; Ord. No. 12-2239, 3-15-2012; Ord. No. 17-2385 , 11-16-2017) Sec. 4.07. Withdrawal of candidate. Any person whose name has been presented in the manner provided for in the foregoing section as a candidate, may, not later than 5 o'clock p.m. of the second (2nd) day after the last day for filing or at such other time established by Minnesota state law, cause such person's name to be withdrawn from nomination by filing with the city clerk a request to do so in writing. No name so withdrawn shall be printed upon the ballot. (Ord. No. 10-2208, 7-15-2010) Sec. 4.08. Canvass of elections and taking of office. The council must meet and canvass the election returns made in the manner provided for the state primary so far as practicable. The canvass may be conducted on either the second (2nd) or third (3rd) calendar day after any primary election and between the third (3rd) and tenth (10th) day after any general (regular) or special election, or at such other time established by Minnesota state law and shall make full declaration of the results as soon as possible and file a statement thereof with the city clerk, and said statement shall be made a part of the minutes. (Ord. No. 10-2208, 7-15-2010; Ord. No. 17-2385 , 11-16-2017) (Supp. No. 50) Page 2of2 Created: 2022-09-15 12:05:53 [EST]