87-7285R59
RESOLUTION NO. 7285
A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER
WHEREAS, .the Richfield City Code provides in Section 4.04
for the filing of nomination petitions for municipal elective
offices not more than six nor less than four. weeks- before the
municipal primary election; and
WHEREAS, Section 205.13, subd. 1 of Minnesota Statutes
provides for the filing of affidavits of candidacy for municipal
offices not more than eight nor -less than six weeks before the
municipal primary; and
WHEREAS, the filing .period in the Richfield Code is
inconsistent with the filing period provided for by .state law;
and
WHEREAS, by a 1984 referendum Mayoral and City Council
elections will be held every two years after 1988 coinciding with
state and federal elections; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield is committed to the purchase
of optical scan voting equipment; and
WHEREAS,- ballot preparation and programming of the optical
scan voting equipment will be done by Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS,. inconsistent filing periods would cause the city to
use a separate paper ballot for municipal elections which would
defeat the purpose of the standardization of voting equipment and
procedures in Hennepin County, cause confusion for voters and
election judges, and be difficult to administer; .and
WHEREAS, the Richfield City Cauncil finds that it is in the
interest of the City to conduct its elections in conjunction with
county, state, and federa]
elections and be more consistent with
the Minnesota State. Election Laws;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE III RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Richfield as follows:
That the following proposed amendment to the City Charter be
referred to the Charter Commission for review and recommendation:
Section 4.04. Nominaltions 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 i~a petition signed by at least ten
registered voters has been filed with the City Clerk in his
behalf not more than eix eight nor less than fear six weeks
before the municipal primary election date provided in
Section 4.02. No registered voter shall sign petitions for
more candidates for any office than the number of person to
be chosen for that oflfice at the election; should he do so,
his signature shall be void as to the petition or petitions
last filed. Each peti~~tion presented shall be accompanied by
a Five Dollar ($5.00)'~,filing fee.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, N' esota, this 23rd day
of February, 1987. !I
ATTEST: ', n Ham' on Mayor
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Thomas Ferber, City Clerk