262569 WHITE - CITY CLERK ,
PINK •- FINANCE GITY � OF SAINT PAUL Council
CANARY -DEPARTMENT
'LUE ,�-hAAYOR File NO.
` + � `� . Council Resolution �
Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, by Laws 1973, Chapter 387, the Legislature
of the State of Mi:nnesota has provided for party designation
for elections in cities of the first class ; and
WHEREAS, the formula for determining the number of sig-
natures required for being nominated by petition as an inde-
pendent can.didate for the office of city councilman. in Saint
Paul results in a requirement of 11� 149 signatures ; and
WHEREAS, the largest number of signatures required for
nomination by petition for any other office in the State of
Minnesota is 2,000; and
WHEREAS, such a wide discrepancy in requirement of numbe r
of signatures works a hardship on the residents of the City
of Saint Paul , now, therefore , be it
RESOLVED, that the Co�zncil of the Ci:ty of Saint Paul
recommer�.ds that the Legislature amend the Minnesota election
laws to establish a reasonable number of signatures ; and be
it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the appropriate City officials
submit the attached draft legislation to the Ramsey County
Legislative Delegation and to the Legislature fo� its con-
sideration during the Interim, to the end that corrective
legislation may be adopted early in 1974 in advance of the
Saint Paul �ity elections . �
COUNCILMEIV
Yeas Nays Requested by Department of:
�rK Butler
Konopatzki � [n Favor
Levine
Meredith _� Against BY
9� Roedler
Tedesco
Mme.President �i�F�K Hunt �� '�� Form Appr ved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date �
Certifi sed by Co retary BY
BY
Approv by M or: 19� _ Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
By BY
Rwus�► NOd 1? 1973
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11�12�73
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A bill for an act
relating to elections ; providing procedures
for nominating petitions in municipal elections ;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1971, Section 202 .09,
Subdivision 1 , as amended; 202. 11, by adding a
subdivision; and 205. 15, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE S�ATE OF MINNESOTA:
Seetion 1. Minnesota -Statutes 1971, Section 202.09,
Subdivision 1 , as amended by Laws i973, Chapter 387, Section
1, is amended to read:
202.09 �UMINATING PETITIONS7 Subdivision 1. �UMBER
OF SIGNERS_7 A petition for nomination of a candidate may be
signed by electors resident within the district or political
division from which the candidate is presented, as follows :
(a) If for a state office on a state ticket , 'equal to
one percent of the entire vote of the state cast at the last
preceding general election, or 2, 000, whichev�r is the lesser;
(b) If for a congressional or judicial district office ,
by five percent of the entire vote cast in the district at
the last preceding general election, or 1 , 000, whichever is
the lesser;
(c ) If for a county or legislative office , by ten percent
of the entire vote cast in the county, ward, or other election
district at the last preceding general election, or 500,
whichever is the lesser;
(d) If for a municipal office , by two percent of the
entire vote cast �a�-��a�-a���ee in the d.istrict at the las�t
preceding munici,pal �eneral election, or 500, whichever is
greater.
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Sec . 2. Minnesota Statutes 1971 , Section 202. 11 , is amended
by adding a new subdivision to read :
Subd. 2a. �IME OF SIGNING, MUNICIPAL OFFICES.7 Nominatin�
petitions for. candidates for municipal offices may be si�ned
and filed only during the period when affidavits of candidacy
may be filed for the same office ; provided, that the period
for si�nin� and filin� petitions shall be no'Cless than 14 da.ys .
Sec . 3. Minnesota Statutes 1971, Section 205 . 15 , is amended
to read:
205. 15 �ITY ELECTIONS, FILINU FEES� Unless the charter
of a city provi.des the amount of the fee to be paid upon filing
an affidavit of candidacy or nominatin� petition for city
office the filing fee for city offices shall be as follows :
(a) In first ,class cities , the sum of �20;
(b) In second and third class cities , the sum of �Z ; and
(c ) In fourth class cities , the sum of �2 .