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Home My WebLink About2008 [07] Jul 20 ôÏÉÕØòÏÎÆÔÏêÉóÎÊØÍÕ Ê±´«³» îô ×«» ì Ö«´§ îðô îððè ÛÔÛÝÌ×ÑÒ ÒÛÉÍ Ý·¬§ Ý±²¬¿½¬ ×²º±®³¿¬·±² Ó¿§±® ß´ Î¿·»® PRECINCT CHANGE —Residents living west of College Avenue will mÉÕüÇØÏÈØêø have a new polling location. Effective June 1, 2008 the City Council ap- Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ ÓÒ ëêíéì proved the combining of Precinct 1 (residents north of Minnesota Street íîðóíêíóìéïï and west of College Avenue) and Precinct 3 (residents south of Minnesota ¿´¿²®¿·»®à§¿¸±±ò½±³ The new precinct will be entitled Precinct 1 and Street and west of College Avenue). Ý±«²½·´±® Ü¿´» É·½µ the polling location will be Kennedy Elementary School and include all eligible voter ïîïï Ü¿´» Í¬®»»¬ Û¿¬ residing west of College Avenue. The space at the new school is large enough to accom- Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ ÓÒ ëêíéì modate voters of both precincts while providing adequate and convenient parkingPre- . íîðóíêíóðîîï cinct 2 will remain unchanged and include all residents east of College Avenue and the ½±²¬¿½¬¼¿´»©·½µà¸±¬³¿·´ò½±³ polling place will be located at the St. Joseph Fire Hall. Ý±«²½·´±® Î»²»» Í§³¿²·»¬¦ FILING FOR OFFICE — The General Election on November 4, 2008 will include the m ÉÕüÇØÏÈØêø following City Offices: Mayor Two Year Term Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ ÓÒ ëêíéì øíîð÷ çèðóïìêï Councilor Four Year Term, two positions §³¿²·»¬¦®»²»»à½´»¿®©·®»ò²»¬ The filing period begins at 8:00 AM on August 26, 2008 and ends at 5:00 PM on Septem- ber 9, 2009. Residents interested in running for Office can pick up filing packets after Ý±«²½·´±® Í¬»ª» Ú®¿²µ August 15, 2008 at the St. Joseph City Offices. The following extract from the MN Sec- êðê Þ·®½¸ Í¬®»»¬ É»¬ retary of State’s website identifies the qualifications for office: Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ ÓÒ ëêíéì øíîð÷ ìçíóðíïï Eligible to vote in Minnesota º®¿²µà¬½´±«¼¬¿¬»ò»¼« Candidate has not filed for the same or any other office on the general election Ý±«²½·´±® Î·½µ Í½¸«´¬¦ Upon assuming office, will be 21 years of age or more mÉÕüÇØÏÈØêø Will have maintained residence in the district for at least 30 days before the gen- Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ ÓÒ ëêíéì eral election. øíîð÷ íêíóìííì ®½¸«´¬¦à³§©¼±ò½±³ PRE-REGISTRATION- You may register to vote by completing a Voter Registration ß¼³·²·¬®¿¬±® Ö«¼§ É»§®»² Application and submitting it by mail or in-person at the Stearns County Court- ÐÑ Þ±¨ êêè house. For your name to appear on the polling place roster, register at least 20 days be- Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ ÓÒ ëêíéì fore Election Day. For the 2008 State Primary register by August 19th, and for the 2008 øíîð÷ íêíóéîðï State General Election register by October 14th. Registering before election day can ¶©»§®»²à½·¬§±º¬¶±»°¸ò½±³ save you long waits in the precinct. Ð±´·½» Ý¸·»º Ð»¬» Ö¿²µ§ ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION— Minnesota provides for same day registration ÐÑ Þ±¨ îêè provided that you: Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ ÓÒ ëêíéì will be at least 18-years-old on Election Day øíîð÷ íêíóèîëð °¶¿²µ§à½·¬§±º¬¶±»°¸ò½±³ are a citizen of the United States will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding Election Day Ð«¾´·½ É±®µ Ü·®ò Ì»®®§ Ì¸»²» have any felony conviction record discharged, expired, or completed ÐÑ Þ±¨ êêè Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ ÓÒ ëêíéì are not under court-ordered guardianship where a court has revoked your voting øíîð÷ íêíóéîðï rights have not been ruled legally incompetent by a court of law ¬¬¸»²»à½·¬§±º¬¶±»°¸ò½±³ ï Ó·´´¬®»¿³ ß®¬ Ú»¬·ª¿´ Í«¾³·¬¬»¼ ¾§ Ü¿´» É·½µ Ú®»» Í¬±®»º®±²¬ Ü»·¹² Ì¸» îððè Ó·´´¬®»¿³ ß®¬ Ú»¬·ª¿´ ©·´´ ®»¬«®² ¬± Ó·²²»±¬¿ Í¬®»»¬ ·² ¼±©²¬±©² Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ ±² Í«²ó Í»®ª·½» Ñºº»®»¼ ¼¿§ô Í»°¬»³¾»® îèô îððè º®±³ ïïæðð ßÓ ¬± ëæðð ÐÓò Ó·´´¬®»¿³ ¾®·²¹ ¬±¹»¬¸»® ¹®»¿¬ ®»¹·±²¿´ ¿®¬·¬ »´´·²¹ ¬¸»·® ©±®µ ·² ¿ º»¬·ª¿´ ¿¬³±°¸»®» Ó±¬ ®»¬¿·´ ¾«·²» ±©²»® ¿¹®»» ¿² ·²ª·¬·²¹ »²ó ©·¬¸ ¿ º¿¾«´±« ´·²»«° ±º ³«·½·¿² ¿²¼ »²¬»®¬¿·²»® ¬¸®±«¹¸±«¬ ¬¸» ¼¿§ô ¬®¿²½» ¾»²»º·¬ ¬¸»·® ¾±¬¬±³ ´·²»ò Ì¸» ÛÜß · ²±© ÏÈÐØËÎÈÊ×ÎÎÙÛÎÎÉÕÊÉÕØ×ÜÐÎÈÊlíØÙÜÑíÈÛkÜÏÙÜÚÕÔÑÙËØÏiÊÜËÉÜËØÜ ±ºº»®·²¹ ¿ º®»» »®ª·½» ¼»·¹²»¼ ¬± ¸»´° ¾«·²» ¸±¬»¼ ¾§ ¬¸» Ð¿®¿³±«²¬ Ê·«¿´ ß®¬ Ý»²¬»®ò ±©²»® ³¿µ» ¿ ¹®»¿¬ º·®¬ ·³°®»·±²ò ß ¼»·¹² ¬»¿³ ©·´´ ³»»¬ ©·¬¸ ·²¼·ª·¼«¿´ ¾«·²» ±©²»® ¬± ×º §±« ¿®» ·²¬»®»¬»¼ ·² ª±´«²¬»»®·²¹ ¬± ¸»´° ©·¬¸ ¬¸» ½®»¿¬» ¬±®»º®±²¬ ½±²½»°¬ ¿²¼ ¿²©»® ¯«»¬·±²ò Ú»¬·ª¿´ô ±® ·² »´´·²¹ ¿®¬ ¿ ¿ ª»²¼±® ¿¬ ¬¸» Ú»¬·ª¿´ô Ì¸» ´±½¿´ ¼»·¹² ¬»¿³ ½±³°®·»¼ ±º ¼®¿º¬°»®±²ô °´»¿» ª··¬ ¬¸» Ú»¬·ª¿´ ©»¾·¬» º±® ½±²¬¿½¬ ·²º±®³¿ó ¼»·¹²»®ô ½±¼» »¨°»®¬ ¿²¼ ÛÜß ®»°®»»²¬¿¬·ª»ò ¬·±² ¿²¼ ¿®¬·¬ ¿°°´·½¿¬·±² ¿¬ ©©©ò³·´´¬®»¿³¿®¬º»¬·ª¿´ò±®¹ò Ñ¬¸»®©·»ô ³¿®µ Ì¸» ¬±®»º®±²¬ ¼»·¹² »®ª·½» · ·²¬»²¼»¼ ¬± ¸»´° §±«® ½¿´»²¼¿® ¬± ¿¬¬»²¼ ¬¸» îððè Ú»¬·ª¿´ ¿²¼ «°óÛÈÊÔÏØÊÊÎÆÏØËÊjÉÕÔÏÒÎÈÉÊÔÙØÎ×ÉÕØÛÎÅiÎËØÏÇÔ °±®¬ ´±½¿´ ¿®¬·¬ô ¹»¬ §±«® ¸±´·¼¿§ ¸±°°·²¹ ¼±²» ·±² °±¬»²¬·¿´ ¬±®»º®±²¬ ½¸¿²¹»ò Ì¸» ¼»·¹² »®ó »¿®´§ô ¿²¼ ¸¿ª» ¿ ¾¿´´ ·² ¼±©²¬±©² Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ÿ ª·½» ½¿² ¾» ·²¼·ª·¼«¿´´§ ¬¿·´±®»¼ ¬± ¾«·²» ²»»¼ ¿²¼ ©·´´ ®»°»½¬ ¼»·¹² ¬¿²¼¿®¼ »¬¿¾ó ´·¸»¼ ¾§ ¬¸» Ý·¬§ò ×² ¿¼¼·¬·±²ô »¨°»®¬ ©·´´ ¾» ¿ª¿·´¿¾´» ¬± ¿²©»® ¯«»¬·±² ®»¹¿®¼·²¹ ¾«·´¼·²¹ æØiËØöËÎÆÔÏÖuu ½±¼» ¿²¼ º·²¿²½·¿´ ·²½»²¬·ª» º±® ¾«·²» ±©²»®ò Þ«·²» ±©²»® ·²¬»®»¬»¼ ·² °¿®¬·½·°¿¬·²¹ ·² ¬¸» Û¿½¸ §»¿® ¬¸» Í¬¿¬» Ü»³±¹®¿°¸»® °®±ª·¼» ³«ó º®»»ô ²± ±¾´·¹¿¬·±² ª··¬ ¸±«´¼ ½±²¬¿½¬ Ý§²¬¸·¿ ²·½·°¿´·¬·» ©·¬¸ ®»ª·»¼ ½»²« ·²º±®³¿¬·±²ò É» Í³·¬¸óÍ¬®¿½µô ÛÜß Ü·®»½¬±® ¿¬ íîðóíêíóéîðï ±® ¿®» °®±«¼ ¬± ¿²²±«²½» ¬¸¿¬ »ºº»½¬·ª» ß°®·´ ïô îððé ¾§ »³¿·´·²¹ ¬¸» °±°«´¿¬·±² ±º Í¬ò Ö±»°¸ · êôðêê ¿²¼ ¬¸» ¬±¬¿´ ½¬®¿½µà³«²·½·°¿´¼»ª»´±°³»²¬¹®±«°ò½±³ò ¸±«»¸±´¼ ¿®» ïôéìíò Ì¸» ±¼¼ó»ª»² ©¿¬»® °®·²µ´·²¹ ½±²»®ª¿¬·±² °´¿² · ·² »ºº»½¬ §»¿® ®±«²¼ò Ì± ½±²»®ª» ©¿¬»® ¿²¼ ¸¿ª» ¿¼»¯«¿¬» ¬±®¿¹» º±® º·®» °®±¬»½¬·±²ô °´»¿» ±¾»®ª» ¬¸» º±´´±©·²¹ ¹«·¼»´·²»æ É ×º §±«® ¸±«» · ¿² ±¼¼ ²«³¾»®ô §±« ½¿² °®·²µ´» §±«® ´¿©² ±² ß ±¼¼ ²«³¾»®»¼ ¼¿§ò ×º §±«® ¸±«» · »ª»² ²«³¾»®»¼ô §±« ½¿² Ì °®·²µ´» §±«® ´¿©² ±² »ª»² ²«³¾»®»¼ ¼¿§ò Û ×º §±« ¸¿ª» ¿ ²»© §¿®¼ ±® ±¼ô ¬»³°±®¿®§ ¼¿·´§ ©¿¬»®·²¹ · ¿´´±©»¼ ©·¬¸ ¿ ©¿¬»®·²¹ ùÎiÊÜÏÙùÎÏiÉÊ Î °»®³·¬ º®±³ Ý·¬§ Ø¿´´ò ±º Ó±©·²¹ ßª±·¼ ©¿¬»®·²¹ ¾»¬©»»² ïð ßÓ ¿²¼ ë ÐÓ ¿ ¬¸» ©¿¬»® »ª¿°±®¿¬» ùÎ ³±© §±«® ´¿©²ò Ý·¬§ Ñ®¼·²¿²½» ®»¯«·®» ÝÑÒÍÛÎÊßÌ×ÑÒ ¬¸¿¬ °®±°»®¬§ ±©²»® ³¿·²¬¿·² ¬¸» ¹®¿ ±² ¬¸»·® °®±°»®¬§ ¿ ©»´´ ¿ ¬¸» ¿¼¶±·²·²¹ ¾±«´»ó óÈÊÉÜËØÐÔÏÙØËÏÎÆÉÕÜÉÔÉiÊÊÈÐÐØËÉÕØËØÜËØÜÑÎÉÎ×ËØÊÔÙØÏÉÊÎÈÉÜÏÙ ª¿®¼ ¿®»¿ò ×º ¬¸» ¹®¿ ±® ©»»¼ »¨½»»¼ ïð ¿¾±«¬ ± µ»»° ¿² »§» ±°»² º±® ¬¸» °»¼»¬®·¿² ¿²¼ ·²½¸» §±« ©·´´ ®»½»·ª» ¿ ²±¬·½» ¬± ½«¬ ¬¸» ¹®¿ ¾·µ»®ò ¿²¼ ©·´´ ¾» º·²»¼ ¿½½±®¼·²¹´§ò Ì¸» Ý·¬§ ©·´´ ±±² ¾» º·²·¸·²¹ ¬¸» ¬®¿·´ ¬± ¬¸» ²»© ùÎÏiÉ ³±© §±«® ´¿©² ·²¬± ¬¸» ¬®»»¬ò Ý·¬§ Í½¸±±´ ´±½¿¬»¼ ±² Ý±«²¬§ Î±¿¼ ïîïò Í±±² §±« ©·´´ Ñ®¼·²¿²½» °®±¸·¾·¬ °´¿½·²¹ ¼»¾®· ·² ¬¸» ¬®»»¬ ¾» ¿¾´» ¬± ©¿´µ ¿²¼ ¾·µ» ±² ¿ ¬®¿·´ ¬± Ö¿¼» Î±¿¼ò ¿²¼ °»®±² ½¿«¹¸¬ ©·´´ ¾» ·¬»¼ò Ð«³° §±«® ¬·®» ¿²¼ ¹»¬ ®»¿¼§ ¬± °»¼¿´ò î