Nominating petitions will be accepted by the City Clerk at the Brooklyn Park City Hall, 5200 85^th Ave N., from 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, until 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2012. for one council member in each of the three districts.

 

Candidate eligibility requirements are: (1) eligible to vote in Minnesota, (2) twenty-one years of age or more upon assuming office, and (3) will have resided in the boundary limits of Brooklyn Park for at least 30 days before the election.   

 

Petition for such office shall be signed by twenty-five registered voters who reside in the City and shall be accompanied by $25 filing fee in accordance with Section 4.06 of the City Charter. A nominating petition for a candidate who will be out of the state during the filing period to submit an Affidavit of Candidacy along with filing fees and required petition may do so during the seven days prior to the candidate’s absence. Petitions and affidavits of filing can be withdrawn up until 5 p.m. two days after the last day for filing Affidavits of Candidacy.