E Providing for election rather than appointment of members of the metropolitan council, increasing the number of members on the council to provide for the election of metropolitan county commissioners as members, prescribing the procedure and specifying the term; requiring the filing of economic interest statements by candidates for or members of the council with the state campaign finance and public disclosure board; specifying certain campaign contribution limits; providing for the filing of affidavits of candidacy and nominating petitions, for the redistricting of metropolitan council districts, for the allocation of election expenses, for placement of candidate names on the nonpartisan primary ballot and for election contests; prescribing a procedure for the filling of council member vacancies; including the metropolitan council under the definition of candidate for financial reporting and fair campaign practices purposes; providing for coverage under the public employees defined contribution plan of the public employees retirement association (PERA) for members of the metropolitan council; requiring election of the council chair by members of the council, specifying the term; requiring the council to study the feasibility of transferring functions or services from metropolitan counties to the council and report to the legislature by a certain date; transitional provision (je, ja)