1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; authorizing statutory cities to set candidate filing fees 
1.3 	by ordinance;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 205.13, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 205.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 3.Filing fees. Unless thea charter provision or ordinance of a home rule 
1.7 	charter or statutory city provides the amount of the fee for filing an application or affidavit 
1.8 	of candidacy for city office, the filing fee for a municipal office is as follows:
1.9 	(a) (1) in first class cities, $20;
1.10 	(b) (2) in second and third class cities, $5; and
1.11 	(c) (3) in fourth class cities and towns, $2.