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

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 205.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Filing fees. Unless the charter of a city provides the amount of the fee 
1.8 	for filing an application or affidavit of candidacy for city office (a) Except as otherwise 
1.9 	provided in this section, the filing fee for a municipal office is as follows:
1.10 	(a) (1) in first class cities, $20;
1.11 	(b)(2) in second and third class cities, $5; and
1.12 	(c)(3) in fourth class cities and towns, $2.
1.13 	(b) A home rule charter or statutory city may adopt, by ordinance, a filing fee of a 
1.14 	different amount not to exceed the following:
1.15 	(1) in first class cities, $80;
1.16 	(2) in second and third class cities, $40; and
1.17 	(3) in fourth class cities, $15.
1.18 	(c) A home rule charter city that sets filing fees by authority provided in city charter 
1.19 	is not subject to the fee limits in this section.