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City staff estimates moving municipal elections to even years could save about $2.5 million
Summary
City elections staff told the Charter Commission municipal elections cost roughly $2.5 million per municipal cycle and that aligning city elections with even-year statewide or federal contests could save about that amount, though transition expenses and operational issues remain to be analyzed.
City elections staff briefed the Minneapolis Charter Commission on potential cost implications of moving municipal elections from odd to even years. Casey Carl, the city clerk, said municipal-election supplemental costs (separate from the office's base budget for staff and equipment) are about $2,500,000 for a municipal cycle, and moving to an even-numbered cycle could realize similar savings by…
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