19-03-2025
St. Paul City Council schedules Ward 4 election for Aug. 12
A special election to fill the Ward 4 seat on the St. Paul City Council will be held Aug. 12.
The city council approved the election date on Wednesday after conferring with Ramsey County Elections. Council Member Mitra Jalali, the former council president, announced her resignation earlier this year, and her last day of city employment was March 8.
Under the city charter, a special election to fill her seat must be held within 180 days of her resignation. State statute requires that municipal special elections can only be held on the second Tuesday of February, April, May or August, or the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
At least three candidates have announced their intent on running for the Ward 4 seat, which represents Hamline-Midway, St. Anthony Park, Merriam Park and parts of Macalester-Groveland and Como.
The council plans to select an interim appointee next week to fill the seat for six months through the election, and four finalists were interviewed on Wednesday morning.
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