{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-44.02","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 44.02","heading":"MUNICIPAL MERIT SYSTEM, ESTABLISHMENT.","body":"Any city of the second, third, or fourth class, however organized, or any statutory city may, by ordinance approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question of its approval at a general or special election, establish the merit system.","path":["CITY MERIT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 44. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/44.02","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:27Z","sha256":"dbf13977ef9b1690c05491933b22f466ff99d8cf8dcde6a0ce0f4b7c867742cd","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-44.01","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-44.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}