Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections

Section 201.145 — Reports On Guardianships, Legal Incompetence, Felony Convictions, And Citizenship; Status Changes. - Subdivision 1. Report requirements. Reports required by this section must...

Section 201.161 — Driver's License And Identification Card Applications. - The Department of Public Safety shall change its applications for...

Section 201.1611 — Postsecondary Institution And School District Voter Registration. - Subdivision 1. Forms. All postsecondary institutions that enroll students accepting...

Section 201.1615 — Information Sharing; Use Of Social Security Number. - The secretary of state shall enter into an agreement with...

Section 201.162 — Duties Of State Agencies. - The commissioner or chief administrative officer of each state agency...

Section 201.171 — Posting Voting History; Failure To Vote; Registration Removed. - Within six weeks after every election, the county auditor shall...

Section 201.195 — Challenges. - Subdivision 1. Petition; hearing. Upon petition filed with the county...

Section 201.211 — Costs. - The office required to perform the functions and duties of...

Section 201.221 — Rules. - Subdivision 1. Adoption of rules. To implement the provisions of...

Section 201.225 — Electronic Roster Authorization. - Subdivision 1. Authority. A county, municipality, or school district may...

Section 201.27 — Violations, Penalty. - 201.27 MS 1957 [Renumbered 201.30] 201.27 VIOLATIONS, PENALTY. Subdivision 1....

Section 201.275 — Investigations; Prosecutions. - (a) A law enforcement agency that is notified by affidavit...

Chapter 202A — Caucuses And Conventions

Section 202A.01 — Definitions. - The words used in this chapter have the meanings prescribed...

Section 202A.11 — Party Name. - Subdivision 1. Change. Any major political party may change its...

Section 202A.12 — State Convention, Authority Of. - Subdivision 1. Time of convention. The final authority over the...

Section 202A.13 — Committees, Conventions. - The rules of each major political party shall provide that...

Section 202A.135 — Leave Time From Employment; Party Officers; Delegates To Party Conventions. - If an employee gives at least ten days' written notice...

Section 202A.14 — Precinct Caucus. - Subdivision 1. Time and manner of holding; postponement. (a) In...

Section 202A.15 — Time And Place Of Caucus. - Subdivision 1. Time. Precinct caucuses within a county shall be...

Section 202A.155 — Interpreter Services; Caucus Materials. - An individual who is deaf, deafblind, or hard-of-hearing who needs...

Section 202A.156 — Interpreter Services And Accessible Precinct Caucus Exemptions. - A major political party is not required to: (1) provide...

Section 202A.16 — Caucus, Who May Participate And Vote. - Subdivision 1. Eligible voters. Only those individuals who are or...

Section 202A.18 — Caucus, Procedure. - Subdivision 1. Temporary chair. The convener shall be the temporary...

Section 202A.19 — Caucus, School Schedule Preemption, Excusal From Employment To Attend. - Subdivision 1. Limits on local government meetings. No special taxing...

Section 202A.192 — Use Of Public Facilities. - Every statutory city, home rule charter city, county, town, school...

Section 202A.20 — Caucus Information; Results. - Subdivision 1. Information. The secretary of state may sponsor or...

Chapter 203B — Absentee Voting

Section 203B.001 — Election Law Applicability. - The Minnesota Election Law is applicable to voting by absentee...

Section 203B.01 — Absentee Balloting; Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in chapter 200 and this...

Section 203B.02 — General Eligibility Requirements. - Subdivision 1. Absentee voting; eligibility. Any eligible voter may vote...

Section 203B.03 — Prohibitions; Penalties. - Subdivision 1. Violation. (a) No individual shall intentionally: (1) make...

Section 203B.04 — Application For Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Application procedures. (a) Except as otherwise allowed by...

Section 203B.05 — Designation Of Municipal Clerks To Administer Absentee Voting Laws. - Subdivision 1. Generally. The full-time clerk of any city or...

Section 203B.06 — Applications; Filing With County Auditor Or Municipal Clerk; Delivery Of Ballot. - Subdivision 1. Printing and delivery of forms. Each county auditor...

Section 203B.065 — Using The Registration System. - Upon accepting an application for a state primary or state...

Section 203B.07 — Return And Ballot Envelopes; Directions To Voters. - Subdivision 1. Delivery of envelopes, directions. The county auditor or...

Section 203B.08 — Marking And Return Of Absentee Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Marking and return by voter. (a) An eligible...

Section 203B.081 — Locations And Methods For Absentee Voting In Person. - Subdivision 1. Location; timing. An eligible voter may vote by...

Section 203B.082 — Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes; Security And Integrity. - Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, "drop box"...

Section 203B.085 — County Auditor's And Municipal Clerk's Offices To Remain Open During Certain Hours Preceding Election. - The county auditor's office in each county and the clerk's...

Section 203B.09 — Form And Content Of Required Materials; Rules Of Secretary Of State. - The secretary of state shall adopt rules establishing the form,...

Section 203B.11 — Hospital Patients And Residents Of Health Care Facilities. - Subdivision 1. Generally. Each full-time municipal clerk or school district...

Section 203B.12 — Absentee Voter Names. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2010 c 194 s 27] Subd. 2....

Section 203B.121 — Ballot Boards. - Subdivision 1. Establishment; applicable laws. (a) The governing body of...

Section 203B.125 — Secretary Of State To Make Rules. - The secretary of state shall adopt rules establishing methods and...

Section 203B.14 — County Auditor Or Municipal Clerk May Employ Additional Help. - Each county auditor and each municipal clerk may employ additional...

Section 203B.15 — Administrative Expenses. - Each county shall pay the expenses incurred by its county...

Section 203B.16 — Absent Voters In The Military Or Outside The United States. - Subdivision 1. Military service; temporary residence outside United States. Sections...

Section 203B.17 — Application For Ballot. - Subdivision 1. Submission of application. (a) An application for absentee...

Section 203B.18 — Forwarding Applications. - If an application for absentee ballots under sections 203B.16 to...

Section 203B.19 — Recording Applications. - Upon accepting an application, the county auditor shall record in...

Section 203B.20 — Challenges. - Except as provided in this section, the eligibility or residence...

Section 203B.21 — Ballots And Envelopes. - Subdivision 1. Form. Absentee ballots under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27...

Section 203B.22 — Transmitting Ballots. - (a) The county auditor shall transmit the appropriate ballots, as...

Section 203B.225 — Transmitting And Returning Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Transmitting ballot and certificate of voter eligibility. A...

Section 203B.227 — Write-in Absentee Ballot. - (a) A voter described in section 203B.16, subdivision 1, may...

Section 203B.23 — Absentee Ballot Board. - Subdivision 1. Establishment. The county auditor must establish an absentee...

Section 203B.24 — Duties Of Election Judges. - Subdivision 1. Check of voter eligibility; proper execution of certificate....

Section 203B.26 — Separate Record. - A separate record of the ballots of absent voters cast...

Section 203B.27 — Expense Chargeable To General Revenue. - Expenses incurred by a county auditor to carry out the...

Section 203B.28 — Postelection Report To Legislature. - By January 15 of every odd-numbered year, the secretary of...

Chapter 204B — Election Administration; General Provisions

Section 204B.01 — Definitions. - The definitions in chapter 200 apply to this chapter. 1981...

Section 204B.02 — Application. - This chapter applies to all elections held in this state...

Section 204B.03 — Manner Of Nomination. - Candidates of a major political party for any partisan office...

Section 204B.04 — Candidacy; Prohibitions. - Subdivision 1. Major party candidates. No individual shall be named...

Section 204B.06 — Filing For Primary; Affidavit Of Candidacy. - Subdivision 1. Form of affidavit. An affidavit of candidacy shall...

Section 204B.07 — Nominating Petitions. - Subdivision 1. Form of petition. A nominating petition may consist...

Section 204B.071 — Petitions; Rules Of Secretary Of State. - The secretary of state shall adopt rules governing the manner...

Section 204B.08 — Signing Petitions. - Subdivision 1. Time for signing. Nominating petitions shall be signed...

Section 204B.09 — Time And Place Of Filing Affidavits And Petitions. - Subdivision 1. Candidates in state and county general elections. (a)...

Section 204B.10 — Affidavits Of Candidacy; Nominating Petitions; Duties. - Subdivision 1. Affidavits of candidacy; numbering. The official with whom...

Section 204B.11 — Candidates; Filing Fees; Petition In Place Of Filing Fee. - Subdivision 1. Amount; dishonored checks; consequences. (a) Except as provided...

Section 204B.12 — Withdrawal Of Candidates. - Subdivision 1. Before primary. A candidate may withdraw from the...

Section 204B.13 — Vacancy In Nomination; Partisan Office. - Subdivision 1. Partisan office. (a) A vacancy in nomination for...

Section 204B.131 — Vacancy In Nomination; Nonpartisan Office. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. A vacancy in nomination for a nonpartisan...

Section 204B.135 — Redistricting Of Election Districts. - Subdivision 1. Cities with wards. Except as provided in this...

Section 204B.14 — Election Precincts. - Subdivision 1. Boundaries. The governing body of each municipality shall...

Section 204B.145 — Duties Of Secretary Of State; Redistricting. - Following the completion of legislative redistricting, the secretary of state...

Section 204B.146 — Duties Of Secretary Of State. - Subdivision 1. Redistricting. The secretary of state shall conduct conferences...

Section 204B.15 — Unorganized Territory; Election Precincts. - A county board may establish new election precincts to serve...

Section 204B.16 — Polling Places; Designation. - Subdivision 1. Authority; location. (a) By December 31 of each...

Section 204B.175 — Change Of Polling Place In An Emergency. - Subdivision 1. Application. When an emergency occurs after the deadline...

Section 204B.18 — Polling Places; Equipment. - Subdivision 1. Booths; voting stations. (a) Each polling place must...

Section 204B.181 — Election Emergency Plans. - Subdivision 1. State elections emergency plans. (a) The secretary of...

Section 204B.19 — Election Judges; Qualifications. - Subdivision 1. Individuals qualified to be election judges. Except as...

Section 204B.195 — Time Off From Work To Serve As Election Judge. - An individual who is selected to serve as an election...

Section 204B.20 — Election Board; Head Election Judge; Duties. - The election judges appointed to serve in an election precinct...

Section 204B.21 — Appointment Of Election Judges. - Subdivision 1. Appointment lists; duties of political parties and secretary...

Section 204B.22 — Election Judges; Number Required. - Subdivision 1. Minimum number required. (a) A minimum of four...

Section 204B.23 — Vacancies Among Election Judges. - A vacancy on an election board occurs when any election...

Section 204B.24 — Election Judges; Oath. - Each election judge shall sign the following oath before assuming...

Section 204B.25 — Training For Election Judges. - Subdivision 1. Duties of county auditor. Each county auditor shall...

Section 204B.26 — Election Judges; Violations; Penalties. - Any individual who serves as an election judge in violation...

Section 204B.27 — Duties Of Secretary Of State. - Subdivision 1. Blank forms. At least 14 days before every...

Section 204B.28 — Clerks; Election Supplies; Duties. - Subdivision 1. Meeting with election officials. At least 12 weeks...

Section 204B.29 — Election Judges; Election Supplies; Duties. - Subdivision 1. Securing election materials. Before 9:00 p.m. on the...

Section 204B.30 — Unofficial Ballots. - When no official or substitute ballots are ready at the...

Section 204B.31 — Compensation For Election Services. - Subdivision 1. Compensation. The compensation for services performed under the...

Section 204B.32 — Election Expenses; Payment. - Subdivision 1. Payment. (a) The secretary of state shall pay...

Section 204B.33 — Notice Of Filing. - (a) At least 16 weeks before the state primary, the...

Section 204B.34 — Notice Of Election. - Subdivision 1. State elections. At least 15 days before any...

Section 204B.35 — Preparation Of Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Application. All ballots for every election shall be...

Section 204B.36 — Ballots; Form. - Subdivision 1. Type. All ballots shall be printed with black...

Section 204B.37 — Back Of Ballot. - On the back of all ballots shall be printed the...

Section 204B.38 — Names On Ballots; Identical Descriptive Words. - When the similarity of both the first and last names...

Section 204B.39 — Substitute Ballots. - If a sufficient number of official ballots are not delivered...

Section 204B.40 — Ballots; Election Records And Other Materials; Disposition; Inspection Of Ballots. - The county auditors, municipal clerks, and school district clerks shall...

Section 204B.43 — Unlawful Printing Or Distribution Of Ballots; Penalty. - Every person authorized or employed to print official ballots who...

Section 204B.44 — Errors And Omissions; Remedy. - (a) Any individual may file a petition in the manner...

Section 204B.45 — Mail Balloting. - Subdivision 1. Authorization. A town of any size not located...

Section 204B.46 — Mail Elections; Questions. - A county, municipality, or school district submitting questions to the...

Section 204B.47 — Alternative Election Procedures; Duties Of Secretary Of State. - When a provision of the Minnesota Election Law cannot be...

Section 204B.49 — "i Voted" Stickers. - The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, school district...

Chapter 204C — Election Day Activities

Section 204C.01 — Definitions. - The definitions in chapter 200 apply to this chapter. 1981...

Section 204C.02 — Chapter Application; Individuals Unable To Write. - This chapter applies to all elections held in this state...

Section 204C.03 — Public Meetings Prohibited On Election Day. - Subdivision 1. School districts; counties; municipalities; special taxing districts. No...

Section 204C.035 — Deceptive Practices In Elections. - Subdivision 1. Criminal penalty. No person shall knowingly deceive another...

Section 204C.04 — Employees; Time Off To Vote. - Subdivision 1. Right to be absent. Every employee who is...

Section 204C.05 — State Elections; Hours For Voting. - Subdivision 1. Opening and closing times. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 204C.06 — Conduct In And Near Polling Places. - Subdivision 1. Persons allowed near polling place. An individual shall...

Section 204C.07 — Challengers. - Subdivision 1. Partisan elections. At an election to fill partisan...

Section 204C.08 — Opening Of Polling Places. - Subdivision 1. [Renumbered subd 1c] Subd. 1a. [Renumbered subd 1d]...

Section 204C.09 — Ballot Preparation By Election Judges. - Subdivision 1. Counting and initialing. (a) Before the voting begins,...

Section 204C.10 — Polling Place Roster; Voter Signature Certificate; Voter Receipt. - (a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling...

Section 204C.12 — Challenges To Voters; Penalty. - Subdivision 1. Manner of challenging. An election judge shall, and...

Section 204C.13 — Receiving And Marking Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Handing ballot to voter. When the election judges...

Section 204C.14 — Unlawful Voting; Penalty. - Subdivision 1. Violations; penalty. No individual shall intentionally: (a) misrepresent...

Section 204C.15 — Assistance To Voters. - Subdivision 1. Physical assistance in marking ballots. A voter who...

Section 204C.16 — Mismarking Ballots; Disclosure Of Markings By Others; Penalty. - An election judge or other individual who marks the ballot...

Section 204C.17 — Voting; Secrecy. - Except as authorized by section 204C.15, a voter shall not...

Section 204C.18 — Ballots; Secrecy. - Subdivision 1. Party preferences; protection of secrecy. The election judges...

Section 204C.19 — Counting Votes; Penalty. - Subdivision 1. Procedure. When the hours for voting have ended...

Section 204C.20 — Ballots; Number To Be Counted. - Subdivision 1. Determination of proper number. The election judges shall...

Section 204C.21 — Counting Ballots; Piling System. - Subdivision 1. Method. The election judges shall take all the...

Section 204C.22 — Determining Voter's Intent. - Subdivision 1. Ballot valid if intent determinable. A ballot shall...

Section 204C.23 — Defective Ballots. - A ballot that is defective to the extent that the...

Section 204C.24 — Election Returns; Summary Statements. - Subdivision 1. Information requirements. Precinct summary statements shall be submitted...

Section 204C.25 — Disposition Of Ballots. - After the count and the summary statements have been completed,...

Section 204C.26 — Summary Statements And Envelopes For Ballot Returns; Election Officials To Furnish. - Subdivision 1. Summary statements. For state elections, each official responsible...

Section 204C.27 — Delivery Of Returns To County Auditors. - One or more of the election judges in each precinct...

Section 204C.28 — Election Night; Duties Of County Auditors And Municipal Clerks. - Subdivision 1. County auditor. Every county auditor shall remain at...

Section 204C.29 — Improper Delivery Of Returns. - Subdivision 1. Failure of election judges to make delivery; penalty....

Section 204C.31 — Canvassing Boards; Membership. - Subdivision 1. County canvassing board. The county canvassing board shall...

Section 204C.32 — Canvass Of State Primaries. - Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board shall meet...

Section 204C.33 — Canvass Of State General Elections. - Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board shall meet...

Section 204C.34 — Tie Votes. - In case of a tie vote for nomination or election...

Section 204C.35 — Federal, State, And Judicial Races. - Subdivision 1. Publicly funded recounts. (a) In a state primary...

Section 204C.36 — Recounts In County, School District, And Municipal Elections. - Subdivision 1. Publicly funded recounts. (a) Except as provided in...

Section 204C.361 — Rules For Recounts. - (a) The secretary of state shall adopt rules according to...

Section 204C.37 — County Canvass; Return Of Reports To Secretary Of State. - A copy of the report required by sections 204C.32, subdivision...

Section 204C.38 — Correction Of Obvious Errors; When Candidates Agree. - Subdivision 1. Errors of election judges. If the candidates for...

Section 204C.39 — Correction Of Other Obvious Errors. - Subdivision 1. Manner of correction. A county canvassing board may...

Section 204C.40 — Certificates Of Election. - Subdivision 1. Preparation; method of delivery. The county auditor shall...

Section 204C.41 — Neglect Of Duty; Other Offenses By Election Officials; Penalty. - An election officer or other individual required by law to...

Chapter 204D — Particular Elections

Section 204D.01 — Definitions. - The definitions in chapter 200 apply to this chapter. 1981...

Section 204D.02 — Officers Chosen At State General Election; Terms Of Office. - Subdivision 1. Officers. All elective state and county officers, justices...

Section 204D.03 — Time Of State Elections. - Subdivision 1. State primary. The state primary shall be held...

Section 204D.04 — Ballot Preparation. - Subdivision 1. Rotation of offices; prohibition. There shall be no...

Section 204D.05 — State Primary Ballots; Partisan And Nonpartisan; Official In Charge. - Subdivision 1. State partisan primary ballot. The state partisan primary...

Section 204D.06 — Certification Of Names By Secretary Of State. - At least 42 days before a state primary, the secretary...

Section 204D.07 — Placing Names On Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Duties of county auditor. Except as provided in...

Section 204D.08 — State Primary Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Form. Except as provided in this section, state...

Section 204D.09 — Example Ballots; Sample Primary Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Example ballot. No later than May 1 of...

Section 204D.10 — Primary Results; Nominees. - Subdivision 1. Partisan offices; nominees. The candidate for nomination of...

Section 204D.11 — State General Election Ballots; Candidates; Official In Charge; Rules. - Subdivision 1. State general election ballot; rules. The names of...

Section 204D.12 — Names Placed On General Election Ballots. - Without payment of an additional fee, the county auditor shall...

Section 204D.13 — Ballot; Partisan Offices. - Subdivision 1. Order of offices. The candidates for partisan offices...

Section 204D.14 — Ballots; Nonpartisan Offices. - Subdivision 1. Rotation of names. The names of candidates for...

Section 204D.15 — Ballot; Constitutional Amendment Sample. - Subdivision 1. Titles for constitutional amendments. The secretary of state...

Section 204D.16 — Sample General Election Ballots; Posting; Publication. - At least 46 days before the state general election, the...

Section 204D.165 — Sample Ballots To Schools. - The county auditor, two weeks before the applicable primary or...

Section 204D.17 — State Senator; State Representative; Vacancy In Office; Special Election. - Subdivision 1. Special elections; exceptions. A vacancy in the office...

Section 204D.18 — General Election Laws; Application. - Except as provided in sections 204D.17 to 204D.27, all of...

Section 204D.19 — Special Elections; When Held. - Subdivision 1. Vacancy filled at general election. When a vacancy...

Section 204D.195 — Date Of Special Election; Certain Times Prohibited. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a special primary and...

Section 204D.20 — Nominations; Vacancy. - Subdivision 1. Special primary. Except as provided in subdivision 2,...

Section 204D.21 — Time Of Special Primary. - Subdivision 1. Nomination at state primary. When a special election...

Section 204D.22 — Writ Of Election. - Subdivision 1. Filing with secretary of state. A writ calling...

Section 204D.23 — Affidavits Of Candidacy; Nominating Petitions. - Subdivision 1. Place and manner of filing. Candidates for nomination...

Section 204D.24 — Special Elections; Precincts; Election Judges; Voters. - Subdivision 1. Precincts; polling places; officials. The election precincts, polling...

Section 204D.25 — Special Election Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Form. Except as provided in subdivision 2, the...

Section 204D.26 — Congressional Or Legislative Districts; Change In Boundaries. - No change in the boundaries of any congressional or legislative...

Section 204D.27 — Special Election Returns. - Subdivision 1. County canvass. The returns of a special primary...

Section 204D.28 — United States Senate Vacancy; Manner Of Filling. - Subdivision 1. Scope of section. Every vacancy in the office...

Section 204D.29 — Representative In Congress Vacancy. - Subdivision 1. Scope; definition. (a) A vacancy in the office...

Chapter 205 — Municipal Elections

Section 205.01 — Definitions. - 205.01 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 205.02 — Statutes Applicable. - 205.02 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 205.065 — Primaries. - Subdivision 1. Establishing primary. A municipal primary for the purpose...

Section 205.07 — City General Election. - 205.07 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 205.075 — Town General Election. - Subdivision 1. Date of election. The general election in a...

Section 205.10 — Municipal Special Elections. - 205.10 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 205.105 — Postponement Of Election; Inclement Weather. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to a primary, special,...

Section 205.121 — Nominating Petitions; Cities Of First Class; Signatures. - A nominating petition filed on behalf of a candidate for...

Section 205.13 — Candidates, Filing. - 205.13 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 205.16 — Notice. - 205.16 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 205.17 — Ballots. - 205.17 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 205.175 — Voting Hours. - Subdivision 1. Minimum voting hours. In all municipal elections, the...

Section 205.185 — Procedure. - Subdivision 1. Materials, ballots. The municipal clerk shall prepare and...

Section 205.84 — Redistricting; Cities With Wards. - Subdivision 1. General provisions. (a) In a city electing council...

Chapter 205A — School District Elections

Section 205A.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in chapter 200 and in...

Section 205A.02 — Election Law Applicable. - Except as provided by law, the Minnesota Election Law applies...

Section 205A.03 — Primaries. - Subdivision 1. Resolution requiring primary in certain circumstances. The school...

Section 205A.04 — General Election. - Subdivision 1. School district general election. The general election in...

Section 205A.046 — School Board Member Term Expiration. - The terms of all school board members expire on the...

Section 205A.05 — Special Elections. - Subdivision 1. Questions. Special elections must be held for a...

Section 205A.055 — Postponement Of Election; Inclement Weather. - Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to a primary, special,...

Section 205A.06 — Candidates, Filing. - Subdivision 1. Affidavit of candidacy. An individual who is eligible...

Section 205A.07 — Notice. - Subdivision 1. Publication and posting. The clerk of a school...

Section 205A.08 — Ballots. - Subdivision 1. General election ballot. The names of all candidates...

Section 205A.09 — Voting Hours. - Subdivision 1. Metropolitan area school districts. At a school district...

Section 205A.10 — Procedure. - Subdivision 1. Materials, ballots. The school district clerk shall prepare...

Section 205A.11 — Precincts; Polling Places. - Subdivision 1. Established precincts. School district elections must be conducted...

Section 205A.12 — School Board Election Districts. - Subdivision 1. General provisions. Any independent school district may alter...

Section 205A.13 — Requirements For Petitions. - Any petition to a school board authorized in this chapter...

Chapter 206 — Voting Systems

Section 206.55 — Minnesota Election Law Applies. - The use of electronic voting systems is governed by sections...

Section 206.56 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Scope. The definitions in chapter 200 and in...

Section 206.57 — Examination Of New Voting Systems. - Subdivision 1. Examination and report by secretary of state; approval....

Section 206.58 — Authorization For Use. - Subdivision 1. Municipalities. The governing body of a municipality, at...

Section 206.59 — Payment For Voting Systems. - Payment for an electronic voting system may be provided for...

Section 206.61 — Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Official responsible for providing ballots. The official charged...

Section 206.62 — Sample Ballots. - The officials who prepare ballot cards shall provide each polling...

Section 206.64 — Accessibility; Instructions; Assistance To Voters. - Subdivision 1. General provisions for electronic system voting. Each electronic...

Section 206.66 — Violations; Penalties. - Subdivision 1. Injuring voting machines. An individual who intentionally injures...

Section 206.80 — Electronic Voting Systems. - (a) An electronic voting system may not be employed unless...

Section 206.805 — State Voting Systems Contracts. - Subdivision 1. Contracts required. (a) The secretary of state, with...

Section 206.81 — Electronic Voting Systems; Experimental Use. - (a) The secretary of state may certify an electronic voting...

Section 206.82 — Preparation Of Electronic Voting System Programs And Plans. - Subdivision 1. Program. A program or programs for use in...

Section 206.83 — Testing Of Voting Systems. - Within 14 days before election day, the official in charge...

Section 206.84 — Methods Of Using Electronic Voting Systems. - Subdivision 1. Instruction of judges, voters. The officials in charge...

Section 206.845 — Ballot Recording And Counting Security. - Subdivision 1. Prohibited connections. The county auditor and municipal clerk...

Section 206.85 — Officials In Charge Of Counting. - Subdivision 1. Duties of responsible official. The official in charge...

Section 206.86 — Counting Electronic Voting System Results. - Subdivision 1. At the voting location. In precincts where an...

Section 206.87 — Canvassing Board Duties. - In a municipality where an electronic voting system is used...

Section 206.88 — Partial Recounts On Electronic Voting Systems. - The secretary of state may conduct a recount to verify...

Section 206.89 — Postelection Review Of Voting Systems. - Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section "postelection review...

Section 206.895 — Secretary Of State Monitor. - The secretary of state must monitor and evaluate election procedures...

Section 206.90 — Optical Scan Voting Systems. - Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "optical...

Section 206.95 — Voting Equipment Grant Account. - Subdivision 1. Voting equipment grant account. A voting equipment grant...

Chapter 207A — Presidential Nomination Primary

Section 207A.11 — Presidential Nomination Primary Established. - (a) A presidential nomination primary must be held each year...

Section 207A.12 — Conducting Presidential Nomination Primary. - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the presidential nomination...

Section 207A.13 — Form Of Ballots; Candidates On Ballot. - Subdivision 1. Form. (a) Except as provided by law, presidential...

Section 207A.14 — Notice Of Presidential Nomination Primary; Example Ballots. - Subdivision 1. Notice of primary to counties and municipalities. Twenty...

Section 207A.15 — Presidential Nomination Primary Election Expenses; Local Reimbursement. - Subdivision 1. Presidential nomination primary elections account; special revenue fund....

Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors

Section 208.01 — Definitions. - 208.01 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 208.02 — Election Of Presidential Electors And Alternates. - 208.02 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 208.03 — Nomination Of Presidential Electors And Alternates. - 208.03 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 208.04 — Preparation Of Ballots. - 208.04 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 208.05 — State Canvassing Board. - 208.05 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 208.06 — Electors And Alternates To Meet At State Capitol. - 208.06 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 208.40 — Short Title. - Sections 208.40 to 208.48 may be cited as the "Uniform...

Section 208.41 — Definitions. - (a) The definitions in this section apply to sections 208.40...

Section 208.42 — Designation Of State's Electors. - For each elector position in this state, a political party...

Section 208.43 — Pledge. - Each elector nominee and alternate elector nominee of a political...

Section 208.44 — Certification Of Electors. - In submitting this state's certificate of ascertainment as required by...

Section 208.45 — Presiding Officer; Elector Vacancy. - (a) The secretary of state shall preside at the meeting...

Section 208.46 — Elector Voting. - (a) At the time designated for elector voting in section...

Section 208.47 — Elector Replacement; Associated Certificates. - (a) After the vote of this state's electors is completed,...

Section 208.48 — Uniformity Of Application And Construction. - In applying and construing sections 208.40 to 208.48, consideration must...

Chapter 209 — Election Contests

Section 209.01 — Definitions. - 209.01 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 209.02 — Contestant; Grounds. - 209.02 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 209.021 — Notice Of Contest. - Subdivision 1. Manner; time; contents. Service of a notice of...

Section 209.03 — Contestee's Answer. - 209.03 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 209.045 — Venue For Statewide Contests. - If a notice of contest is filed in the District...

Section 209.05 — Guarding The Ballots. - 209.05 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 209.06 — Inspection Of Ballots. - 209.06 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 209.065 — Pleadings; Procedure. - The notice of contest and any answer are the pleadings...

Section 209.07 — Results Of Contest. - 209.07 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 209.09 — Appeals. - 209.09 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 209.10 — State Legislative Office. - 209.10 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Section 209.12 — Congressional Office. - 209.12 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s...

Chapter 211A — Campaign Financial Reports

Section 211A.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in chapter 200 and this...

Section 211A.02 — Financial Report. - Subdivision 1. When and where filed by committees. (a) A...

Section 211A.03 — Final Report. - A candidate or committee may file a final report when...

Section 211A.04 — Secretary Of State's Duties. - Subdivision 1. Report forms. The secretary of state shall prepare...

Section 211A.05 — Failure To File Statement. - Subdivision 1. Penalty. A candidate who intentionally fails to file...

Section 211A.06 — Failure To Keep Account; Penalty. - A treasurer or other individual who receives money for a...

Section 211A.07 — Bills When Rendered And Paid. - A person who has a bill, charge, or claim against...

Section 211A.08 — Prosecution. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2004 c 277 s 13] Subd. 2....

Section 211A.09 — Forfeiture Of Nomination Or Office. - Subdivision 1. Forfeiture required. Except as provided in subdivision 2,...

Section 211A.10 — Disqualified Individuals Not To Hold Various Positions. - A candidate whose election to office has been set aside...

Section 211A.11 — Penalties For Violations. - A violation of this chapter for which no other penalty...

Section 211A.12 — Contribution Limits. - A candidate or a candidate's committee may not accept aggregate...

Section 211A.13 — Prohibited Transfers. - A candidate for political subdivision office must not accept contributions...

Section 211A.14 — Contributions And Solicitations During Legislative Session. - A legislator or state constitutional officer who is a candidate...

Chapter 211B — Fair Campaign Practices

Section 211B.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in chapter 200 and this...

Section 211B.02 — False Claim Of Support. - A person or candidate may not knowingly make, directly or...

Section 211B.03 — Use Of The Term Reelect. - A person or candidate may not, in the event of...

Section 211B.04 — Campaign Material Must Include Disclaimer. - Subdivision 1. Campaign material. (a) A person who participates in...

Section 211B.045 — Noncommercial Signs Exemption. - All noncommercial signs of any size may be posted in...

Section 211B.05 — Paid Advertisements In News. - Subdivision 1. Acceptance of paid advertisements. A newspaper, periodical, or...

Section 211B.06 — False Political And Campaign Material. - Subdivision 1. Gross misdemeanor. (a) A person is guilty of...

Section 211B.07 — Undue Influence On Voters Prohibited. - A person may not directly or indirectly use or threaten...

Section 211B.08 — Solicitation Of Contributions Prohibited. - A religious, charitable, or educational organization may not request a...

Section 211B.09 — Prohibited Public Employee Activities. - An employee or official of the state or of a...

Section 211B.10 — Inducing Or Refraining Candidacy; Time Off For Public Office Meetings. - Subdivision 1. Inducing or refraining from candidacy. A person may...

Section 211B.11 — Election Day Prohibitions. - Subdivision 1. Soliciting near polling places. A person may not...

Section 211B.12 — Legal Expenditures. - Use of money collected for political purposes is prohibited unless...

Section 211B.13 — Bribery, Treating, And Solicitation. - Subdivision 1. Bribery, advancing money, and treating prohibited. A person...

Section 211B.14 — Digest Of Laws. - The secretary of state, with the approval of the attorney...

Section 211B.15 — Corporate Political Contributions. - Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, "corporation" means:...

Section 211B.16 — Prosecution. - Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2004 c 277 s 13] Subd. 2....

Section 211B.17 — Forfeiture Of Nomination Or Office; Circumstances Where Not Forfeited. - Subdivision 1. Forfeiture of nomination or office. Except as provided...

Section 211B.18 — Disqualified Candidate Not To Hold Various Positions. - A candidate whose election to office has been set aside...

Section 211B.19 — Penalties For Violation. - A violation of this chapter for which no other penalty...

Section 211B.20 — Denial Of Access By Political Candidates To Multiple Unit Dwellings. - Subdivision 1. Prohibition. (a) It is unlawful for a person,...

Section 211B.205 — Participation In Public Parades. - If a public parade allows candidates, a candidate must be...

Section 211B.21 — Applicability. - Nothing in section 211B.17 or 211B.18 may be construed to...

Section 211B.31 — Definition. - As used in sections 211B.32 to 211B.36, "office" means the...

Section 211B.32 — Complaints Of Unfair Campaign Practices. - Subdivision 1. Administrative remedy; exhaustion. (a) Except as provided in...

Section 211B.33 — Prima Facie Review. - Subdivision 1. Time for review. The chief administrative law judge...

Section 211B.34 — Probable Cause Hearing. - Subdivision 1. Time for review. The assigned administrative law judge...

Section 211B.35 — Evidentiary Hearing By Panel. - Subdivision 1. Deadline for hearing. When required by section 211B.34,...

Section 211B.36 — Procedures. - Subdivision 1. Evidence and argument. The administrative law judge or...

Section 211B.37 — Costs Assessed. - Except as otherwise provided in section 211B.36, subdivision 3, the...

Chapter 211C — Recall Of Elected State Officials

Section 211C.01 — Definitions. - Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section and in...

Section 211C.02 — Grounds. - The grounds for recall of a judge shall be established...

Section 211C.03 — Petition For Recall; Form And Content. - The secretary of state shall prescribe by rule the form...

Section 211C.04 — Proposed Petition; Submittal. - A petition to recall a state officer may be proposed...

Section 211C.05 — Supreme Court Review Of Proposed Petition. - Subdivision 1. Assignment for hearing. Upon receiving a proposed petition...

Section 211C.06 — Issuing, Circulating, And Verifying Petition. - Upon receipt of the order from the supreme court, the...

Section 211C.07 — Governor; Writ Of Election; Election. - Within five days of receiving certification of a petition under...

Section 211C.071 — Removal Election Form Of Question. - The form of the question under this chapter must be:...

Section 211C.08 — Election Result; Removal From Office. - If a majority of the votes cast in a recall...

Section 211C.09 — Recall Petition; Corrupt Practices. - A person proposing a petition may not allege any material...

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Minnesota Statutes Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections

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Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections