Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in chapter 200 and this section apply to this chapter.
Subd. 2. Municipal clerk. "Municipal clerk" means a full-time town or city clerk who is authorized or required to administer the provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15, as provided in section 203B.05. "Municipal clerk" also means clerk of the school district who is authorized or required to administer the provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15, as provided in section 203B.05 for a school district election not held on the same day as a statewide election.
Subd. 3. Military. "Military" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Merchant Marine of the United States, all other uniformed services as defined in United States Code, title 52, section 20310, and military forces as defined by section 190.05, subdivision 3, or any eligible citizen of Minnesota enrolled as a student at the United States Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Military Academy.
Subd. 4. Health care facility. "Health care facility" means a licensed hospital, sanitarium, or other institution as defined in section 144.50, subdivision 2, or a nursing home licensed to serve adults under section 144A.02.
1981 c 29 art 3 s 1; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 12; 1997 c 147 s 12; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 20; 2015 c 70 art 1 s 11; 2021 c 31 art 3 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections
Chapter 203B — Absentee Voting
Section 203B.001 — Election Law Applicability.
Section 203B.01 — Absentee Balloting; Definitions.
Section 203B.02 — General Eligibility Requirements.
Section 203B.03 — Prohibitions; Penalties.
Section 203B.04 — Application For Ballots.
Section 203B.05 — Designation Of Municipal Clerks To Administer Absentee Voting Laws.
Section 203B.06 — Applications; Filing With County Auditor Or Municipal Clerk; Delivery Of Ballot.
Section 203B.065 — Using The Registration System.
Section 203B.07 — Return And Ballot Envelopes; Directions To Voters.
Section 203B.08 — Marking And Return Of Absentee Ballots.
Section 203B.081 — Locations And Methods For Absentee Voting In Person.
Section 203B.082 — Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes; Security And Integrity.
Section 203B.09 — Form And Content Of Required Materials; Rules Of Secretary Of State.
Section 203B.11 — Hospital Patients And Residents Of Health Care Facilities.
Section 203B.12 — Absentee Voter Names.
Section 203B.121 — Ballot Boards.
Section 203B.125 — Secretary Of State To Make Rules.
Section 203B.14 — County Auditor Or Municipal Clerk May Employ Additional Help.
Section 203B.15 — Administrative Expenses.
Section 203B.16 — Absent Voters In The Military Or Outside The United States.
Section 203B.17 — Application For Ballot.
Section 203B.18 — Forwarding Applications.
Section 203B.19 — Recording Applications.
Section 203B.21 — Ballots And Envelopes.
Section 203B.22 — Transmitting Ballots.
Section 203B.225 — Transmitting And Returning Ballots.
Section 203B.227 — Write-in Absentee Ballot.
Section 203B.23 — Absentee Ballot Board.
Section 203B.24 — Duties Of Election Judges.
Section 203B.26 — Separate Record.