Subdivision 1. State elections emergency plans. (a) The secretary of state, in consultation with the Minnesota director of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, must develop a state elections emergency plan.
(b) The secretary of state must also coordinate with the governor to incorporate election needs into the state's continuity of government and continuity of operations plans.
(c) The secretary of state must create a state guide to assist county and local election officials in developing a county elections emergency plan required by subdivision 2. The secretary of state must consult with the Minnesota State Council on Disability in developing the guide. The guide must include a model county elections emergency plan that meets the requirements of this section.
Subd. 2. County elections emergency plans. (a) County election officials, in consultation with the political subdivision's local organization for emergency management established under section 12.25 and the municipalities and school districts within the county, must develop a county elections emergency plan to be made available for use in all state, county, municipal, and school district elections held in that county.
(b) In developing the county elections emergency plan, the county must address the needs of voters with disabilities in all aspects of the plan. Where ballot security is affected, the plan must provide procedures to maintain the security of the ballots. When an emergency requires the relocation of the polling place, the plan must include procedures for securing the ballots and voting equipment, notifying the public and other government officials, and restoring voting activities as soon as possible. If the county contains jurisdictions that cross county lines, the affected counties must make efforts to ensure that the emergency procedures affecting the local jurisdiction are uniform throughout the jurisdiction.
(c) Cities, towns, and school districts may create a local elections emergency plan that meets the requirements of the county elections emergency plan. If a local jurisdiction creates a local elections emergency plan, the procedures within the local elections emergency plan govern in all election emergencies within that local jurisdiction.
(d) County election officials and any municipality with a local elections emergency plan must review their county or local elections emergency plan prior to each state general election. Any revisions to the county or local elections emergency plan must be completed and filed with the secretary of state by July 1 prior to the state general election.
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections
Chapter 204B — Election Administration; General Provisions
Section 204B.01 — Definitions.
Section 204B.02 — Application.
Section 204B.03 — Manner Of Nomination.
Section 204B.04 — Candidacy; Prohibitions.
Section 204B.06 — Filing For Primary; Affidavit Of Candidacy.
Section 204B.07 — Nominating Petitions.
Section 204B.071 — Petitions; Rules Of Secretary Of State.
Section 204B.08 — Signing Petitions.
Section 204B.09 — Time And Place Of Filing Affidavits And Petitions.
Section 204B.10 — Affidavits Of Candidacy; Nominating Petitions; Duties.
Section 204B.11 — Candidates; Filing Fees; Petition In Place Of Filing Fee.
Section 204B.12 — Withdrawal Of Candidates.
Section 204B.13 — Vacancy In Nomination; Partisan Office.
Section 204B.131 — Vacancy In Nomination; Nonpartisan Office.
Section 204B.135 — Redistricting Of Election Districts.
Section 204B.14 — Election Precincts.
Section 204B.145 — Duties Of Secretary Of State; Redistricting.
Section 204B.146 — Duties Of Secretary Of State.
Section 204B.15 — Unorganized Territory; Election Precincts.
Section 204B.16 — Polling Places; Designation.
Section 204B.175 — Change Of Polling Place In An Emergency.
Section 204B.18 — Polling Places; Equipment.
Section 204B.181 — Election Emergency Plans.
Section 204B.19 — Election Judges; Qualifications.
Section 204B.195 — Time Off From Work To Serve As Election Judge.
Section 204B.20 — Election Board; Head Election Judge; Duties.
Section 204B.21 — Appointment Of Election Judges.
Section 204B.22 — Election Judges; Number Required.
Section 204B.23 — Vacancies Among Election Judges.
Section 204B.24 — Election Judges; Oath.
Section 204B.25 — Training For Election Judges.
Section 204B.26 — Election Judges; Violations; Penalties.
Section 204B.27 — Duties Of Secretary Of State.
Section 204B.28 — Clerks; Election Supplies; Duties.
Section 204B.29 — Election Judges; Election Supplies; Duties.
Section 204B.30 — Unofficial Ballots.
Section 204B.31 — Compensation For Election Services.
Section 204B.32 — Election Expenses; Payment.
Section 204B.33 — Notice Of Filing.
Section 204B.34 — Notice Of Election.
Section 204B.35 — Preparation Of Ballots.
Section 204B.36 — Ballots; Form.
Section 204B.37 — Back Of Ballot.
Section 204B.38 — Names On Ballots; Identical Descriptive Words.
Section 204B.39 — Substitute Ballots.
Section 204B.40 — Ballots; Election Records And Other Materials; Disposition; Inspection Of Ballots.
Section 204B.43 — Unlawful Printing Or Distribution Of Ballots; Penalty.
Section 204B.44 — Errors And Omissions; Remedy.
Section 204B.45 — Mail Balloting.
Section 204B.46 — Mail Elections; Questions.
Section 204B.47 — Alternative Election Procedures; Duties Of Secretary Of State.