Subdivision 1. Duties of county auditor. Each county auditor shall provide training for all election judges who are appointed to serve at any election to be held in the county. The county auditor shall also provide a procedure for emergency training of election judges elected to fill vacancies. The county auditor may delegate to a municipal election official the duty to provide training of election judges in that municipality or school district.
Subd. 2. Rules of secretary of state. The secretary of state shall adopt rules establishing programs for the training of county auditors, local election officials, and election judges by county auditors as required by this section.
Subd. 3. Trained election judges; number required. Each election precinct in which less than 100 individuals voted at the last state general election shall have at least two election judges who are members of different major political parties who have received training as required in this section. In every other election precinct, no individual may serve as an election judge who has not received training as required by subdivision 1.
Subd. 4. Training for local election officials. At least once every two years, the county auditor shall conduct training sessions for the municipal and school district clerks in the county. The training sessions must be conducted in the manner provided by the secretary of state. No local election official may administer an election without receiving training from the county auditor.
1981 c 29 art 4 s 25; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 28; 1999 c 250 art 1 s 86,87
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.