Minn. Stat. § 204D.01
Definitions
The definitions in chapter 200 apply to this chapter.
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 204D — Particular Elections
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Minn. Stat. § 204D.02
Officers Chosen at State General Election; Terms of Office
Subdivision 1. Officers. All elective state and county officers, justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals and district court, state senators and state representatives, and senators and representatives in Congress shall be elected at the state general election held in the year before their terms of…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.03
Time of State Elections
Subdivision 1. State primary. The state primary shall be held on the second Tuesday in August in each even-numbered year to select the nominees of the major political parties for partisan offices and the nominees for nonpartisan offices to be filled at the state general election, other than presidential electors. Subd.…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.04
Ballot Preparation
Subdivision 1. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 62 art 4 s 138] Subd. 2. Instructions to printer; printer's bond. (a) The official charged with the preparation and distribution of the ballots shall prepare instructions to the printer for rotation of the names of candidates and for layout of the ballot. (b) Except as provided…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.05
State Primary Ballots; Partisan and Nonpartisan; Official in Charge
Subdivision 1. State partisan primary ballot. The state partisan primary ballot shall contain the names of the candidates seeking the nomination of each major political party for the partisan offices filled at the state general election. Subd. 2. State and county nonpartisan primary ballot. The state and county nonpart…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.06
Certification of Names by Secretary of State
At least 42 days before a state primary, the secretary of state shall certify to the county auditors the names of all candidates who have properly filed affidavits of candidacy with the secretary of state and who will be voted for in their respective counties at that primary.
Minn. Stat. § 204D.07
Placing Names on Ballots
Subdivision 1. Duties of county auditor. Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3, the county auditor shall place on the appropriate state primary ballot the name of each candidate who has properly filed an affidavit of candidacy with the auditor and of each candidate certified by the secretary of state pursuant to s…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.08
State Primary Ballots
Subdivision 1. Form. Except as provided in this section, state primary ballots shall be printed in the same manner as state general election ballots as far as practicable. A sufficient number shall be printed for each precinct and ward in the state. The secretary of state shall adopt rules for the format and preparatio…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.09
Example Ballots; Sample Primary Ballots
Subdivision 1. Example ballot. No later than May 1 of each year, the secretary of state shall supply each auditor with a copy of an example ballot to be used at the state primary and state general election. The example ballot must illustrate the format required for the ballots used in the primary and general elections…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.10
Primary Results; Nominees
Subdivision 1. Partisan offices; nominees. The candidate for nomination of a major political party for a partisan office on the state partisan primary ballot who receives the highest number of votes shall be the nominee of that political party for that office. Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2010 c 201 s 82] Subd. 3. Nonpartisan o…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.11
State General Election Ballots; Candidates; Official in Charge; Rules
Subdivision 1. State general election ballot; rules. The names of the candidates for all state and federal offices, all proposed constitutional amendments, all county offices and questions, and all judicial offices voted on at the state general election shall be placed on a single ballot that shall be known as the "sta…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.12
Names Placed on General Election Ballots
Without payment of an additional fee, the county auditor shall place on the appropriate state general election ballot the name of every candidate: (1) whose nomination at the state primary has been certified by the appropriate canvassing board; (2) who has been nominated by petition, including candidates certified by t…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.13
Ballot; Partisan Offices
Subdivision 1. Order of offices. The candidates for partisan offices shall be placed on the state general election ballot in the following order: senator in Congress shall be first; representative in Congress, second; state senator, third; and state representative, fourth. The candidates for state offices shall follow…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.14
Ballots; Nonpartisan Offices
Subdivision 1. Rotation of names. The names of candidates for nonpartisan offices on the state general election ballot and the judicial nonpartisan general election ballot shall be rotated in the manner provided for rotation of names on state partisan primary ballots by section 204D.08, subdivision 3. Subd. 2. [Repeale…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.15
Ballot; Constitutional Amendment Sample
Subdivision 1. Titles for constitutional amendments. The secretary of state shall provide an appropriate title for each question printed on the state general election ballot. The title shall be approved by the attorney general, and shall consist of not more than one printed line above the question to which it refers. A…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.16
Sample General Election Ballots; Posting; Publication
(a) At least 46 days before the state general election, the county auditor must post sample ballots for each precinct in the auditor's office for public inspection and transmit an electronic copy of these sample ballots to the secretary of state. (b) No earlier than 20 days and no later than ten days before the state g…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.165
Sample Ballots to Schools
The county auditor, two weeks before the applicable primary or general election, shall provide one copy of an appropriate sample ballot to a school district upon request. The school district may have the sample ballots reproduced at its expense for classroom educational purposes and for educational activities authorize…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.17
State Senator; State Representative; Vacancy in Office; Special Election
Subdivision 1. Special elections; exceptions. A vacancy in the office of state senator or state representative shall be filled for the unexpired term by special election upon the writ of the governor as provided in sections 204D.17 to 204D.27; except that if the legislature will not be in session before the expiration…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.18
General Election Laws; Application
Except as provided in sections 204D.17 to 204D.27, all of the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law are applicable to special elections as far as practicable.
Minn. Stat. § 204D.19
Special Elections; When Held
Subdivision 1. Vacancy filled at general election. When a vacancy occurs more than 150 days before the next state general election, and the legislature will not be in session before the final canvass of the state general election returns, the vacancy shall be filled at the next state general election. When practicable,…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.195
Date of Special Election; Certain Times Prohibited
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a special primary and special general election may not be held: (1) for a period beginning the day following the date of the state primary election and ending the day prior to the date of the state general election; or (2) on a holiday, or during the two days before or after…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.20
Nominations; Vacancy
Subdivision 1. Special primary. Except as provided in subdivision 2, the candidates of the major political parties to fill a vacancy shall be nominated at a special primary. The candidate of each party who receives the highest number of votes at the special primary shall be nominated. Subd. 2. No special primary; when.…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.21
Time of Special Primary
Subdivision 1. Nomination at state primary. When a special election is to be held on the same day as the state general election, as provided in section 204D.19, subdivision 1, candidates for nomination to fill the vacancy shall be nominated at the state primary. Subd. 2. Nomination at special primary on day of regular…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.22
Writ of Election
Subdivision 1. Filing with secretary of state. A writ calling for a special election shall state the office to be filled, the opening and closing dates of filing for candidacy, and the dates of the special primary and special election. The writ shall be filed with the secretary of state immediately upon issuance. Subd.…
Minn. Stat. § 204D.23
Affidavits of Candidacy; Nominating Petitions
Subdivision 1. Place and manner of filing. Candidates for nomination to fill a vacancy at a special primary shall file their affidavits of candidacy and nominating petitions with the same officers and in the same manner and shall pay the same fees as provided by law for candidates for like offices at the state primary.…
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