Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

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 fi…

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…

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 audi…

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…

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…

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 …

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 ju…

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 can…

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 s…

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 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, an…

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 ballo…

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…

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 govern…

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. History: 1981 c 29 art 6 s 18

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, th…

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…

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…

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 th…

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…

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 …

204D.24 SPECIAL ELECTIONS; PRECINCTS; ELECTION JUDGES; VOTERS. § Subdivision 1.Precincts; polling places; officials. The election precincts, polling places and officials for any special primary or special election shall be the same as at the last preceding general election in tha…

204D.25 SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOTS. § Subdivision 1.Form. Except as provided in subdivision 2, the county auditor must prepare separate ballots for a special primary and special election as required by sections 204D.17 to 204D.27. The ballots must be headed "Special Primary Ballot"…

204D.26 CONGRESSIONAL OR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS; CHANGE IN BOUNDARIES. No change in the boundaries of any congressional or legislative district is effective with respect to any election to fill a vacancy in the representation of that district if the term of the office which is vac…

204D.27 SPECIAL ELECTION RETURNS. § Subdivision 1.County canvass. The returns of a special primary or special election held pursuant to sections 204D.17 to 204D.27 shall be delivered promptly upon completion to the county auditor of the county in which the special primary or spec…

204D.28 UNITED STATES SENATE VACANCY; MANNER OF FILLING. § Subdivision 1.Scope of section. Every vacancy in the office of United States senator shall be filled in the manner provided in this section. § Subd. 2.Definitions. The definitions in subdivisions 3 to 5 apply to this sect…

204D.29 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS VACANCY. § Subdivision 1.Scope; definition. (a) A vacancy in the office of representative in Congress must be filled as specified in this section. (b) "Vacancy," as used in this section, means a vacancy in the office of representative in Congres…