Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

205.075 TOWN GENERAL ELECTION. § Subdivision 1.Date of election. The general election in a town must be held on the second Tuesday in March, except as provided in subdivision 2 or when moved for bad weather as provided in section 365.51, subdivision 1. § Subd. 2.Alternate date. A…

205.10 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 205.10 MUNICIPAL SPECIAL ELECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Questions. Special elections may be held in a city or town on a question on which the voters are authorized by law or charter to pass judgment. A special election may be ordered b…

205.105 POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTION; INCLEMENT WEATHER. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. This section applies to a primary, special, or general election held in a city that is not held in conjunction with a state or federal election, and to town elections when postponement of the town…

205.121 NOMINATING PETITIONS; CITIES OF FIRST CLASS; SIGNATURES. A nominating petition filed on behalf of a candidate for municipal office in a city of the first class shall be signed by eligible voters who maintain residence in the election district from which the candidate is t…

205.13 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 205.13 CANDIDATES, FILING. § Subdivision 1.Affidavit of candidacy. (a) An individual who is eligible and desires to become a candidate for an office to be voted for at the municipal general election shall file an affidavit of candi…

205.16 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 205.16 NOTICE. § Subdivision 1.Publication and posting. In every municipality, the municipal clerk shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, give two weeks' published notice, and may also give ten days' posted notice, of…

205.17 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 205.17 BALLOTS. § Subdivision 1.Municipal offices; questions; general election ballot. In all statutory and home rule charter cities, and in all towns, the municipal clerk shall have printed the official ballot containing the names…

205.175 VOTING HOURS. § Subdivision 1.Minimum voting hours. In all municipal elections, the polling places will remain open for voting from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. § Subd. 2.Metropolitan area municipalities. The governing body of a municipality which is located within a metropolit…

205.185 PROCEDURE. § Subdivision 1.Materials, ballots. The municipal clerk shall prepare and have printed the necessary election materials, including ballots, for a municipal election. § Subd. 2.Election, conduct. A municipal election shall be by secret ballot and shall be held a…

205.84 REDISTRICTING; CITIES WITH WARDS. § Subdivision 1.General provisions. (a) In a city electing council members by wards, wards shall be as equal in population as practicable and each ward shall be composed of compact, contiguous territory. Each council member shall be a resi…