Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

203B.05 DESIGNATION OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS TO ADMINISTER ABSENTEE VOTING LAWS. § Subdivision 1.Generally. The full-time clerk of any city or town shall administer the provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 and 203B.30 if: (1) the county auditor of that county has designated the c…

203B.06 APPLICATIONS; FILING WITH COUNTY AUDITOR OR MUNICIPAL CLERK; DELIVERY OF BALLOT. § Subdivision 1.Printing and delivery of forms. Each county auditor and municipal clerk shall prepare and print a sufficient number of blank application forms for absentee ballots. The county…

203B.065 USING THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM. Upon accepting an application for a state primary or state general election, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system the voter's name, date of birth, address of residence in Minnesota, m…

203B.07 RETURN AND BALLOT ENVELOPES; DIRECTIONS TO VOTERS. § Subdivision 1.Delivery of envelopes, directions. The county auditor or the municipal clerk must prepare, print, and transmit a return envelope, a signature envelope, a ballot envelope, and a copy of the directions for c…

203B.08 MARKING AND RETURN OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS. § Subdivision 1.Marking and return by voter. (a) An eligible voter who receives absentee ballots as provided in this chapter shall mark them in the manner specified in the directions for casting the absentee ballots. The signature e…

203B.081 LOCATIONS AND METHODS FOR ABSENTEE VOTING IN PERSON. § Subdivision 1.Location; timing for absentee voting. An eligible voter may vote by absentee ballot in the office of the county auditor and at any other polling place designated by the county auditor during the 46 days…

203B.0815 TEMPORARY LOCATIONS REIMBURSEMENTS; POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. (a) The secretary of state must reimburse counties and cities that administer absentee voting for the actual costs of operating temporary polling locations on postsecondary institution campuses that provide…

203B.082 ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOXES; SECURITY AND INTEGRITY. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "drop box" means a secure receptacle or container established to receive completed absentee ballots 24 hours per day. Drop box does not include a receptacle or contai…

203B.085 COUNTY AUDITOR'S AND MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICES TO REMAIN OPEN DURING CERTAIN HOURS PRECEDING ELECTION. § Subdivision 1.State general elections. Prior to a state general election, the county auditor's office in each county and the clerk's office in each city or town autho…

203B.09 FORM AND CONTENT OF REQUIRED MATERIALS; RULES OF SECRETARY OF STATE. The secretary of state shall adopt rules establishing the form, content, and type size and style for the printing of blank applications for absentee ballots, absentee voter lists, return envelopes, certi…

203B.11 HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. § Subdivision 1.Generally. (a) Each full-time municipal clerk or school district clerk who has authority under section 203B.05 to administer absentee voting laws must designate election judges to deliver absentee …

203B.12 ABSENTEE VOTER NAMES. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2010 c 194 s 27] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 2010 c 194 s 27] § Subd. 3. [Repealed, 2010 c 194 s 27] § Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2010 c 194 s 27] § Subd. 5. [Repealed, 1999 c 132 s 46] § Subd. 6. [Repealed, 2010 c 194 s 27] § Subd. 7.…

203B.121 BALLOT BOARDS. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; applicable laws. (a) The governing body of each county, municipality, and school district with responsibility to accept and reject absentee ballots or to administer early voting must, by ordinance or resolution, establish a b…

203B.125 SECRETARY OF STATE TO MAKE RULES. The secretary of state shall adopt rules establishing methods and procedures for issuing ballot cards and related absentee forms to be used as provided in section 203B.08, subdivision 1a, and for the reconciliation of voters and ballot c…

203B.14 COUNTY AUDITOR OR MUNICIPAL CLERK MAY EMPLOY ADDITIONAL HELP. Each county auditor and each municipal clerk may employ additional clerical assistance as necessary to discharge the responsibilities imposed on the county auditor or municipal clerk as provided in this chapter…

203B.15 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Each county shall pay the expenses incurred by its county auditor and each municipality or school district shall pay the expenses incurred by its clerk for administering the provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15. History: 1981 c 29 art 3 s 15;…

203B.16 ABSENT VOTERS IN THE MILITARY OR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. § Subdivision 1.Military service; temporary residence outside United States. Sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 provide alternative voting procedures for eligible voters who are absent from the precinct where they maint…

203B.17 APPLICATION FOR BALLOT. § Subdivision 1.Submission of application. (a) An application for absentee ballots for a voter described in section 203B.16 must be in writing and may be submitted in person, by mail, by electronic facsimile device, by electronic mail, or electroni…

203B.18 FORWARDING APPLICATIONS. If an application for absentee ballots under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 is received by the secretary of state or by any election official other than the proper county auditor described in section 203B.17, subdivision 1, that official shall forwar…

203B.19 RECORDING APPLICATIONS. Upon accepting an application, the county auditor shall record in the statewide registration system the voter's name, address of present or former residence in Minnesota, mailing address, school district number, passport number, Minnesota driver's …

203B.20 CHALLENGES. Except as provided in this section, the eligibility or residence of a voter whose application for absentee ballots is recorded under section 203B.19 may be challenged in the manner set forth by section 201.195. The county auditor shall not be required to serve…

203B.21 BALLOTS AND ENVELOPES. § Subdivision 1.Form. Absentee ballots under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 shall conform to the requirements of the Minnesota Election Law, except that modifications in the size or form of ballots or envelopes may be made if necessary to satisfy the r…

203B.22 TRANSMITTING BALLOTS. (a) The county auditor shall transmit the appropriate ballots, as promptly as possible, to an absent voter whose application has been recorded under section 203B.19. If the county auditor determines that a voter is not eligible to vote at the primary…

203B.225 TRANSMITTING AND RETURNING BALLOTS. § Subdivision 1.Transmitting ballot and certificate of voter eligibility. A voter described in section 203B.16 may include in an application for absentee ballots a request that the ballots, instructions, and a certificate of voter elig…

203B.227 WRITE-IN ABSENTEE BALLOT. (a) A voter described in section 203B.16, subdivision 1, may use the federal write-in absentee ballot to vote in any federal, state, or local election. In a state or local election, a vote for a political party without specifying the name of a c…

203B.23 ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The county auditor must establish an absentee ballot board for ballots issued under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27. The board may consist of staff trained as election judges, in which case, the board is exempt from sectio…

203B.24 DUTIES OF ELECTION JUDGES. § Subdivision 1.Check of voter eligibility; proper execution of certificate. Upon receipt of an absentee ballot returned as provided in sections 203B.16 to 203B.27, the election judges shall compare the voter's name with the names recorded under…

203B.26 SEPARATE RECORD. A separate record of the ballots of absent voters cast under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 must be generated from the statewide registration system for each precinct and retained with the other election materials. History: 1981 c 29 art 3 s 26; 2004 c 293 a…

203B.27 EXPENSE CHARGEABLE TO GENERAL REVENUE. Expenses incurred by a county auditor to carry out the provisions of sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 shall be paid by that county from its general revenue fund. History: 1981 c 29 art 3 s 27

203B.28 POSTELECTION REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. By January 15 of every odd-numbered year, the secretary of state shall provide to the chair and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over elections a statistical report related to absentee voting in t…

203B.29 TRANSMISSION OF BALLOTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. § Subdivision 1.Emergency response providers. Any eligible Minnesota voter who is a trained or certified emergency response provider or utility worker who is deployed in response to any state of emergency declared by th…

203B.30 PROCEDURES FOR EARLY VOTING. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "early voting official" means the county auditor, city clerk, a deputy of the auditor or clerk, or an election judge. § Subd. 2.Voting procedure. (a) When a voter appears in an early vo…

204B.01 DEFINITIONS. The definitions in chapter 200 apply to this chapter. History: 1981 c 29 art 4 s 1

204B.02 APPLICATION. This chapter applies to all elections held in this state except as otherwise provided by law. History: 1981 c 29 art 4 s 2; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 23

204B.03 MANNER OF NOMINATION. Candidates of a major political party for any partisan office except presidential elector and all candidates for nonpartisan office shall apply for a place on the primary ballot by filing an affidavit of candidacy as provided in section 204B.06, and …

204B.04 CANDIDACY; PROHIBITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Major party candidates. No individual shall be named on any ballot as the candidate of more than one major political party. No individual who has been certified by a canvassing board as the nominee of any major political party shal…

204B.06 FILING FOR PRIMARY; AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY. § Subdivision 1.Form of affidavit. (a) An affidavit of candidacy shall state the name of the office sought and, except as provided in subdivision 4, shall state that the candidate: (1) is an eligible voter; (2) has no other affi…

204B.07 NOMINATING PETITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Form of petition. A nominating petition may consist of one or more separate pages each of which shall state: (a) the office sought; (b) the candidate's name and residence address, including street and number if any; and (c) the candid…

204B.071 PETITIONS; RULES OF SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) The secretary of state shall adopt rules governing the manner in which petitions required for any election in this state are circulated, signed, filed, and inspected. The secretary of state shall provide samples of petition for…

204B.08 SIGNING PETITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Time for signing. Nominating petitions shall be signed during the period when petitions may be filed as provided in section 204B.09. § Subd. 2.Qualifications of signers. A nominating petition may be signed only by individuals who are eli…

204B.09 TIME AND PLACE OF FILING AFFIDAVITS AND PETITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Candidates in state and county general elections. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subdivision, affidavits of candidacy and nominating petitions for county, state, and federal offices filled at the…

204B.10 AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY; NOMINATING PETITIONS; DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.Affidavits of candidacy; numbering. The official with whom affidavits of candidacy are filed shall number them in the order received. § Subd. 2.Nominating petitions; acknowledgment; numbering. On the d…

204B.11 CANDIDATES; FILING FEES; PETITION IN PLACE OF FILING FEE. § Subdivision 1.Amount; dishonored checks; consequences. (a) Except as provided by subdivision 2, a filing fee shall be paid by each candidate who files an affidavit of candidacy. The fee shall be paid at the time …

204B.12 WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES. § Subdivision 1.Before primary. A candidate may withdraw from the primary ballot by filing an affidavit of withdrawal with the same official who received the affidavit of candidacy. The affidavit shall request that official to withdraw the candid…

204B.13 VACANCY IN NOMINATION; PARTISAN OFFICE. § Subdivision 1.Partisan office. (a) A vacancy in nomination for a partisan office must be filled in the manner provided by this section. A vacancy in nomination exists for a partisan office when a major political party candidate wh…

204B.131 VACANCY IN NOMINATION; NONPARTISAN OFFICE. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. A vacancy in nomination for a nonpartisan office must be filled in the manner provided by this section. A vacancy in nomination for a nonpartisan office exists when: (1) a candidate for any nonpart…