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All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, Chapter 336. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, Chapter 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, Chapter 609. CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, Chapter 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, Chapter 469. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, Chapter 473. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, Chapter 148. PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, Chapter 169. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, Chapter 256B. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR…196 Ch 60A, Chapter 60A. GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, Chapter 13. GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, Chapter 115A. WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, Chapter 325F. CONSUMER PROTECTION; P…168 Ch 383B, Chapter 383B. HENNEPIN COUNTY168

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Minn. Stat. § 204C.09 BALLOT PREPARATION BY ELECTION JUDGES.
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204C.09 BALLOT PREPARATION BY ELECTION JUDGES. § Subdivision 1.Counting and initialing. (a) Before the voting begins, at least two election judges must certify the number of ballots delivered to the precinct. Election judges may conduct this count, presuming that the total count …
Minn. Stat. § 204C.10 POLLING PLACE ROSTER; VOTER SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE; VOTER RECEIPT.
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204C.10 POLLING PLACE ROSTER; VOTER SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE; VOTER RECEIPT. (a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or voter signature certificate which states that the individual: (1) is at least 18 years old; (2) is a citizen of the United States; (3) …
Minn. Stat. § 204C.12 CHALLENGES TO VOTERS; PENALTY.
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204C.12 CHALLENGES TO VOTERS; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Manner of challenging. An election judge shall, and an authorized challenger or other voter may, challenge an individual based on personal knowledge that the individual is not an eligible voter. § Subd. 2.Statement of grounds…
Minn. Stat. § 204C.13 RECEIVING AND MARKING BALLOTS.
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204C.13 RECEIVING AND MARKING BALLOTS. § Subdivision 1.Handing ballot to voter. When the election judges are satisfied that an individual is eligible to vote in that precinct, the election judge in charge of the ballots shall give the voter only one ballot of each kind that is to…

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Minn. Stat. § 204C.14 UNLAWFUL VOTING; PENALTY.

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204C.14 UNLAWFUL VOTING; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Violations; penalty. No individual shall intentionally: (a) misrepresent the individual's identity in applying for a ballot, depositing a ballot in a ballot box or attempting to vote by means of a voting machine or electronic voti…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.15 ASSISTANCE TO VOTERS.

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204C.15 ASSISTANCE TO VOTERS. § Subdivision 1.Physical assistance in marking ballots. A voter who claims a need for assistance because of inability to read English or physical inability to mark a ballot may obtain the aid of two election judges who are members of different major …

Minn. Stat. § 204C.16 MISMARKING BALLOTS; DISCLOSURE OF MARKINGS BY OTHERS; PENALTY.

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204C.16 MISMARKING BALLOTS; DISCLOSURE OF MARKINGS BY OTHERS; PENALTY. An election judge or other individual who marks the ballot of any voter, except as authorized by law and as directed by the voter, or who informs anyone other than the voter how the ballot was marked, is guilt…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.17 VOTING; SECRECY.

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204C.17 VOTING; SECRECY. Except as authorized by section 204C.15, a voter shall not reveal to anyone in the polling place the name of any candidate for whom the voter intends to vote or has voted. A voter shall not ask for or receive assistance in the marking of a ballot from any…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.18 BALLOTS; SECRECY.

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204C.18 BALLOTS; SECRECY. § Subdivision 1.Party preferences; protection of secrecy. The election judges shall make no entry or notation in the election register or anywhere else showing the political party to which a voter belongs or for which political party the voter voted. No …

Minn. Stat. § 204C.19 COUNTING VOTES; PENALTY.

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204C.19 COUNTING VOTES; PENALTY. § Subdivision 1.Procedure. When the hours for voting have ended and all voting has concluded, the election judges shall immediately count the votes cast at the election. The count shall be held at the polling place and shall be public. It shall be…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.20 BALLOTS; NUMBER TO BE COUNTED.

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204C.20 BALLOTS; NUMBER TO BE COUNTED. § Subdivision 1.Determination of proper number. The election judges shall determine the number of ballots to be counted by tallying the number of signed voter's certificates or the number of names entered in the election register. The electi…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.21 COUNTING BALLOTS; PILING SYSTEM.

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204C.21 COUNTING BALLOTS; PILING SYSTEM. § Subdivision 1.Method. The election judges shall take all the ballots of the same kind and count the votes cast for each office or question, beginning with the first office or question on the ballot. They shall make one pile of the ballot…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.22 DETERMINING VOTER'S INTENT.

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204C.22 DETERMINING VOTER'S INTENT. § Subdivision 1.Ballot valid if intent determinable. A ballot shall not be rejected for a technical error that does not make it impossible to determine the voter's intent. In determining intent the principles contained in this section apply. § …

Minn. Stat. § 204C.23 DEFECTIVE BALLOTS.

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204C.23 DEFECTIVE BALLOTS. A ballot that is defective to the extent that the election judges are unable to determine the voter's intent shall be marked on the back "Defective" if it is totally defective or "Defective as to ......," naming the office or question if it is defective…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.24 ELECTION RETURNS; SUMMARY STATEMENTS.

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204C.24 ELECTION RETURNS; SUMMARY STATEMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Information requirements. Precinct summary statements must be submitted by the election judges in every precinct. For all elections, the election judges must complete three or more copies of the summary statements, and…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.25 DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS.

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204C.25 DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS. After the count and the summary statements have been completed, in the presence of all the election judges, the counted, defective, and blank ballots shall be placed in envelopes, and the envelopes shall be sealed. The election judges shall sign ea…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.26 SUMMARY STATEMENTS AND ENVELOPES FOR BALLOT RETURNS; ELECTION OFFICIALS TO FURNISH.

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204C.26 SUMMARY STATEMENTS AND ENVELOPES FOR BALLOT RETURNS; ELECTION OFFICIALS TO FURNISH. § Subdivision 1.Summary statements. For state elections, each official responsible for printing ballots shall furnish three or more blank summary statement forms for the returns of those b…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.27 DELIVERY OF RETURNS TO COUNTY AUDITORS.

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204C.27 DELIVERY OF RETURNS TO COUNTY AUDITORS. One or more of the election judges in each precinct shall deliver one set of summary statements; all spoiled ballots; and the envelopes containing the ballots either directly to the municipal clerk for transmittal to the county audi…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.28 ELECTION NIGHT; DUTIES OF COUNTY AUDITORS AND MUNICIPAL CLERKS.

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204C.28 ELECTION NIGHT; DUTIES OF COUNTY AUDITORS AND MUNICIPAL CLERKS. § Subdivision 1.County auditor. (a) Every county auditor must remain at the auditor's office to receive delivery of the returns, to permit public inspection of the summary statements, and to tabulate the vote…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.29 IMPROPER DELIVERY OF RETURNS.

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204C.29 IMPROPER DELIVERY OF RETURNS. § Subdivision 1.Failure of election judges to make delivery; penalty. If the election judges fail to deliver returns as required by section 204C.27, the county auditor or municipal or school district clerk to whom the returns should have been…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.31 CANVASSING BOARDS; MEMBERSHIP.

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204C.31 CANVASSING BOARDS; MEMBERSHIP. § Subdivision 1.County canvassing board. The county canvassing board shall consist of the county auditor, the court administrator of the district court, the mayor or chair of the town board of the county's most populous municipality, and two…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.32 CANVASS OF STATE PRIMARIES.

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204C.32 CANVASS OF STATE PRIMARIES. § Subdivision 1.County canvass. The county canvassing board must meet at the county auditor's office on either the second or third day following the state primary. After taking the oath of office, the canvassing board must publicly canvass the …

Minn. Stat. § 204C.33 CANVASS OF STATE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

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204C.33 CANVASS OF STATE GENERAL ELECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.County canvass. The county canvassing board must meet at the county auditor's office between the third and eighth days following the state general election. After taking the oath of office, the board must promptly and pu…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.34 TIE VOTES.

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204C.34 TIE VOTES. In case of a tie vote for nomination or election to an office, the canvassing board with the responsibility for declaring the results for that office shall determine the tie by lot. History: 1981 c 29 art 5 s 34

Minn. Stat. § 204C.35 FEDERAL, STATE, AND JUDICIAL RACES.

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204C.35 FEDERAL, STATE, AND JUDICIAL RACES. § Subdivision 1.Publicly funded recounts. (a) In a state primary when the difference between the votes cast for the candidates for nomination to: (1) a state legislative office is less than one-half of one percent of the total number of…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.36 RECOUNTS IN COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

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204C.36 RECOUNTS IN COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Publicly funded recounts. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a losing candidate for nomination or election to a county, municipal, or school district office may request a recount …

Minn. Stat. § 204C.361 RULES FOR RECOUNTS.

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204C.361 RULES FOR RECOUNTS. (a) The secretary of state shall adopt rules according to the Administrative Procedure Act establishing uniform recount procedures. All recounts provided for by sections 204C.35, 204C.36, and 206.88, shall be conducted in accordance with these rules. …

Minn. Stat. § 204C.37 COUNTY CANVASS; RETURN OF REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

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204C.37 COUNTY CANVASS; RETURN OF REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF STATE. A copy of the report required by sections 204C.32, subdivision 1, and 204C.33, subdivision 1, shall be certified under the official seal of the county auditor. The copy shall be enclosed in an envelope addressed to …

Minn. Stat. § 204C.38 CORRECTION OF OBVIOUS ERRORS; WHEN CANDIDATES AGREE.

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204C.38 CORRECTION OF OBVIOUS ERRORS; WHEN CANDIDATES AGREE. § Subdivision 1.Errors of election judges. If the candidates for an office unanimously agree in writing that the election judges in any precinct have made an obvious error in the counting or recording of the votes for t…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.39 CORRECTION OF OTHER OBVIOUS ERRORS.

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204C.39 CORRECTION OF OTHER OBVIOUS ERRORS. § Subdivision 1.Manner of correction. A county canvassing board may determine by majority vote that the election judges have made an obvious error in counting or recording the votes for an office. The county canvassing board shall then …

Minn. Stat. § 204C.40 CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION.

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204C.40 CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION. § Subdivision 1.Preparation; method of delivery. The county auditor shall prepare an election certificate for every county candidate declared elected by the county canvassing board, and the secretary of state shall prepare a certificate for every…

Minn. Stat. § 204C.41 NEGLECT OF DUTY; OTHER OFFENSES BY ELECTION OFFICIALS; PENALTY.

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204C.41 NEGLECT OF DUTY; OTHER OFFENSES BY ELECTION OFFICIALS; PENALTY. An election officer or other individual required by law to safely keep and produce ballots on election day or to perform any other act, who intentionally fails or refuses to perform the act required, or who i…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.01 DEFINITIONS.

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204D.01 DEFINITIONS. The definitions in chapter 200 apply to this chapter. History: 1981 c 29 art 6 s 1

Minn. Stat. § 204D.02 OFFICERS CHOSEN AT STATE GENERAL ELECTION; TERMS OF OFFICE.

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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 repre…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.03 TIME OF STATE ELECTIONS.

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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 fil…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.04 BALLOT PREPARATION.

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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 na…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.05 STATE PRIMARY BALLOTS; PARTISAN AND NONPARTISAN; OFFICIAL IN CHARGE.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.06 CERTIFICATION OF NAMES BY SECRETARY OF STATE.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.07 PLACING NAMES ON BALLOTS.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.08 STATE PRIMARY BALLOTS.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.09 EXAMPLE BALLOTS; SAMPLE PRIMARY BALLOTS.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.10 PRIMARY RESULTS; NOMINEES.

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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 …

Minn. Stat. § 204D.11 STATE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOTS; CANDIDATES; OFFICIAL IN CHARGE; RULES.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.12 NAMES PLACED ON GENERAL ELECTION BALLOTS.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.13 BALLOT; PARTISAN OFFICES.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.14 BALLOTS; NONPARTISAN OFFICES.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.15 BALLOT; CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SAMPLE.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.16 SAMPLE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOTS; POSTING; PUBLICATION.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.165 SAMPLE BALLOTS TO SCHOOLS.

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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…

Minn. Stat. § 204D.17 STATE SENATOR; STATE REPRESENTATIVE; VACANCY IN OFFICE; SPECIAL ELECTION.

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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…