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﻿ Ch. 205A MN Statutes
CHAPTER 205A. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
205A.01 DEFINITIONS.
205A.02 ELECTION LAW APPLICABLE.
205A.03 PRIMARIES.
205A.04 GENERAL ELECTION.
205A.046 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TERM EXPIRATION.
205A.05 SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
205A.055 POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTION; INCLEMENT WEATHER.
205A.08 BALLOTS.
205A.09 VOTING HOURS.
205A.13 REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS.
The definitions in chapter 200 and in this section apply to this chapter.
Subd. 2.School district.
"School district" means an independent or special school district, as defined in section 120A.05.
1987 c 266 art 1 s 48; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 46
Except as provided by law, the Minnesota Election Law applies to school district elections. Elections in common school districts shall be governed by section 123B.94.
1987 c 266 art 1 s 49; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 2004 c 293 art 2 s 39
Subdivision 1.Resolution requiring primary in certain circumstances.
The school board of a school district may, by resolution adopted by April 15 of any year, decide to choose nominees for school board by a primary as provided in this section. The resolution, when adopted, is effective for all ensuing elections of board members in that school district until it is revoked. If the board decides to choose nominees by primary and if there are more than two candidates for a specified school board position or more than twice as many school board candidates as there are at-large school board positions available, the school district must hold a primary.
Subd. 2.Date.
Subd. 3.Candidates, filing.
Subd. 4.Results.
The school board of the school district shall canvass the returns, and the two candidates for each specified school board position who receive the highest number of votes, or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be elected to at-large school board positions who receive the highest number of votes, are the nominees for the office named. Their names must be certified to the school district clerk who shall place them on the school district general election ballot without partisan designation and without payment of an additional fee.
Subd. 5.Recount.
A losing candidate at the school district primary may request a recount of the votes for that nomination subject to section 204C.36.
1987 c 266 art 1 s 50; 1994 c 646 s 16,17; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 43-45; 2008 c 295 s 18; 2010 c 184 s 31,32; 2010 c 194 s 23; 2010 c 201 s 67; 2011 c 65 s 7; 2016 c 161 art 1 s 15
Subdivision 1.School district general election.
Subd. 3.Change in year of general election.
1987 c 266 art 1 s 51; 1991 c 227 s 22; 1994 c 646 s 18; 2010 c 201 s 68; 2013 c 131 art 2 s 60
2010 c 201 s 69
Special elections must be held for a school district on a question on which the voters are authorized by law to pass judgment. The school board may on its own motion call a special election to vote on any matter requiring approval of the voters of a district. Upon petition filed with the school board of 50 or more voters of the school district or five percent of the number of voters voting at the preceding school district general election, whichever is greater, the school board shall by resolution call a special election to vote on any matter requiring approval of the voters of a district. A question is carried only with the majority in its favor required by law. The election officials for a special election are the same as for the most recent school district general election unless changed according to law. Otherwise, special elections must be conducted and the returns made in the manner provided for the school district general election.
Subd. 1a.Uniform election dates.
Subd. 2.Vacancies in school district offices.
Special elections to fill vacancies in elective school district offices shall be held in school districts pursuant to section 123B.09, subdivision 5b. When more than one vacancy exists in an office elected at-large, voters must be instructed to vote for up to the number of vacancies to be filled.
A special election ordered by the school board on its own motion under subdivision 1 may be canceled by motion of the school board, but not less than 74 days before an election held in conjunction with a regularly scheduled election for federal, state, county, city, or school board office or a special election for federal office, or 46 days before any other election.
1987 c 266 art 1 s 52; 1990 c 453 s 12; 1993 c 375 art 7 s 8; 1997 c 147 s 45; 1999 c 132 s 35; 2007 c 146 art 1 s 19; 2008 c 244 art 1 s 17; 2010 c 184 s 33; 2010 c 201 s 70; 2013 c 131 art 2 s 61,62; 2014 c 264 s 24; 2015 c 70 art 1 s 50; 2016 c 161 art 1 s 16; 2017 c 92 art 1 s 24; art 2 s 12,13
(b) A decision to postpone an election must be made no later than 6:00 p.m. on the day before the election. The clerk must contact the election judges and notify local media outlets of the postponement. The clerk must also post a notice on the jurisdiction's website, if practicable.
2010 c 201 s 71
Subdivision 1.General election ballot.
The names of all candidates for offices and all ballot questions to be voted on at a school district general election must be placed on a single ballot.
Subd. 2.Primary ballots.
The school district primary ballot must conform as far as practicable with the school district general election ballot except that no blank spaces may be provided for writing in the names of candidates.
The names of candidates to fill vacancies at a school district special election held in conjunction with the primary or general election must be placed on the school district primary and general election ballots. The names of candidates to fill a vacancy in the office of school board member in a school district must be listed under the separate heading "Special election for school board member to fill vacancy in term expiring ........," with the date of expiration of the term and any other information necessary to distinguish the office.
The ballots for school district elections must be prepared by the school district clerk in the manner provided in the rules of the secretary of state.
1987 c 266 art 1 s 55; 1997 c 147 s 46; 2013 c 131 art 2 s 66
Subdivision 1.Metropolitan area school districts.
At a school district election in a school district located in whole or in part within a metropolitan county included in the definition of metropolitan area in section 200.02, subdivision 24, the school board, by resolution adopted before giving notice of the election, may designate the time during which the polling places will remain open for voting at the next succeeding and all later school district elections. The polling places must open no later than 10:00 a.m. and close no earlier than 8:00 p.m. The resolution shall remain in force until it is revoked by the school board.
Subd. 2.Other school districts.
At a school district election in a school district other than one described in subdivision 1, the school board, by resolution adopted before giving notice of the election, may designate the time during which the polling places will remain open for voting at the next succeeding and all later school district elections. All polling places must be open between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The resolution must remain in force until it is revoked by the school board or changed because of request by voters as provided in this subdivision. If a petition requesting longer voting hours, signed by a number of voters equal to 20 percent of the votes cast at the last school district election, is presented to the school district clerk no later than 30 days before a school district election, then the polling places for that election must open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. The school district clerk must give ten days' published notice and posted notice of the changed voting hours and notify appropriate county auditors of the change.
1987 c 266 art 1 s 56; 1990 c 453 s 14; 1994 c 646 s 21; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 55
(a) When no other election is being held in a school district, the school board may designate combined polling places at which the voters in those precincts may vote in the school district election.
The school district clerk shall prepare a notice to the voters who will be voting in a combined polling place for a school district special election. The notice must include the following information: the date of the election, the hours of voting, and the location of the voter's polling place. The notice must be sent by nonforwardable mail to every affected household in the school district with at least one registered voter. The notice must be mailed no later than 14 days before the election. The mailed notice is not required for a school district special election that is held on the second Tuesday in August, the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, or for a special election conducted entirely by mail. A notice that is returned as undeliverable must be forwarded immediately to the county auditor.
1987 c 266 art 1 s 58; 1990 c 453 s 17; 1994 c 607 s 6; 1995 c 8 s 7,8; 2008 c 244 art 2 s 19; 2010 c 184 s 38; 2010 c 201 s 75; 2016 c 161 art 1 s 18; 2017 c 92 art 2 s 14
Any petition to a school board authorized in this chapter or sections 126C.17, 126C.40, 126C.41 to 126C.48, and 124D.22, or any other law which requires the board to submit an issue to referendum or election, shall meet the requirements provided in section 204B.071.
1987 c 266 art 1 s 60; 1991 c 130 s 37; 1992 c 499 art 12 s 29; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 55; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 132 s 37