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MN Stat § 206.83 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 206 — Voting Systems|Section 206.83 — Testing Of Voting Systems.

206.83 TESTING OF VOTING SYSTEMS. Within 14 days before election day, the official in charge of elections shall have the voting system tested to ascertain that the system will correctly mark ballots using all methods supported by the system, including through assistive technology, and count the votes cast for all candidates and on all questions. Public notice of the time and place of the test must be given at least two days in advance by publication once in official newspapers. The test must be observed by at least two election judges, who are not of the same major political party, and must be open to representatives of the political parties, candidates, the press, and the public. The test must be conducted by (1) processing a preaudited group of ballots punched or marked to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each question, and must include for each office one or more ballot cards which have votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the voting system tabulator and electronic ballot marker to reject those votes; and (2) processing an additional test deck of ballots marked using the electronic ballot marker for the precinct, including ballots marked using the electronic ballot display, audio ballot reader, and any assistive voting technology used with the electronic ballot marker. If any error is detected, the cause must be ascertained and corrected and an errorless count must be made before the voting system may be used in the election. After the completion of the test, the programs used and ballot cards must be sealed, retained, and disposed of as provided for paper ballots. History:  1984 c 447 s 25; 1988 c 424 s 1; 1993 c 223 s 21; 1997 c 147 s 64; 2005 c 162 s 23; 2006 c 242 s 33
MN Stat § 206.84 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 206 — Voting Systems|Section 206.84 — Methods Of Using Electronic Voting Systems.

206.84 METHODS OF USING ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS. Subdivision 1. Instruction of judges, voters. The officials in charge of elections shall determine procedures to instruct election judges and voters in the use of electronic voting system manual marking devices and the electronic ballot marker, including assistive voting technology. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1997 c 147 s 79] Subd. 3. Ballots. The ballot information must be in the same order provided for paper ballots, except that the information may be in vertical or horizontal rows, or on a number of separate pages. The secretary of state shall provide by rule for standard ballot formats for electronic voting systems. Electronic ballot displays and audio ballot readers shall be in the order provided for on the optical scan ballot. Electronic ballot displays may employ zooms or other devices as assistive voting technology. Audio ballot readers may employ rewinds or audio cues as assistive voting technology. Ballot cards may contain special printed marks as required for proper positioning and reading of the ballots by electronic vote counting equipment. Ballot cards must contain an identification of the precinct for which they have been prepared which can be read visually and which can be tabulated by the automatic tabulating equipment. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1997 c 147 s 79] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1997 c 147 s 79] Subd. 6. Duties of official in charge. The official in charge of elections in each municipality where an electronic voting system is used shall have the voting systems put in order, set, adjusted, and made ready for voting when delivered to the election precincts. The official shall also provide each precinct with a container for transporting ballot cards to the counting location after the polls close. The container shall be of sturdy material to protect the ballots from all reasonably foreseeable hazards including auto collisions. The election judges shall meet at the polling place at least one hour before the time for opening the polls. Before the polls open the election judges shall compare the ballot cards used with the sample ballots, electronic ballot displays, and audio ballot reader furnished to see that the names, numbers, and letters on both agree and shall certify to that fact on forms provided for the purpose. The certification must be filed with the election returns. Subd. 7. Spoiled ballot cards. A voter who spoils a ballot card or makes an error may return it to the election judges and obtain another. Except as otherwise provided in sections 206.55 to 206.90, the election judges shall conduct the election in the manner prescribed for precincts using paper ballots in chapters 204C and 204D. History:  1984 c 447 s 26; 1986 c 362 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 222 s 5; 1997 c 147 s 65-67; 2005 c 162 s 24-26
MN Stat § 206.845 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 206 — Voting Systems|Section 206.845 — Ballot Recording And Counting Security.

206.845 BALLOT RECORDING AND COUNTING SECURITY. Subdivision 1. Prohibited connections. The county auditor and municipal clerk must secure ballot recording and tabulating systems physically and electronically against unauthorized access. Except for wired connections within the polling place, ballot recording and tabulating systems must not be connected to or operated on, directly or indirectly, any electronic network, including a local area network, a wide-area network, the Internet, or the World Wide Web. Wireless communications may not be used in any way in a vote recording or vote tabulating system. Wireless, device-to-device capability is not permitted. No connection by modem is permitted. Transfer of information from the ballot recording or tabulating system to another system for network distribution or broadcast must be made by disk, tape, or other physical means of communication, other than direct or indirect electronic connection of the vote recording or vote tabulating system. Subd. 2. Transmission to central reporting location. After the close of the polls, the head election judge must create a printed record of the results of the election for that precinct. After the record has been printed, the head election judge in a precinct that employs automatic tabulating equipment may transmit the accumulated tally for each device to a central reporting location using a telephone, modem, Internet, or other electronic connection. During the canvassing period, the results transmitted electronically must be considered unofficial until the canvassing board has performed a complete reconciliation of the results. History:   2005 c 162 s 27
MN Stat § 206.85 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 206 — Voting Systems|Section 206.85 — Officials In Charge Of Counting.

206.85 OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF COUNTING. Subdivision 1. Duties of responsible official. The official in charge of elections in a municipality where an electronic voting system is used at a counting center must: (1) be present or personally represented throughout the counting center proceedings; (2) be responsible for acquiring sufficient facilities and personnel to ensure timely and lawful processing of votes; (3) be responsible for the proper training of all personnel participating in counting center proceedings and deputize all personnel who are not otherwise election judges; (4) maintain actual control over all proceedings and be responsible for the lawful execution of all proceedings in the counting center whether or not by experts; (5) be responsible for assuring the lawful retention and storage of ballots and readouts; and (6) arrange for observation by the public and by candidates' representatives of counting center procedures by publishing the exact location of the counting center in a legal newspaper at least once during the week preceding the week of election and in the newspaper of widest circulation once on the day preceding the election, or once the week preceding the election if the newspaper is a weekly. The official may make arrangements with news reporters which permit prompt reporting of election results but which do not interfere with the timely and lawful completion of counting procedures. Subd. 2. Counting center in more than one municipality. If a counting center serves more than one municipality, the county auditor of the county where the center is located is in sole charge of overall administration of the center and must: (1) establish procedures to implement the timely and lawful completion of the counting center proceedings; (2) coordinate training of all counting center personnel and require additional training as needed; (3) ask the county attorney, at least 30 days prior to an election, whether circumstances require that the municipalities sharing the use of a counting center resolve their respective duties and financial responsibilities by execution of a joint powers agreement pursuant to section 471.59; (4) coordinate, and if necessary, exercise the duties imposed by this section on the official in charge of elections in a municipality where an electronic voting system is used; and (5) limit the number of ballots to be counted at a single counting center to no more than 100,000. History:  1984 c 447 s 27; 1986 c 362 s 11; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 162 s 28
MN Stat § 206.87 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 206 — Voting Systems|Section 206.87 — Canvassing Board Duties.

206.87 CANVASSING BOARD DUTIES. In a municipality where an electronic voting system is used the canvassing board shall be constituted and shall perform the same duties as provided in sections 204C.32, 204C.33, and 204C.39 on the canvassing of paper ballots. History:   1984 c 447 s 29
MN Stat § 206.88 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 206 — Voting Systems|Section 206.88 — Partial Recounts On Electronic Voting Systems.

206.88 PARTIAL RECOUNTS ON ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS. The secretary of state may conduct a recount to verify the accuracy of vote counting and recording in one or more precincts in which an electronic voting system was used in the election. The results of the recount must be reported to the appropriate canvassing board. Time for notice of nomination, election, or contest for an office recounted pursuant to this section must begin upon certification of the results of the recount by the canvassing board. History:   1989 c 291 art 1 s 27
MN Stat § 206.895 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 206 — Voting Systems|Section 206.895 — Secretary Of State Monitor.

206.895 SECRETARY OF STATE MONITOR. The secretary of state must monitor and evaluate election procedures in precincts subject to the audit provided for in section 206.89 in at least four precincts in each congressional district. The precincts must be chosen by lot by the State Canvassing Board at its meeting to canvass the state general election. History:   2006 c 242 s 35
MN Stat § 207A.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 207A — Presidential Nomination Primary|Section 207A.11 — Presidential Nomination Primary Established.

207A.11 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY ESTABLISHED. (a) A presidential nomination primary must be held each year in which a president and vice president of the United States are to be nominated and elected. (b) The party chairs must jointly submit to the secretary of state, no later than March 1 in a year prior to a presidential election year, the single date on which the parties have agreed to conduct the presidential nomination primary in the next year. The date selected must not be the date of the town general election provided in section 205.075, subdivision 1. If a date is not jointly submitted by the deadline, the presidential nomination primary must be held on the first Tuesday in March in the year of the presidential election. No other election may be conducted on the date of the presidential nomination primary. (c) The secretary of state must adopt rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. The secretary of state shall consult with the party chairs throughout the rulemaking process, including seeking advice about possible rules before issuing a notice of intent to adopt rules, consultation before the notice of comment is published, consultation on the statement of need and reasonableness, consultation in drafting and revising the rules, and consultation regarding any modifications to the rule being considered. (d) This chapter only applies to a major political party that selects delegates at the presidential nomination primary to send to a national convention. A major political party that does not participate in a national convention is not eligible to participate in the presidential nomination primary. (e) For purposes of this chapter, "political party" or "party" means a major political party as defined in section 200.02, subdivision 7, that is eligible to participate in the presidential nomination primary. History:  2016 c 162 s 9; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 4 s 5
MN Stat § 207A.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 207A — Presidential Nomination Primary|Section 207A.12 — Conducting Presidential Nomination Primary.

207A.12 CONDUCTING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the presidential nomination primary must be conducted, and the results canvassed and returned, in the manner provided by law for the state primary. (b) An individual seeking to vote at the presidential nomination primary must be registered to vote pursuant to section 201.054, subdivision 1. The voter must request the ballot of the party for whose candidate the individual wishes to vote. Notwithstanding section 204C.18, subdivision 1, the election judge must record in the polling place roster the name of the political party whose ballot the voter requested. When posting voter history pursuant to section 201.171, the county auditor must include the name of the political party whose ballot the voter requested. The political party ballot selected by a voter is private data on individuals as defined under section 13.02, subdivision 12, except as provided in section 201.091, subdivision 4a. (c) Immediately after the state canvassing board declares the results of the presidential nomination primary, the secretary of state must notify the chair of each party of the results. (d) The results of the presidential nomination primary must bind the election of delegates in each party. History:  2016 c 162 s 10; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 4 s 6
MN Stat § 207A.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 207A — Presidential Nomination Primary|Section 207A.13 — Form Of Ballots; Candidates On Ballot.

207A.13 FORM OF BALLOTS; CANDIDATES ON BALLOT. Subdivision 1. Form. (a) Except as provided by law, presidential nomination primary ballots shall be printed in the same manner as state primary ballots as far as practicable. A sufficient number of each ballot shall be printed for each precinct and ward in the state. (b) There must be separate ballots for the names of the candidates of each participating political party. Each ballot must be headed by the words "Presidential Nomination Primary Ballot." The heading must also indicate the party that appears on the ballot. (c) If requested by a party chair, the ballot for that participating party must contain a place for a voter to indicate a preference for having delegates to the party's national convention remain uncommitted. If requested by a party chair, the ballot for that participating party must contain a blank line printed below the other choices on the ballot so that a voter may write in the name of a person who is not listed on the ballot. A request under this paragraph must be submitted to the secretary of state no later than 63 days before the presidential nomination primary. Subd. 2. Candidates on the ballot. (a) Each party participating in the presidential nomination primary must determine which candidates are to be placed on the presidential nomination primary ballot for that party. The chair of each participating party must submit to the secretary of state the names of the candidates to appear on the ballot for that party no later than 63 days before the presidential nomination primary. Once submitted, changes must not be made to the candidates that will appear on the ballot. (b) No later than the seventh day before the presidential nomination primary, the chair of each participating party must submit to the secretary of state the names of write-in candidates, if any, to be counted for that party. History:  2016 c 162 s 11; 2021 c 31 art 3 s 24
MN Stat § 207A.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 207A — Presidential Nomination Primary|Section 207A.14 — Notice Of Presidential Nomination Primary; Example Ballots.

207A.14 NOTICE OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY; EXAMPLE BALLOTS. Subdivision 1. Notice of primary to counties and municipalities. Twenty weeks before a presidential nomination primary is to be held, the secretary of state shall provide notice to the county auditor of each county of the date of the presidential nomination primary. Within ten days after notification by the secretary of state, each county auditor shall provide notice of the date of the presidential nomination primary to each municipal clerk in the county. Subd. 2. Example ballots. No later than 70 days before the presidential nomination primary, the secretary of state must supply each county auditor with example ballots to be used at the presidential nomination primary. The example ballots must illustrate the format required for the ballots used in the presidential nomination primary. Subd. 3. Notice of primary to public. At least 15 days before the date of the presidential nomination primary, each municipal clerk shall post a public notice stating the date of the presidential nomination primary, the location of each polling place in the municipality, the hours during which the polling places in the municipality will be open, and information about the requirements of section 207A.12, paragraph (b). The county auditor shall post a similar notice in the auditor's office with information for any polling places in unorganized territory in the county. The governing body of a municipality or county may publish the notice in addition to posting it. Failure to give notice does not invalidate the election. History:  2016 c 162 s 12; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 4 s 7; 2021 c 31 art 3 s 25
MN Stat § 208.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.01 — Definitions.

 208.01 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 208.01 DEFINITIONS. The words used in this chapter have the meanings prescribed to them in chapter 200. History:   1959 c 675 art 9 s 1
MN Stat § 208.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.02 — Election Of Presidential Electors And Alternates.

 208.02 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 208.02 ELECTION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS AND ALTERNATES. Presidential electors and alternates shall be chosen at the state general election held in the year preceding the expiration of the term of the president of the United States. History:  1959 c 675 art 9 s 2; 1981 c 29 art 7 s 38; 2015 c 70 art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 208.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.03 — Nomination Of Presidential Electors And Alternates.

 208.03 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 208.03 NOMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS AND ALTERNATES. Presidential electors and alternates for the major political parties of this state shall be nominated by delegate conventions called and held under the supervision of the respective state central committees of the parties of this state. At least 71 days before the general election day the chair of the major political party shall certify to the secretary of state the names of the persons nominated as presidential electors, the names of persons nominated as alternate presidential electors, and the names of the party candidates for president and vice president. The chair shall also certify that the party candidates for president and vice president have no affidavit on file as a candidate for any office in this state at the ensuing general election. History:  1959 c 675 art 9 s 3; 1979 c 251 s 2; 1981 c 29 art 7 s 38; 1981 c 217 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 475 s 20; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 57; 2010 c 184 s 41; 2010 c 201 s 77; 2012 c 250 s 2; 2015 c 70 art 2 s 3
MN Stat § 208.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.04 — Preparation Of Ballots.

 208.04 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 208.04 PREPARATION OF BALLOTS. Subdivision 1. Form of presidential ballots. When presidential electors and alternates are to be voted for, a vote cast for the party candidates for president and vice president shall be deemed a vote for that party's electors and alternates as filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall certify the names of all duly nominated presidential and vice presidential candidates to the county auditors of the counties of the state. Each county auditor, subject to the rules of the secretary of state, shall cause the names of the candidates of each major political party and the candidates nominated by petition to be set in type of the same size and style as for candidates on the state general election ballot, before the party designation. To the left of, and on the same line with the names of the candidates for president and vice president, near the margin, shall be placed an oval or similar target shape, in which the voters may indicate their choice. The form for the presidential ballot and the relative position of the several candidates shall be determined by the rules applicable to other state officers. The state ballot, with the required heading, shall be printed on the same piece of paper and shall be below the presidential ballot with a blank space between one inch in width. Subd. 2. Applicable rules. The rules for preparation, state contribution to the cost of printing, and delivery of presidential ballots are the same as the rules for state general election ballots under section 204D.11, subdivision 1. History:  1959 c 675 art 9 s 4; 1961 c 606 s 2; 1976 c 224 s 7; 1979 c 251 s 3; 1981 c 29 art 7 s 23,24; 1984 c 560 s 25; 1999 c 132 s 39; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 58; 2013 c 131 art 2 s 72,73; 2017 c 92 art 1 s 26
MN Stat § 208.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.05 — State Canvassing Board.

 208.05 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 208.05 STATE CANVASSING BOARD. The State Canvassing Board at its meeting on the date provided in section 204C.33 shall open and canvass the returns made to the secretary of state for presidential electors and alternates, prepare a statement of the number of votes cast for the persons receiving votes for these offices, and declare the person or persons receiving the highest number of votes for each office duly elected. When it appears that more than the number of persons to be elected as presidential electors or alternates have the highest and an equal number of votes, the secretary of state, in the presence of the board shall decide by lot which of the persons shall be declared elected. The governor shall transmit to each person declared elected a certificate of election, signed by the governor, sealed with the state seal, and countersigned by the secretary of state. History:  1959 c 675 art 9 s 5; 1961 c 606 s 3; 1979 c 251 s 4; 1981 c 29 art 7 s 38; 1981 c 217 s 2; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 59; 2010 c 194 s 26