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MN Stat § 208.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.06 — Electors And Alternates To Meet At State Capitol.

 208.06 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 208.06 ELECTORS AND ALTERNATES TO MEET AT STATE CAPITOL. The presidential electors and alternate presidential electors, before 12:00 M. on the day before that fixed by Congress for the electors to vote for president and vice president of the United States, shall notify the governor that they are at the State Capitol and ready at the proper time to fulfill their duties as electors. The governor shall deliver to the electors present a certificate of the names of all the electors. The electors shall meet at 12:00 p.m. in the executive chamber of the State Capitol and shall perform all the duties imposed upon them as electors by the Constitution and laws of the United States and this state in the manner provided in section 208.46. History:  1959 c 675 art 9 s 6; 1979 c 251 s 5; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 60; 2015 c 70 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 208.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.40 — Short Title.

208.40 SHORT TITLE. Sections 208.40 to 208.48 may be cited as the "Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act." History:   2015 c 70 art 2 s 5
MN Stat § 208.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.41 — Definitions.

208.41 DEFINITIONS. (a) The definitions in this section apply to sections 208.40 to 208.48. (b) "Cast" means accepted by the secretary of state in accordance with section 208.46, paragraph (b). (c) "Elector" means an individual selected as a presidential elector under this chapter. (d) "President" means the president of the United States. (e) "Unaffiliated presidential candidate" means a candidate for president who qualifies for the general election ballot in this state by means other than nomination by a political party. (f) "Vice president" means the vice president of the United States. History:   2015 c 70 art 2 s 6
MN Stat § 208.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.42 — Designation Of State's Electors.

208.42 DESIGNATION OF STATE'S ELECTORS. For each elector position in this state, a political party contesting the position, or an unaffiliated presidential candidate, shall submit to the secretary of state the names of two qualified individuals. One of the individuals must be designated "elector nominee" and the other "alternate elector nominee." Except as otherwise provided in sections 208.44 to 208.47, this state's electors are the winning elector nominees under the laws of this state. History:   2015 c 70 art 2 s 7
MN Stat § 208.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.43 — Pledge.

208.43 PLEDGE. Each elector nominee and alternate elector nominee of a political party shall execute the following pledge: "If selected for the position of elector, I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for president and vice president for the nominees for those offices of the party that nominated me." Each elector nominee and alternate elector nominee of an unaffiliated presidential candidate shall execute the following pledge: "If selected for the position of elector as a nominee of an unaffiliated presidential candidate, I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for that candidate and for that candidate's vice-presidential running mate." The executed pledges must accompany the submission of the corresponding names to the secretary of state. History:   2015 c 70 art 2 s 8
MN Stat § 208.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.44 — Certification Of Electors.

208.44 CERTIFICATION OF ELECTORS. In submitting this state's certificate of ascertainment as required by United States Code, title 3, section 6, the governor shall certify this state's electors and state in the certificate that: (1) the electors will serve as electors unless a vacancy occurs in the office of elector before the end of the meeting at which elector votes are cast, in which case a substitute elector will fill the vacancy; and (2) if a substitute elector is appointed to fill a vacancy, the governor will submit an amended certificate of ascertainment stating the names on the final list of this state's electors. History:   2015 c 70 art 2 s 9
MN Stat § 208.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.45 — Presiding Officer; Elector Vacancy.

208.45 PRESIDING OFFICER; ELECTOR VACANCY. (a) The secretary of state shall preside at the meeting of electors described in section 208.06. (b) The position of an elector not present to vote is vacant. The secretary of state shall appoint an individual as a substitute elector to fill a vacancy as follows: (1) if the alternate elector is present to vote, by appointing the alternate elector for the vacant position; (2) if the alternate elector for the vacant position is not present to vote, by appointing an elector chosen by lot from among the alternate electors present to vote who were nominated by the same political party or unaffiliated presidential candidate; (3) if the number of alternate electors present to vote is insufficient to fill any vacant position pursuant to clauses (1) and (2), by appointing any immediately available individual who is qualified to serve as an elector and chosen through nomination by a plurality vote of the remaining electors, including nomination and vote by a single elector if only one remains; (4) if there is a tie between at least two nominees for substitute elector in a vote conducted under clause (3), by appointing an elector chosen by lot from among those nominees; or (5) if all elector positions are vacant and cannot be filled pursuant to clauses (1) to (4), by appointing a single presidential elector, with remaining vacant positions to be filled under clause (3) and, if necessary, clause (4). (c) To qualify as a substitute elector under paragraph (b), an individual who has not executed the pledge required under section 208.43 shall execute the following pledge: "I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for president and vice president consistent with the pledge of the individual to whose elector position I have succeeded." History:   2015 c 70 art 2 s 10
MN Stat § 208.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.46 — Elector Voting.

208.46 ELECTOR VOTING. (a) At the time designated for elector voting in section 208.06, and after all vacant positions have been filled under section 208.45, the secretary of state shall provide each elector with a presidential and a vice-presidential ballot. The elector shall mark the elector's presidential and vice-presidential ballots with the elector's votes for the offices of president and vice president, respectively, along with the elector's signature and the elector's legibly printed name. (b) Except as otherwise provided by law of this state other than this chapter, each elector shall present both completed ballots to the secretary of state, who shall examine the ballots and accept as cast all ballots of electors whose votes are consistent with their pledges executed under section 208.43 or 208.45, paragraph (c). Except as otherwise provided by law of this state other than this chapter, the secretary of state may not accept and may not count either an elector's presidential or vice-presidential ballot if the elector has not marked both ballots or has marked a ballot in violation of the elector's pledge. (c) An elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the elector's pledge executed under section 208.43 or 208.45, paragraph (c), vacates the office of elector, creating a vacant position to be filled under section 208.45. (d) The secretary of state shall distribute ballots to and collect ballots from a substitute elector and repeat the process under this section of examining ballots, declaring and filling vacant positions as required, and recording appropriately completed ballots from the substituted electors, until all of this state's electoral votes have been cast and recorded. History:   2015 c 70 art 2 s 11
MN Stat § 208.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.47 — Elector Replacement; Associated Certificates.

208.47 ELECTOR REPLACEMENT; ASSOCIATED CERTIFICATES. (a) After the vote of this state's electors is completed, if the final list of electors differs from any list that the governor previously included on a certificate of ascertainment prepared and transmitted under United States Code, title 3, section 6, the secretary of state immediately shall prepare an amended certificate of ascertainment and transmit it to the governor for the governor's signature. (b) The governor immediately shall deliver the signed amended certificate of ascertainment to the secretary of state and a signed duplicate original of the amended certificate of ascertainment to all individuals entitled to receive this state's certificate of ascertainment, indicating that the amended certificate of ascertainment is to be substituted for the certificate of ascertainment previously submitted. (c) The secretary of state shall prepare a certificate of vote. The electors on the final list shall sign the certificate. The secretary of state shall process and transmit the signed certificate with the amended certificate of ascertainment under United States Code, title 3, sections 9, 10, and 11. History:   2015 c 70 art 2 s 12
MN Stat § 208.48 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 208 — Presidential Electors|Section 208.48 — Uniformity Of Application And Construction.

208.48 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. In applying and construing sections 208.40 to 208.48, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to their subject matter among states that enact the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act or similar law. History:   2015 c 70 art 2 s 13
MN Stat § 209.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 209 — Election Contests|Section 209.01 — Definitions.

 209.01 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. In general. The definitions in chapter 200 apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Statewide office. For purposes of this chapter, "statewide office" means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, chief justice or associate justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, United States senator, or presidential elector or alternate. History:  1959 c 675 art 10 s 1; 1986 c 408 s 1; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2015 c 70 art 2 s 14
MN Stat § 209.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 209 — Election Contests|Section 209.02 — Contestant; Grounds.

 209.02 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.02 CONTESTANT; GROUNDS. Subdivision 1. General. Any eligible voter, including a candidate, may contest in the manner provided in this chapter: (1) the nomination or election of any person for whom the voter had the right to vote if that person is declared nominated or elected to the senate or the house of representatives of the United States, or to a statewide, county, legislative, municipal, school, or district court office; or (2) the declared result of a constitutional amendment or other question voted upon at an election. The contest may be brought over an irregularity in the conduct of an election or canvass of votes, over the question of who received the largest number of votes legally cast, over the number of votes legally cast in favor of or against a question, or on the grounds of deliberate, serious, and material violations of the Minnesota Election Law. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1986 c 408 s 13] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1986 c 408 s 13] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1986 c 408 s 13] Subd. 4a.  [Repealed, 1986 c 408 s 13] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1986 c 408 s 13] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 1986 c 408 s 13] Subd. 7.  [Repealed, 1986 c 408 s 13] Subd. 8.  [Repealed, 1986 c 408 s 13] History:  1959 c 675 art 10 s 2; 1961 c 607 s 1; 1963 c 682 s 1; 1965 c 81 s 4-6; 1971 c 733 s 3,4; 1974 c 312 s 1; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1981 c 29 art 7 s 38; 1983 c 303 s 23; 1986 c 408 s 2; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 64; 1990 c 453 s 18
MN Stat § 209.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 209 — Election Contests|Section 209.03 — Contestee's Answer.

 209.03 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.03 CONTESTEE'S ANSWER. Subdivision 1. Contest of vote count. If a notice of contest questions only which of the parties to the contest received the highest number of votes legally cast at the election or the number of votes legally cast in favor of or against a question, the contestee need not file an answer, unless the contestee desires to raise issues not specified in the notice of contest. Subd. 2. Other contests. For all other election contests the contestee's answer to the notice of contest must be filed and served on the contestant. The answer must so far as practicable conform to the rules for pleading in civil actions. If the contest relates to a primary or special primary, service of the answer must be made within the time fixed by the court, but no more than five days after service of the notice of contest. If the contest relates to a general or special election, service of the answer must be made within seven days after service of the notice of contest. The contestee's answer must be served in the same manner as the answer in a civil action or in the manner the court may order. Any other notices must be served in the manner and within the times the court may order. History:  1961 c 607 s 2; 1965 c 81 s 7; 1971 c 733 s 5; 1981 c 29 art 7 s 38; 1986 c 408 s 4; 1990 c 453 s 20
MN Stat § 209.045 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 209 — Election Contests|Section 209.045 — Venue For Statewide Contests.

209.045 VENUE FOR STATEWIDE CONTESTS. If a notice of contest is filed in the District Court of Ramsey County regarding a statewide office or constitutional amendment or other question voted on statewide, the court administrator of district court, within three days of receipt of the notice of contest, shall submit one copy of it and of the answer, if any, to the chief justice of the supreme court by certified mail. The case must be heard and determined in Ramsey County by three judges assigned by the chief justice of the supreme court. If there is a division of opinion, the majority opinion prevails. History:  1986 c 408 s 5; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 209.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 209 — Election Contests|Section 209.05 — Guarding The Ballots.

 209.05 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.05 GUARDING THE BALLOTS. In any election, upon demand made of the custodian of the ballots and upon notice to the candidate's opponent, a candidate may keep a continuous visual guard over the ballots until the expiration of the time for instituting contests. In case of a contest, the contestant or contestee may keep a visual guard over the ballots. The guard may be maintained either by the candidate, contestant, or contestee, or by their duly authorized agents, not exceeding two at a time for each party to the contest. If a candidate, contestant, or contestee seeks to guard the ballots, the custodian of the ballots shall appoint some suitable person to guard the ballots so they are not in the sole custody of the candidate, contestant, contestee, or their agents. History:  1959 c 675 art 10 s 3; 1961 c 607 s 4; 1986 c 408 s 6
MN Stat § 209.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 209 — Election Contests|Section 209.06 — Inspection Of Ballots.

 209.06 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.06 INSPECTION OF BALLOTS. Subdivision 1. Appointment of inspectors. After a contest has been instituted, either party may have the ballots inspected before preparing for trial. The party requesting an inspection shall file with the district court where the contest is brought a verified petition, stating that the case cannot properly be prepared for trial without an inspection of the ballots and designating the precincts in which an inspection is desired. A judge of the court in which the contest is pending shall then appoint as many sets of three inspectors for a contest of any office or question as are needed to count and inspect the ballots expeditiously. One inspector must be selected by each of the parties to the contest and a third must be chosen by those two inspectors. If either party neglects or refuses to name an inspector, the judge shall appoint the inspector. The compensation of inspectors is the same as for referees, unless otherwise stipulated. Subd. 2. Bond, taxing of costs. The party applying for the inspection shall file with the court administrator of district court a bond in the sum of $250 if the contest is in a single county. In other cases the bond shall be in a sum set by the court with sureties approved by the court, and conditioned that the party seeking inspection will pay the administrative costs and expenses of the inspection if that party loses the contest. Subd. 3. Report of inspectors. An inspection must be made in the office and in the presence of the legal custodian of the ballots. The inspectors shall recanvass the votes cast for the parties to the contest or the question in issue in accordance with the rules for counting ballots in the Minnesota Election Law. They shall make a written report of the inspection indicating the number of votes cast for each candidate or each side of the question in each precinct where the ballots were inspected and indicating any disputed ballots upon which the inspectors cannot agree. History:  1959 c 675 art 10 s 9; 1961 c 607 s 5; 1986 c 408 s 7; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 209.065 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 209 — Election Contests|Section 209.065 — Pleadings; Procedure.

209.065 PLEADINGS; PROCEDURE. The notice of contest and any answer are the pleadings in the case and may be amended in the discretion of the court. The contest proceedings must be brought on for trial by either the contestant or contestee as soon as practicable within 20 days after the filing of the notice of contest. The court shall proceed in the manner provided for the trial of civil actions so far as practicable. History:   1986 c 408 s 8
MN Stat § 209.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 209 — Election Contests|Section 209.07 — Results Of Contest.

 209.07 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.07 RESULTS OF CONTEST. Subdivision 1. Generally. If a nomination is contested, the court shall decide which candidate, if any, was nominated and is entitled to be named in print on the official ballots. When the court decides an election contest for any office other than state senator or state representative, and the time for appeal has expired or, in case of an appeal, if the contestant succeeds in the contest, the court may invalidate and revoke any election certificate which has been issued to the contestee. If the contest involved an error in the counting of ballots, the official authorized to issue the certificate of election shall issue the certificate to the person entitled to it, but if a contestant succeeds in a contest where there is no question as to which of the candidates received the highest number of votes cast at the election, the contestant is not, by reason of the disqualification of the contestee, entitled to the certificate of election. Subd. 2. Defective ballots. In a contested election, if the court decides that a serious and material defect in the ballots used changed the outcome of the election for the contested office, the election must be declared invalid for that office. Subd. 3. Costs of contest. If the contestee succeeds, costs of the contest must be paid by the contestant. If the contestant succeeds, costs of the contest must be paid by the contestee; except that if the contestee loses because of an error in the counting of ballots or canvass of the returns or because of any other irregularity in the election procedure, costs must be paid, in the discretion of the judge, by the election jurisdictions responsible for errors which resulted in the reversal of the prior results of the election. Subd. 4. School district board election; surety bond requirements. If an election approving the issuance of bonds by a school district is contested, the contestant shall file in the district court a surety bond of at least $5,000 or a greater amount determined necessary by the court to provide security for costs of the contest to the school district, including any additional costs that may be incurred by the school district if the bond issue is delayed. The court may waive the requirements of this subdivision to the extent it finds that there is a reasonable likelihood that the contestant will prevail and that filing the bond would impose an undue hardship. If the surety bond is not filed within the time allowed by the court, the contest shall be dismissed with prejudice. History:  1961 c 607 s 6; 1971 c 733 s 6; 1986 c 408 s 9; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 241 art 9 s 45
MN Stat § 209.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 200 - 212 — Elections|Chapter 209 — Election Contests|Section 209.09 — Appeals.

 209.09 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.09 APPEALS. Subdivision 1. Most contests. If the decision of the district court in any contest under this chapter is appealed, the appellant shall file in the district court a bond of $500 for the payment of all costs incurred by the respondent if appellant fails on the appeal. Except for a statewide contest or a state legislative contest, the notice of appeal must be served and filed in the court of appeals in the case of a general or special election no later than ten days and, in the case of a primary or special primary, no later than five days after the entry of the district court's decision in the contest. The record on appeal must be made, certified, and filed in the court of appeals within 15 days after service of notice of appeal. The appeal may be brought on for hearing in the court at any time, upon notice from either party, as the court determines; and may be heard and determined summarily by the court. Subd. 2. Statewide offices and questions. Section 209.10, subdivision 4, applies to a contest regarding a statewide office or a constitutional amendment. A copy of the supreme court's decision must be forwarded to the contestant and the contestee. History:  1959 c 675 art 10 s 10; 1961 c 607 s 7; 1971 c 733 s 7; 1981 c 29 art 7 s 38; 1983 c 247 s 91; 1986 c 408 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 200 s 1; 1990 c 453 s 21; 2015 c 70 art 1 s 54