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BALLOTS

Absentee ballots, see under ABSENTEE VOTING, under ABSENTEE VOTING

Absentee voting, see Ballots under ABSENTEE VOTING, Absentee ballots under ABSENTEE VOTING

Absentee voting, return deadlines, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 13, 14

Access to data, cast vote records, limitations, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 118

Ballot boxes, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 22, 67

Ballot boxes, absentee ballots, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 43, 44

Ballot question ballots, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 29

Ballot questions

Alcoholic beverage licenses, municipal elections to discontinue issuing, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 76

Counties, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 79

Municipal liquor stores, discontinuing, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 77, 78

Political committees for, Minn. Law 2013 c 138 art 1 s 1

Political funds for, Minn. Law 2013 c 138 art 1 s 2, 20

Special elections, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 79

Ballot questions, campaign law, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 4 s 2

Candidate names

Municipal ballots, Minn. Law 2016 c 161 art 1 s 13

School district ballots, Minn. Law 2016 c 161 art 1 s 15

Candidate names, rotation, general election ballots, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 102

Candidates' names on, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 27, 28

Canvassing boards, duties, Minn. Law 2011 c 65 s 4, 5, 7

Colors, certain requirements eliminated, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 4, 22, 25, 28, 32, 34 to 36, 40, 42 to 51, 58, 59, 66, 68, 72, 73, 85

Contents

General election ballots (state), Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 15

Generally, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 8

Primary ballots (state), Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 14

Contents, primary ballots (state), Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 99

Costs, payment, sample ballots, notice, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 83

Counting

Automatic tabulating equipment, testing, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 116

Errors, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 98

Procedures, Minn. Law 2024 c 112 art 2 s 27, 28

Public access, Minn. Law 2024 c 112 art 2 s 26

Security measures, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 117

Write-in voting, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 120

Counting, summary statements, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 11, 12

County hospitals, elections about, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 59

Depositing in ballot box, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 37

Disabled voters, print disabilities, electronic transmission of ballots, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 67

Distribution, early voting, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 82

Drop boxes, absentee ballots, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 3 to 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 5

Electronic voting system ballots, optical scan ballots, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 114

Emergencies, electronic transmission of ballots, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 67

Envelopes, ballot envelopes, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 95

Envelopes, security, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 10

Errors and omissions on, petitions for correction, Minn. Law 2014 c 204 s 1

Folding, repeal, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 35, 63

Forms

Optical scan voting system ballots, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 23

Presidential nomination primary, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 24

Forms, offices, rotation, repealed, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 138

General election ballots, sample ballots

Contents, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 104

Notice, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 104

Generally, see ELECTIONS

Judicial candidates, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 30

Mail balloting, Minn. Law 2011 c 18 s 4, 5, 2015 c 70 art 1 s 32

Mail ballots, processing and tracking, appropriations, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 84

Mail elections, ballots, Minn. Law 2014 c 264 s 16

Marking, oval or target shapes for, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 28, 29, 36, 38 to 41, 55 to 60

Marks and marking, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 11

Marks and marking, assistance to voters, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 93

Optical scan voting system ballots, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 51 to 2015 c 70 art 1 s 54

Optical scan voting systems, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 71

Preparation, blank paper ballots, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 84

Presidential elector ballots, printing, Minn. Law 2017 c 92 art 1 s 26

Presidential nomination primary, Minn. Law 2016 c 162 s 11

Presidential nomination primary, example ballots, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 10 art 4 s 7

Presidential nomination primary, form of ballots, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 24

Primary ballots (state), special elections, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 105

Print and printing, Minn. Law 2024 c 112 art 2 s 45

Ranked choice voting, study, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 136

Records and record keeping

Electronic voting systems, hard drive security, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 117

Errors, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 98

Recounts

Ballot questions, Minn. Law 2024 c 112 art 2 s 36

Ballots used by ten or fewer voters in precinct, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 119

Canvassing boards, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 97

Challenged ballots, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 97

Constitutional amendments, Minn. Law 2021 1Sp c 12 art 4 s 12, 13

Discretionary, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 43, 45

Local offices, publicly funded recounts, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 39

Postelection review of voting systems, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 119

Presidential electors, Minn. Law 2024 c 112 art 2 s 32, 34

Publicly funded recounts, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 13, 2024 c 112 art 2 s 33, 35

Requests for, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 42, 44

State legislative offices, conditions for, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 37, 38

Sample ballots, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 41, 51, 85

Contents, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 104

County auditor, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 104

Notice, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 104

Posting, municipal ballots, Minn. Law 2024 c 112 art 2 s 38

Posting, primary ballots (state), Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 100

Publishing, notice, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 107

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 104

Translations, Minn. Law 2023 c 34 art 2 s 1, 2023 c 62 art 4 s 135, 2024 c 112 art 2 s 19, 21, 22

Sample ballots, primary ballots, Minn. Law 2016 c 162 s 8, 12

Security, election contests, visual guards, Minn. Law 2024 c 112 art 2 s 59

Special election ballots, form, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 105

Special election ballots, Senator (U.S.), designation of term, Minn. Law 2021 c 31 art 3 s 18, 19

Special elections, ballot questions, Minn. Law 2013 c 131 art 2 s 79

Special federal ballots, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 47

State general election ballots, Minn. Law 2014 c 264 s 18 to 2014 c 264 s 21

Partisan offices, rotation of names for, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 102

Political party or principle, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 103

Presidential candidates, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 101

Primary elections, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 99

Statutory cities, optional plan A elections, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 60

Supplemental ballots, repeals, Minn. Law 2011 c 65 s 9

Town elections

Fire protection districts, elections, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 58

Form, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 55, 56

Optional forms of government, elections, Minn. Law 2015 c 70 art 1 s 57

Violations and penalties, offices, rotation, repealed, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 138

Write-in votes, requests to count, Minn. Law 2014 c 264 s 14

Write-in voting, optical scan voting systems, Minn. Law 2023 c 62 art 4 s 120