1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; requiring designation of a qualified newspaper with 
1.3 	the highest circulation in specified circumstances;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2014, section 331A.04, subdivisions 2, 3, 4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 331A.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Known office in locality. If there are one or more qualified newspapers, 
1.8 	the known office of issue of which are located within the political subdivision, ~~one of them~~
1.9 	the one with the highest circulation in the political subdivision shall be designated.

1.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 331A.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.11 		Subd. 3.Secondary office in locality. When no qualified newspaper has a known 
1.12 	office of issue located in the political subdivision, but one or more qualified newspapers 
1.13 	maintain a secondary office there, ~~one of them~~the one with the highest circulation in the 
1.14 	political subdivision shall be designated.

1.15 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 331A.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.16 		Subd. 4.General circulation in locality. When no qualified newspaper has its 
1.17 	known office of issue or a secondary office located within the political subdivision, then 
1.18 	~~a~~the qualified newspaper ~~of~~with the highest general circulation ~~there~~in the political 
1.19 	subdivision shall be designated.