1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to elections; limiting certain ballot 
  1.3             questions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 
  1.4             205.10, by adding a subdivision. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 205.10, is 
  1.7   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 5.  [LIMIT ON BALLOT QUESTIONS.] The governing body 
  1.9   of a city or town may not act to submit a ballot question at a 
  1.10  general or special election and may not accept a petition for 
  1.11  submission of a ballot question at a general or special election 
  1.12  unless all election-related deadlines can be met, including 
  1.13  publication deadlines for all required notices.  A petition 
  1.14  rejected under this subdivision may be resubmitted at a time 
  1.15  when compliance with all election-related deadlines is 
  1.16  possible.  Nothing in this subdivision requires the scheduling 
  1.17  of a special election for a ballot question.