Minnesota Administrative Rules

8255.0020 ESTABLISHMENT OF PRECINCT BOUNDARIES LACKING RECOGNIZABLE PHYSICAL FEATURES.

If recognizable physical features are unavailable for use as precinct boundaries, or if establishment of a precinct boundary along a school district boundary which does not follow a recognizable physical feature is desired, the county or municipal governing body may establish precinct boundaries lacking a recognizable physical feature. A precinct boundary lacking a recognizable physical feature must be established as provided in this part.

Two precincts may be formed which share a boundary that is not located on a recognizable physical feature. However, the boundary of the two precincts combined must be entirely located on recognizable physical features or jurisdictional boundaries.

The governing body of a municipality, or of a county for precincts in unorganized territory, may use, in whole or in part, the jurisdictional boundary of the municipality, unorganized territory, or county as a precinct boundary.

If two precincts are divided by a boundary not located on a recognizable physical feature as provided in this part, the two precincts must be named to reflect a relationship for the purpose of reporting election results, for example: "precinct 1A and precinct 1B." Two precincts that are divided by a congressional district boundary may be named in the same manner and may use a single polling place as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 204B.16, subdivision 2.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 204B.14

History:

16 SR 2026; 17 SR 351

Published Electronically:

February 1, 2005