1997 Minnesota Statutes

     365.22 Conduct of election; ballots, voting, hours. 

    Subdivision 1.    Like regular town election.  A special 
 election under section 365.21 must be run in the same way that 
 elections by ballot at the regular town election are run.  

    Subd. 2.    Questions, ballot details.  The questions to 
 be voted on must be separately stated on the ballots, as worded 
 in section 365.21.  Two squares, one above the other, must be 
 put just below each question with the word "yes" beside the 
 upper square and the word "no" beside the lower square.  

    Subd. 3.    Voting.  An elector must vote separately on 
 each question for the elector's vote to be counted on that 
 question.  To vote "yes" on a question, the elector shall mark 
 an "X" in the square beside the word "yes" just below the 
 question.  To vote "no" on a question, the elector shall mark an 
 "X" in the square beside the word "no" just below the question. 

    Subd. 4.    Hours.  The polls must be open from 9:00 
 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

    Subd. 5.    Municipal election law applies.  In all 
 other matters the election must be run and the votes canvassed 
 the way elections by ballot are run under sections 205.01 to 
 205.17. 

    HIST: (1027-8) 1927 c 219 s 3; 1965 c 51 s 72; 1980 c 509 s 
 144; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1