HF 1498

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/18/2013 07:47pm

A bill for an act
relating to elections; making various changes to election law provisions including
provisions related to voter registration, absentee ballots, election day activities,
state general election ballots, municipal elections, school district elections, voting,
campaigns, hospital district elections, and redistricting; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2012, sections 103C.305, subdivision 3; 201.071, subdivision 2;
203B.081; 203B.227; 204B.04, by adding a subdivision; 204B.18, subdivision 2;
204B.32, subdivision 1; 204B.36, subdivision 1; 204C.14; 204C.19, subdivision
2; 204C.25; 204C.27; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 204D.11, subdivisions 1, 4, 5,
6; 204D.13, subdivision 3; 204D.14, subdivisions 1, 3; 204D.15, subdivision
3; 205.13, subdivision 1a; 205.17, subdivisions 1, 3; 205A.05, subdivision 2;
205A.08, subdivision 1; 206.61, subdivision 4; 206.895; 208.04, subdivision 2;
211B.045; 447.32, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 204B.42;
204D.11, subdivisions 2, 3; 205.17, subdivisions 2, 4; 205A.08, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [2.395] THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Senate district. new text end

new text begin Senate District 39 consists of that district as
described in the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Hippert v. Ritchie,
No. A11-152 (February 21, 2012).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin House of representatives districts. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the order of the
Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Hippert v. Ritchie, No. A11-152 (February
21, 2012), Senate District 39, as described in that order, is divided into two house of
representatives districts as follows:
new text end

new text begin (a) House of Representatives District 39A consists of that district as described in
file L39A-1, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative
Coordinating Commission and published on its Web site on March 9, 2012.
new text end

new text begin (b) House of Representatives District 39B consists of that district as described in
file L39B-1, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative
Coordinating Commission and published on its Web site on March 9, 2012.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the state primary and state general
elections conducted in 2014 for terms of office beginning on the first Monday in January
2015, and for all elections held thereafter.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103C.305, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Ballots.

Ballots shall be prepared by the county auditor. The names of
candidates shall be placed on the deleted text begin "canary ballot" described in section 204D.11, subdivision
3 deleted text end new text begin state general election ballot new text end . The office title printed on the ballot must be either "Soil
and Water Conservation District Supervisor" or "Conservation District Supervisor," based
upon the district from which the supervisor is to be elected.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 201.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Instructions.

A registration application shall be accompanied by
instructions specifying the manner and method of registration, the qualifications for
voting, the penalties for false registration, and the availability of registration and voting
assistance for elderly and disabled individuals and residents of health care facilities and
hospitals. The instructions must indicate that if the voter does not have a valid Minnesota
driver's license or identification card, the last four digits of the voter's Social Security
number must be provided, unless the voter does not have a Social Security number. If,
prior to election day, a person requests the instructions in Braille, deleted text begin on cassette tape deleted text end new text begin audio
format new text end , or in a version printed in 16-point bold type with 24-point leading, the county
auditor shall provide them in the form requested. The secretary of state shall prepare
Braille and deleted text begin cassette deleted text end new text begin audio new text end copies and make them available.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 203B.081, is amended to read:

203B.081 LOCATIONS FOR ABSENTEE VOTING IN PERSON.

An eligible voter may vote by absentee ballot in the office of the county auditor and
at any other polling place designated by the county auditor during the 46 days before deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin the
election, except as provided in this subdivision.
new text end

deleted text begin (1) a regularly scheduled election for federal, state, county, city, or school board
office;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) a special election for a federal or county office; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) an election held in conjunction with an election described in clauses (1) and (2),
deleted text end

deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin Voters casting absentee ballots in person for a town election held in March may
do so new text end during the 30 days before deleted text begin any other deleted text end new text begin the new text end election. The county auditor shall make
such designations at least 14 weeks before the election. At least one voting booth in each
polling place must be made available by the county auditor for this purpose. The county
auditor must also make available at least one electronic ballot marker in each polling place
that has implemented a voting system that is accessible for individuals with disabilities
pursuant to section 206.57, subdivision 5.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 203B.227, is amended to read:

203B.227 WRITE-IN ABSENTEE BALLOT.

(a) A voter described in section 203B.16, subdivision 1, may use deleted text begin a state write-in
absentee ballot or deleted text end the federal write-in absentee ballot to vote in any federal, state, or local
election. In a state or local election, a vote for a political party without specifying the
name of a candidate must not be counted.

(b) If a voter submits a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot for which a Federal Post
Card Application was not received, the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot serves as a voter
registration, for voters who are eligible to register, in lieu of the voter's Federal Post Card
Application. If the voter has not already voted and the accompanying certificate is properly
completed, the absentee ballot board must accept the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Prohibition on multiple candidacy. new text end

new text begin A candidate who files an affidavit
of candidacy for an office to be elected at the general election may not subsequently file
another affidavit of candidacy for any other office to be elected on the date of that general
election.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Ballot boxes.

deleted text begin Each polling place shall be provided with one ballot box for
each kind of ballot to be cast at the election. The boxes shall be substantially the same color
as the ballots to be deposited in them. deleted text end Each box shall be of sufficient size and shall have a
sufficient opening to receive and contain all the ballots likely to be deposited in it. deleted text begin When
buff or goldenrod ballot boxes are required, a separate box must be provided for each school
district for which ballots are to be cast at that polling place. The number and name of the
school district must appear conspicuously on the top of each buff or goldenrod ballot box.
deleted text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Payment.

(a) The secretary of state shall pay the compensation for
presidential electors, the cost of printing deleted text begin the pink paper deleted text end ballots, and all necessary expenses
incurred by the secretary of state in connection with elections.

(b) The counties shall pay the compensation prescribed in section 204B.31, clauses
(b) and (c), the cost of printing the deleted text begin canary ballots, the white ballots, the pink deleted text end new text begin state general
election new text end ballots when machines are used, the state partisan primary ballots, and the
state and county nonpartisan primary ballots, all necessary expenses incurred by county
auditors in connection with elections, and the expenses of special county elections.

(c) Subject to subdivision 2, the municipalities shall pay the compensation prescribed
for election judges and sergeants at arms, the cost of printing the municipal ballots,
providing ballot boxes, providing and equipping polling places and all necessary expenses
of the municipal clerks in connection with elections, except special county elections.

(d) The school districts shall pay the compensation prescribed for election judges
and sergeants-at-arms, the cost of printing the school district ballots, providing ballot
boxes, providing and equipping polling places and all necessary expenses of the school
district clerks in connection with school district elections not held in conjunction with
state elections. When school district elections are held in conjunction with state elections,
the school district shall pay the costs of printing the school district ballots, providing ballot
boxes and all necessary expenses of the school district clerk.

All disbursements under this section shall be presented, audited, and paid as in
the case of other public expenses.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Type.

All ballots shall be printed with black ink on paper of sufficient
thickness to prevent the printing from being discernible from the back. deleted text begin All ballots of the
same color shall be substantially uniform in style of printing, size, thickness and shade of
color. When the ballots of a particular color vary in shade, those used in any one precinct
shall be of the same shade. deleted text end All ballots shall be printed in easily readable type with suitable
lines dividing candidates, offices, instructions and other matter printed on ballots. The
name of each candidate shall be printed in capital letters. The same type shall be used for
the names of all candidates on the same ballot.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.14, is amended to read:

204C.14 UNLAWFUL VOTING; PENALTY.

No individual shall intentionally:

(a) misrepresent the individual's identity in applying for a ballot, depositing a ballot in
a ballot box or attempting to vote by means of a voting machine or electronic voting system;

(b) vote more than once at the same election;

(c) put a ballot in a ballot box for any illegal purpose;

(d) give more than one ballot of the same kind deleted text begin and color deleted text end to an election judge to
be placed in a ballot box;

(e) aid, abet, counsel or procure another to go into any precinct for the purpose
of voting in that precinct, knowing that the other individual is not eligible to vote in
that precinct; or

(f) aid, abet, counsel or procure another to do any act in violation of this section.

A violation of this section is a felony.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Ballots; order of counting.

Except as otherwise provided in this
subdivision, the ballot boxes shall be opened, the votes counted, and the total declared deleted text begin one
box at a time in the following order: the white box, the pink box, the canary box, the light
green box, the blue box, the buff box, the goldenrod box, the gray box, and then the other
kinds of ballots voted at the election. If enough election judges are available to provide
counting teams of four or more election judges for each box, more than one box may be
opened and counted at the same time deleted text end . The election judges on each counting team shall be
evenly divided between the major political parties. The numbers entered on the summary
sheet shall not be considered final until the ballots in all the boxes have been counted and
corrections have been made if ballots have been deposited in the wrong boxes.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.25, is amended to read:

204C.25 DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS.

After the count and the summary statements have been completed, in the presence
of all the election judges, the counted, defective, and blank ballots shall be placed in
envelopes deleted text begin marked or printed to distinguish the color of the ballots contained deleted text end , and the
envelopes shall be sealed. The election judges shall sign each envelope over the sealed part
so that the envelope cannot be opened without disturbing the continuity of the signatures.
The number deleted text begin and kind deleted text end of ballots in each envelope, the name of the town or city, and the
name of the precinct shall be plainly written upon the envelopes. The number and name of
the district must be plainly written on envelopes containing school district ballots. The
spoiled ballots shall be placed in separate envelopes and returned with the unused ballots
to the county auditor or municipal or school district clerk from whom they were received.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204C.27, is amended to read:

204C.27 DELIVERY OF RETURNS TO COUNTY AUDITORS.

One or more of the election judges in each precinct shall deliver two sets of
summary statements; all spoiled deleted text begin white, pink, canary, and gray deleted text end ballots; and the envelopes
containing the deleted text begin white, pink, canary, and gray deleted text end ballots either directly to the municipal clerk
for transmittal to the county auditor's office or directly to the county auditor's office as
soon as possible after the vote counting is completed but no later than 24 hours after the
end of the hours for voting. One or more election judges shall deliver the remaining set
of summary statements and returns, all unused and spoiled municipal and school district
ballots, the envelopes containing municipal and school district ballots, and all other things
furnished by the municipal or school district clerk, to the municipal or school district
clerk's office within 24 hours after the end of the hours for voting. The municipal or school
district clerk shall return all polling place rosters and completed voter registration cards to
the county auditor within 48 hours after the end of the hours for voting.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204D.08, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

State and county nonpartisan primary ballot.

The state and county
nonpartisan primary ballot shall be headed "State and County Nonpartisan Primary
Ballot." It shall be printed deleted text begin on canary paper deleted text end new text begin in the manner provided in the rules of the
secretary of state new text end . The names of candidates for nomination to the Supreme Court, Court of
Appeals, district court, and all county offices shall be placed on this ballot.

No candidate whose name is placed on the state and county nonpartisan primary
ballot shall be designated or identified as the candidate of any political party or in any
other manner except as expressly provided by law.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin White deleted text end new text begin State general election new text end ballot; rules.

The names of
the candidates for all deleted text begin partisan deleted text end new text begin state and federal new text end offices new text begin , all proposed constitutional
amendments, all county offices and questions, and all judicial offices new text end voted on at the state
general election shall be placed on a single ballot deleted text begin printed on white paper which deleted text end new text begin that new text end shall
be known as the " deleted text begin white deleted text end new text begin state general election new text end ballot." This ballot shall be prepared by the
county auditor subject to the rules of the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall
adopt rules for preparation and time of delivery of the deleted text begin white deleted text end new text begin state general election new text end ballot.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204D.11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Special federal deleted text begin white deleted text end ballot.

(a) The names of all candidates for the
offices of president and vice-president of the United States and senator and representative
in Congress shall be placed on a ballot deleted text begin printed on white paper which deleted text end new text begin that new text end shall be known
as the "special federal deleted text begin white deleted text end ballot."

(b) This ballot shall be prepared by the county auditor in the same manner as
the deleted text begin white deleted text end new text begin state general election new text end ballot and shall be subject to the rules adopted by the
secretary of state pursuant to subdivision 1. This ballot must be prepared and furnished
in accordance with the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act,
United States Code, title 42, section 1973ff.

(c) The special federal deleted text begin white deleted text end ballot shall be the only ballot sent to citizens of
the United States who are eligible to vote by absentee ballot for federal candidates in
Minnesota.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204D.11, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Ballot headings.

The deleted text begin white, pink, and special federal white deleted text end ballot
new text begin containing the offices and questions in subdivisions 1 and 4, new text end shall be headed with the
words "State General Election Ballot." deleted text begin The canary ballot shall be headed with the words
"County and Judicial Nonpartisan General Election Ballot."
deleted text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204D.11, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

deleted text begin Gray deleted text end new text begin Judicial new text end ballot.

When deleted text begin the canary ballot would be longer than 30
inches or when deleted text end it would not be possible to place all offices on a single ballot card new text begin for the
state general election new text end , the judicial offices deleted text begin that should be placed on the canary ballot deleted text end may be
placed instead on a separate deleted text begin gray deleted text end new text begin judicial new text end ballot. The deleted text begin gray deleted text end new text begin judicial new text end ballot shall be prepared
by the county auditor in the manner provided in the rules of the secretary of state.

The deleted text begin gray deleted text end new text begin judicial new text end ballot must be headed with the words: "Judicial Nonpartisan
General Election Ballot." Separate ballot boxes must be provided for these deleted text begin gray deleted text end new text begin judicial
new text end ballots.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204D.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Nominees by petition; placement on ballot.

The names of candidates
nominated by petition for a partisan office voted on at the state general election shall be
placed on the deleted text begin white deleted text end new text begin state general election new text end ballot after the names of the candidates for that
office who were nominated at the state primary. deleted text begin Prior to the state primary deleted text end new text begin No later than
11 weeks before the state general election new text end , the secretary of state shall determine by lot
the order of candidates nominated by petition. The drawing of lots must be by political
party or principle. The political party or political principle of the candidate as stated on
the petition shall be placed after the name of a candidate nominated by petition. The word
"nonpartisan" shall not be used to designate any partisan candidate whose name is placed
on the deleted text begin white deleted text end new text begin state general election new text end ballot by nominating petition.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204D.14, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Rotation of names.

The names of candidates for nonpartisan offices
on the deleted text begin canary deleted text end new text begin state general election ballot and the judicial nonpartisan general election
new text end ballot shall be rotated in the manner provided for rotation of names on state partisan
primary ballots by section 204D.08, subdivision 3.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204D.14, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Uncontested judicial offices.

Judicial offices for a specific court for
which there is only one candidate filed must appear after all other judicial offices for that
same court on the deleted text begin canary deleted text end ballot.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204D.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Sample deleted text begin pink deleted text end ballot new text begin ; constitutional amendments new text end .

Four weeks before the
state general election the secretary of state shall file sample copies of the deleted text begin pink ballot
deleted text end new text begin portion of the state general election ballot that contains the proposed constitutional
amendments new text end in the Secretary of State's Office for public inspection. Three weeks before
the state general election the secretary of state shall deleted text begin mail deleted text end new text begin transmit new text end sample copies of the
deleted text begin pink deleted text end new text begin sample new text end ballot to each county auditor. Each auditor shall post the sample ballot in a
conspicuous place in the auditor's office.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205.13, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Filing period.

In a city nominating candidates at a primary, an affidavit of
candidacy for a city office voted on in November must be filed no more than 84 days nor
less than 70 days before the city primary. In municipalities that do not hold a primary, an
affidavit of candidacy must be filed no more than 70 days and not less than 56 days before
the municipal general election held in March in any year, or a special election not held in
conjunction with another election, and no more than 98 days nor less than 84 days before
the municipal general election held in November of any year. new text begin The municipal clerk's office
must be open for filing from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the filing period.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Second, third, and fourth class cities; towns deleted text end new text begin Municipal offices;
questions; general election ballot new text end .

In all statutory and home rule charter cities deleted text begin of the
second, third, and fourth class deleted text end , and in all towns, deleted text begin for the municipal general election, deleted text end the
municipal clerk shall have printed deleted text begin on light green paper deleted text end the official ballot containing the
names of all candidates for municipal offices new text begin and municipal ballot questions new text end . The ballot
shall be printed in quantities of 25, 50, or 100, shall be headed "City or Town Election
Ballot," shall state the name of the city or town and the date of the election, and shall
conform in other respects to the deleted text begin white ballot used at the deleted text end state general election new text begin ballot new text end . The
names shall be arranged on city ballots in the manner provided for the state elections. On
town ballots names of the candidates for each office shall be arranged either:

(1) alphabetically according to the candidates' surnames; or

(2) in the manner provided for state elections if the town electors chose at the town's
annual meeting to arrange the names in that way for at least two consecutive years.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Primary ballots.

The municipal primary ballot deleted text begin in cities of the second,
third, and fourth class and towns and the nonpartisan primary ballot in cities of the first
class deleted text end shall conform as far as practicable with the municipal general election ballot deleted text begin except
that it shall be printed on light green paper deleted text end . No blank spaces shall be provided for writing
in the names of candidates. deleted text begin The partisan primary ballot in cities of the first class shall
conform as far as practicable with the state partisan primary ballot.
deleted text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205A.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Vacancies in school district offices.

Special elections shall be held in
school districts in conjunction with school district primary and general elections to fill
vacancies in elective school district offices. new text begin When more than one vacancy exists in an
office elected at-large, voters must be instructed to vote for up to the number of vacancies
to be filled.
new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Buff deleted text end new text begin General election new text end ballot.

The names of all candidates for offices
new text begin and all ballot questions new text end to be voted on at a school district general election must be placed
on a single ballot deleted text begin printed on buff paper and known as the "buff ballot." deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 206.61, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Order of candidates.

On the "State Partisan Primary Ballot" prepared for
primary elections, and on the deleted text begin white deleted text end new text begin state general election new text end ballot prepared for the general
election, the order of the names of nominees or names of candidates for election shall be
the same as required for paper ballots. More than one column or row may be used for the
same office or party. Electronic ballot display and audio ballot readers must conform to
the candidate order on the optical scan ballot used in the precinct.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 206.895, is amended to read:

206.895 SECRETARY OF STATE MONITOR.

The secretary of state must monitor and evaluate election procedures in precincts
subject to the audit provided for in section 206.89 in at least deleted text begin four precincts deleted text end new text begin one precinct new text end in
each congressional district. The precincts must be chosen by lot by the State Canvassing
Board at its meeting to canvass the state general election.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 208.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Applicable rules.

The rules for preparation, state contribution to the cost
of printing, and delivery of presidential ballots are the same as the rules for deleted text begin white deleted text end new text begin state
general election new text end ballots under section 204D.11, subdivision 1.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211B.045, is amended to read:

211B.045 NONCOMMERCIAL SIGNS EXEMPTION.

deleted text begin In any municipality, whether or not the municipality has an ordinance that regulates
the size or number of noncommercial signs, deleted text end All noncommercial signs of any size may be
posted in any number deleted text begin from deleted text end new text begin beginning new text end 46 days before the state primary in a state general
election year until ten days following the state general election. new text begin Municipal ordinances
may regulate the size and number of noncommercial signs at other times.
new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 447.32, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Election notices.

At least two weeks before the first day to file affidavits
of candidacy, the clerk of the district shall publish a notice stating the first and last day
on which affidavits of candidacy may be filed, the places for filing the affidavits and the
closing time of the last day for filing. The clerk shall post a similar notice in at least one
conspicuous place in each city and town in the district at least ten days before the first
day to file affidavits of candidacy.

At least deleted text begin 53 deleted text end new text begin 74 new text end days prior to every hospital district election, the hospital district clerk
shall provide a written notice to the county auditor of each county in which the hospital
district is located. The notice must include the date of the election, the offices to be voted
on at the election, and the title and language for each ballot question to be voted on at the
election. deleted text begin At least 46 days before a hospital district election for which a notice is provided
to the county auditor under this subdivision, deleted text end The county auditor shall new text begin immediately new text end provide
a notice to the secretary of state in a manner and including information prescribed by
the secretary of state.

The notice of each election must be posted in at least one public and conspicuous
place within each city and town included in the district at least deleted text begin ten days deleted text end new text begin two weeks new text end before
the election. It must be published in the official newspaper of the district or, if a paper has
not been designated, in a legal newspaper having general circulation within the district, at
least two weeks before the election. Failure to give notice does not invalidate the election
of an officer of the district. A voter may contest a hospital district election in accordance
with chapter 209. Chapter 209 applies to hospital district elections.

Sec. 33. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 204B.42; 204D.11, subdivisions 2 and 3; 205.17,
subdivisions 2 and 4; and 205A.08, subdivision 4, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end