2005 Minnesota Statutes

     204C.31 Canvassing boards; membership. 

    Subdivision 1.    County canvassing board.  The county 
 canvassing board shall consist of the county auditor, the court 
 administrator of the district court, the mayor or chair of the 
 town board of the county's most populous municipality, and two 
 members of the county board selected by the board from its 
 members who are not candidates at the election.  Any member of 
 the canvassing board may appoint a designee to appear at the 
 meeting of the board, except that no designee may be a candidate 
 for public office.  If one of these individuals fails to appear 
 at the meeting of the canvassing board and in the absence of any 
 selection by the county board from among its own members, the 
 county auditor shall appoint an eligible voter of the county who 
 is not a public official or a candidate for public office to 
 fill the vacancy.  Three members constitute a quorum.  

    Subd. 2.    State Canvassing Board.  The State 
 Canvassing Board shall consist of the secretary of state, two 
 judges of the supreme court, and two judges of the district 
 court selected by the secretary of state.  None of the judges 
 shall be a candidate at the election.  If a judge fails to 
 appear at the meeting of the canvassing board, the secretary of 
 state shall fill the vacancy in membership by selecting another 
 judge who is not a candidate at the election.  Not more than two 
 judges of the Supreme Court shall serve on the canvassing board 
 at one time.  

    Subd. 3.    Duties of canvassing boards.  The returns 
 from every election held in this state must be reported to a 
 legally constituted canvassing board.  The duties of each 
 canvassing board are limited to those duties specified in 
 sections 204C.32 to 204C.39. 

    HIST: 1981 c 29 art 5 s 31; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 
 82; 1987 c 175 s 10; 1989 c 291 art 1 s 13; 1993 c 223 s 13; 
 1997 c 147 s 39