1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; requiring an affidavit of candidacy to state the candidate's 
1.3 	residence address and telephone number; prohibiting placement of a candidate 
1.4 	on the ballot if residency requirements are not met;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.5 	2008, section 204B.06, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 204B.06, is amended by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 1b.Address and telephone number. (a) An affidavit of candidacy must 
1.10 	state the candidate's residence address and a telephone number where the candidate can 
1.11 	be contacted.
1.12 	(b) For an office whose residency requirement must be satisfied by the close of the 
1.13 	filing period, a registered voter in this state may request in writing that the filing officer 
1.14 	receiving the affidavit of candidacy review the address as provided in this paragraph, at 
1.15 	any time up to one day after the last day for filing for office. If requested, the filing officer 
1.16 	must determine whether the address provided in the affidavit of candidacy is within the 
1.17 	area represented by the office the candidate is seeking. If the filing officer determines 
1.18 	that the address is not within the area represented by the office, the filing officer must 
1.19 	immediately notify the candidate and the candidate's name must be removed from the 
1.20 	ballot for that office. A determination made by a filing officer under this paragraph is 
1.21 	subject to judicial review under section 204B.44.
1.22 	(c) For an office whose residency requirement may be satisfied as of a date after 
1.23 	filings close, a candidate who does not reside in the district at the time of filing must 
1.24 	submit a separate affidavit stating the candidate's residence address and a telephone 
2.1 	number where the candidate can be contacted. The affidavit must be submitted to the filing 
2.2 	officer by the deadline for meeting the residency requirement.
2.3 	(d) The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to affidavits of candidacy for a 
2.4 	candidate for: (1) judicial office; (2) the office of county attorney; or (3) county sheriff.