HF 822

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to school district elections; providing for an alley system or at-large
election of school board members; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 205A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [205A.055] [ALLEY SYSTEM.]
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin A school board of a school district may by resolution
establish an alley system for the at-large election of board members. Position numbers
shall be assigned to each board position. As incumbents' terms expire, they shall be
assigned by lot to numbered positions to be filled at the election held in the year before
their terms expire.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Notice. new text end

new text begin If the board establishes an alley system, the notice of filing dates
must include substantially the following language, adjusted for the proper year:
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new text begin "Position no. .., position no. .., and position no. .. are to be filled by election.
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new text begin Candidates may not file for more than one position."
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Affidavits of candidacy. new text end

new text begin If the board establishes an alley system, each
affidavit of candidacy for school board shall specify the numbered position for which the
candidate is filing.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Ballots. new text end

new text begin If the board establishes an alley system, the ballot heading shall
read as follows:
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new text begin "SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
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new text begin POSITION NO. ..
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new text begin VOTE FOR ONE"
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Discontinuance. new text end

new text begin The board may at any time by resolution discontinue the
alley system.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Incumbents. new text end

new text begin If the board establishes or discontinues an alley system,
incumbents shall serve the entire terms to which they were elected under the prior system.
Elections to fill a vacancy in a term shall be under the new system.
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Sec. 2. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Section 1 is effective January 1, 2006. new text end