HF 865

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

A bill for an act
relating to elections; changing certain procedures in
cases of annexations affecting precinct boundaries;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.14,
subdivision 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.14,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Precinct boundaries; description; maps.

deleted text begin When deleted text end new text begin If
new text end a precinct boundary has been changed deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin or an annexation has
occurred affecting a precinct boundary, new text end the municipal clerk
shall immediately notify the new text begin county auditor and new text end secretary of
state. The new text begin municipal new text end clerk shall file a corrected base map with
the secretary of state new text begin and county auditor new text end within 30 days after
the boundary change was made new text begin or, in the case of an annexation,
the later of: (1) 30 days after the approval of the annexation
order; or (2) the effective date of the annexation order new text end . Upon
request, the deleted text begin secretary of state deleted text end new text begin county auditor new text end shall provide a
base map new text begin and precinct finder new text end to the municipal clerk. deleted text begin The
secretary of state shall update the precinct boundary database,
prepare a corrected precinct map, and provide the corrected
precinct map to the county auditor and the municipal clerk who
shall make them available for public inspection. deleted text end new text begin The municipal
clerk shall prepare a corrected precinct map and provide the
corrected map to the county auditor, who shall correct the
precinct finder in the statewide voter registration system and
make the corrected map and precinct finder available for public
inspection, and to the secretary of state, who shall update the
precinct boundary database. new text end The county auditor shall prepare
and file precinct boundary maps for precincts in unorganized
territories in the same manner as provided for precincts in
municipalities. For every election held in the municipality the
election judges shall be furnished precinct maps as provided in
section 201.061, subdivision 6. If a municipality changes the
boundary of an election precinct, new text begin or if an annexation affecting
a precinct boundary occurs, new text end the county auditor shall notify each
school district with territory affected by the boundary change
at least 30 days before the effective date of the change.