Minnesota Legislature
SF 318
as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/23/2012 08:39am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to elections; requiring school referendum elections to be held only on
general election days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.17,
subdivision 11.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.17, subdivision 11, is amended to
read:
Subd. 11.
Referendum date.
deleted text begin (a) Except fordeleted text end A referendum held under deleted text begin paragraph
(b), any referendum underdeleted text end this section new text begin must be new text end held on deleted text begin a day other thandeleted text end the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November deleted text begin must be conducted by mail in accordance with section
204B.46. Notwithstanding subdivision 9, paragraph (b), to the contrary, in the case of a
referendum conducted by mail under this paragraph, the notice required by subdivision 9,
paragraph (b), must be prepared and delivered by first-class mail at least 20 days before
the referendumdeleted text end new text begin in an even-numbered yearnew text end .
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(b) In addition to the referenda allowed in subdivision 9, clause (a), the commissioner
may grant authority to a district to hold a referendum on a different day if the district is in
statutory operating debt and has an approved plan or has received an extension from the
department to file a plan to eliminate the statutory operating debt.
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(c) The commissioner must approve, deny, or modify each district's request for a
referendum levy on a different day within 60 days of receiving the request from a district.
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