Minnesota Legislature
SF 749
1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 10/25/2023 09:25am
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A bill for an act
relating to elections; modifying requirements related to the ordering of candidates
for partisan offices on the state general election ballot; amending Minnesota Statutes
2022, section 204D.13, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204D.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Order of deleted text begin political partiesdeleted text end new text begin candidates for president and vice presidentnew text end .
The
first name printed for deleted text begin each partisan officedeleted text end new text begin president and vice president of the United States new text end
on the state general election ballot shall be that of the candidate of the major political party
that received the smallest average number of votes at the last state general election. The
succeeding names shall be those of the candidates of the other major political parties that
received a succeedingly higher average number of votes respectively. For the purposes of
this subdivision, the average number of votes of a major political party shall be computed
by dividing the total number of votes counted for all of the party's candidates for statewide
office at the state general election by the number of those candidates at the election.new text begin The
names of candidates nominated by petition for president and vice president shall be placed
on the state general election ballot after the names of the candidates for that office who were
nominated by major political parties. No later than 11 weeks before the state general election,
the secretary of state shall determine by lot the order of candidates nominated by petition.
The drawing of lots must be by political party or principle.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204D.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end
new text begin Rotation of names; other partisan offices. new text end
new text begin
Except as provided in subdivision
2, the names of candidates for partisan offices on the state general election ballot shall be
rotated in the manner provided for rotation of names on state partisan primary ballots by
section 204D.08, subdivision 3.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204D.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Nominees by petition; deleted text begin placement on ballotdeleted text end new text begin political party or principlenew text end .
deleted text begin The
names of candidates nominated by petition for a partisan office voted on at the state general
election shall be placed on the state general election ballot after the names of the candidates
for that office who were nominated at the state primary. No later than 11 weeks before the
state general election, the secretary of state shall determine by lot the order of candidates
nominated by petition. The drawing of lots must be by political party or principle.deleted text end new text begin For
candidates nominated by petition for partisan office,new text end the political party or political principle
of deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anew text end candidate as stated on the petition shall be placed after the name of a candidate
nominated by petition. The word "nonpartisan" shall not be used to designate any partisan
candidate whose name is placed on the state general election ballot by nominating petition.