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SF 1350

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

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A bill for an act
 relating to education; clarifying the requirements for petitioning a school board
to hold a special election; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 205A.05,
subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 205A.05, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Questions.

Special elections must be held for a school district on a
question on which the voters are authorized by law to pass judgment. The school board
may on its own motion call a special election to vote on any matter requiring approval of
the voters of a district. Upon petition of 50 or more voters of the school district or five
percent of the number of voters voting at the preceding deleted text begin regulardeleted text end school district new text begin generalnew text end
election, new text begin whichever is greater, new text end the school board shall by resolution call a special election
to vote on any matter requiring approval of the voters of a district. A question is carried
only with the majority in its favor required by law. The election officials for a special
election are the same as for the most recent school district general election unless changed
according to law. Otherwise, special elections must be conducted and the returns made
in the manner provided for the school district general election. A special election may
not be held during the 30 days before and the 30 days after the state primary, during the
30 days before and the 40 days after the state general election. In addition, a special
election may not be held during the 20 days before and the 20 days after any regularly
scheduled election of a municipality wholly or partially within the school district.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the time period in which a special election
must be conducted under any other law may be extended by the school board to conform
with the requirements of this subdivision.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to petitions for special election submitted 30 days after that date and later.
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