as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/13/2020 03:40pm
A bill for an act
relating to elections; prohibiting political subdivisions from establishing or
enforcing ranked-choice voting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 204B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) The following political subdivisions may not adopt or enforce in any manner a rule,
resolution, charter provision, or ordinance establishing ranked-choice voting as a method
of voting, or any voting method similar to ranked-choice voting, for local offices within the
political subdivision:
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(1) home rule charter or statutory cities;
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(2) counties;
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(3) townships; and
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(4) school districts.
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(b) For purposes of this section, "ranked-choice voting" means any election method in
which a voter ranks or assigns a numerical value to candidates for an office in order of the
voter's preference.
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