Minnesota Legislature
SF 3615
as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 05/11/2016 08:31am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to campaign finance; providing a process to terminate a special election
cycle early; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 10A.01, subdivision 16;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 10A.01, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
Subd. 16.
Election cycle.
"Election cycle" means the period from January 1
following a general election for an office to December 31 following the next general
election for that office, except that "election cycle" for a special election means the period
from the date the special election writ is issued to 60 days after the special election is heldnew text begin ,
unless the cycle is ended sooner pursuant to section 10A.095new text end . For a regular election, the
period from January 1 of the year prior to an election year through December 31 of the
election year is the "election segment" of the election cycle. Each other two-year segment
of an election cycle is a "nonelection segment" of the election cycle. An election cycle
that consists of two calendar years has only an election segment. The election segment of
a special election cycle includes the entire special election cycle.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to any special election cycle that starts on or after that date.
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Sec. 2.
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[10A.095] SPECIAL ELECTION CYCLE TERMINATION.
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A candidate in a special election may end the election cycle five days after the special
election by notifying the board. The notice must be in writing and be delivered to the
board before 5 p.m. on the fifth day after the election. If the fifth day falls on a Saturday,
Sunday, or holiday, the notice must be delivered before 5 p.m. on the next business day.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to any special election cycle that starts on or after that date.
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