BALLOTS

See also POLLING PLACES

Absentee ballots, see under ABSENTEE VOTING

Acceptance or rejection

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 201.061, 204C.13, 204C.22

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.22, 204C.23

Presidential electors, secretary of state's duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 208.46

Unregistered voters, accepting from, Minn. Statutes 2025 201.061

Voting challenges, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13

Access to data, cast vote records, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.845

Address confidentiality program participants, Minn. Rules 8290.1300

Affidavits, substitute ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.39

Assistance to voters, see Voters under VOTING

Audio ballot readers, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.56

Australian ballot system, absentee voting, Minn. Statutes 2025 203B.05

Automatic tabulating equipment, see under VOTING MACHINES AND SYSTEMS

Ballot booklets

Candidate names, see same under this topic

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Ordinances, summaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Sample ballots, see same under this topic

Voting for more than one party, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Ballot boxes, see under VOTING MACHINES AND SYSTEMS

Ballot cards

Automatic tabulating equipment, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Counting, see same under this topic

Defective ballots, see same under this topic

Delivery to counting centers, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86, 206.90

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90

Official cards, use for instruction, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Precinct identification, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Spoiled ballots, see same under this topic

Write-in voting, see Write-in voting under this topic

Ballot questions

Campaign law, Minn. Statutes 2025 10A.01, 211B.15

Form of ballot, see Referendum ballots under this topic

Outcome, influence by gambling, lawful purpose, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 349.12

Petition requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 200.039

Questions on specific issues, see Ballot questions under REFERENDUM

Ballot strips

Candidate names, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Ordinances, summaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Sample ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.62

Bonds (public debt) questions, school districts, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08, 205A.12

Booklets, see Ballot booklets under this topic

Candidate names

Alternation, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Ballot booklets, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Ballot strips, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Electronic voting systems, rotation, Minn. Rules 8220.0750, 8220.0825, 8220.1350

Errors or omissions, petitions for correction, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.44

General election ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.12

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.35, 204B.36

Governor, lieutenant governor candidates, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Improper use, notice, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.10

Municipal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.065, 205.13, 205.17

Order on ballots, optical scan voting systems, Minn. Rules 8250.1810

Presidential candidates, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61, 208.04

Presidential nomination primary, Minn. Statutes 2025 207A.13

Primary election ballots (state), Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.06 to 204D.08

Rotation

General election ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.13, 204D.14, 206.61

Primary ballots (state), Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.18, 206.61

Procedures for, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.08

School district ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.10

Sample ballots, see same under this topic

School district ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.03, 205A.06, 205A.08

Similar names, identifying words, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.04

Special election ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.25

Vice presidential candidates, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61, 208.04

Write-in voting, use of stickers, Minn. Rules 8220.0350, 8230.1450

Cards, see Ballot cards under this topic

Challenged ballots, recount procedures, Minn. Rules 8235.0800, 8235.1100

City offices, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17

Containers

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Electronic voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Containers, treatment during recounts, Minn. Rules 8235.0700

Contents

Ballot booklets, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Ballot cards, duplicates, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84, 206.86

Ballot strips, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

General elections, particular ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.11 to 204D.15

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.36 to 204B.38

Municipal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17, 412.341

Primary ballots (state), Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.08

School district ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08, 205A.12

Special election ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.25

Substitute ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.39

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.43

Costs, payment

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.32

Presidential elector ballots, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 208.04

Sample ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.165

Counting

Automatic tabulating equipment, testing, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.83

Breaks for meals or for the day, Minn. Rules 8220.0800

Counting centers, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.56, 206.85, 206.86

Defective ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13, 206.86

Election contests, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 209.03

Election judges, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.19 to 204C.23, 206.86, 206.90

Electronic voting systems, see Counting votes under ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS

Errors, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.38, 204C.39, 209.07

Excess ballots, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.20

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.85, 206.86

Initialing by election judges, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.09

Interference with, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.19

Mail balloting, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.45

Optical scan voting systems, see Counting votes under OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEMS

Procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.20

Public access, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.19

Recounts, see same under this topic

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 209.06

School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08

Security measures, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.845

Summary statements, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.21, 204D.19

Uncounted ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.20

Voter's receipts, Minn. Rules 8200.9300

Write-in voting, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.33, 206.86, 206.90

Counting centers

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.85, 206.86

User lists, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.56

Damaged ballots, election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Defective ballots

Counting, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13, 206.86

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.21 to 204C.23

Invalidation of election, Minn. Statutes 2025 209.07

Optical scan voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90

Primary elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13, 204C.22

Write-in voting, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Definitions

Facsimile ballots, newspaper law, Minn. Statutes 2025 331A.01

Nonprofit corporations, Minn. Statutes 2025 317A.011

Voting machine law, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.56

Disabled voters, print disabilities, electronic transmission of ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 203B.29

Disposition

Defective ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.25

Uncounted ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.20

Voting eligibility, challenges, effect, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.12

Distribution

Absentee voting, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.15

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.15

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.28, 204C.09, 204C.13

Illegal distribution, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.43

Municipal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17

Polling places, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.16

Presidential elector ballots, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 208.04

Receipts, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.15

Sample absentee ballots, municipal elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17

Sample ballots, distribution guidelines, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.09, 211B.066

School district ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08

Secretary of state, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.09, 204D.15, 205.17

Drop boxes, absentee ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 203B.08, 203B.082

Election contests, see Contested elections under ELECTIONS

Election emergency plans, securing ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.181

Election judges, training, see Training program under ELECTION JUDGES

Elections, see ELECTIONS

Electronic voting system ballots, see Ballots under ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS

Ballot booklets, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.56, 206.61, 206.84

Ballot cards, see same under this topic

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Electronic ballot display, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.56

Electronic ballot markers, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.56, 206.57

Municipal clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Emergencies, electronic transmission of ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 203B.29

Envelopes

Absentee voting, see Return envelopes under ABSENTEE VOTING

Ballot envelopes, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.40, 204C.26, 204C.28

Challenged ballots, Minn. Rules 8235.0800

Contents, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.24, 204C.25

Counting, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Disposition of ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.25

Election judges, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.24, 204C.25, 204C.27, 206.86

Optical scan voting systems, see Ballot envelopes under OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEMS

Return envelopes, mail balloting, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.45

School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.25, 204C.28

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.40, 204C.26

Security, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.40, 204C.24, 204C.25, 204C.28

Spoiled ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Summary statements, see under VOTING

Uncounted ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.20

Write-in voting, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86, 206.90

Example ballots, optical scan voting systems, Minn. Rules 8250.1810

Example ballots, presidential nomination primary, Minn. Statutes 2025 207A.14

Facsimile ballots, see Sample ballots under this topic

Federal ballots, optical scan voting systems, Minn. Rules 8250.1810

Federal offices, general elections, special federal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.11

Forms

Agricultural Commodity Research and Promotion Council, Minn. Statutes 2025 17.54

Back of the ballot, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.37

Ballot cards, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

County election ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 375.20

Electronic voting system ballots, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.36

Municipal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17, 410.10

Optical scan voting system ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90

Optical scan voting systems, Minn. Rules 8250.1810

Partisan and nonpartisan primary ballots, statement, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90

Presidential elector ballots, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 208.04

Presidential nomination primary, Minn. Statutes 2025 207A.13

Primary ballots (state), rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.08

Print specifications, see Print and printing under this topic

Public employee exclusive representatives, certification elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 179A.12

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.08, 206.84, 208.04

School district ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08, 205A.10, 205A.12

Special election ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.25

State general election ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.13 to 204D.15

Substitute ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.39

Town election ballots, Minn. Rules 8250.0385

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.43

General election ballots

Candidate names, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.12

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.11 to 204D.16

Judicial ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.27, 204D.11

Rotation of names, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.14

School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08

Special elections, use of general election ballot, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.25

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.35 to 204B.44, Minn. Rules 8250.0200 to 8250.1810

Handling, Minn. Statutes 2025 201.061, 204C.19, 206.86

Inspections, secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.40

Instructions to voters

Ballot marking devices, text and audio instructions, Minn. Rules 8220.2860, 8220.2865

Optical scan voting systems, Minn. Rules 8250.1810

Judicial ballots

County, municipal, or district, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.27, 204D.11

Nonpartisan general election ballots, rotation of names, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.14

Lever voting machine ballots

Ballot strips, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61, 206.62

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Inadequate space, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.27, 204D.11

Municipal clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Mail balloting, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.45, 204B.46, Minn. Rules 8210.3000

Marking devices, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Marking devices, text and audio instructions, Minn. Rules 8220.2860, 8220.2865

Marks and marking

Assistance to voters, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.15, 204C.16

Defective ballots, see same under this topic

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.09, 204C.13, 204C.15

Exhibiting, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.17

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13, 204C.22

Identifying marks, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.18, 204C.22

Marking devices, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.56, 206.57, 206.84

Optical scan voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90

Political party preferences, notation, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.18

Minnesota State Retirement System, board of directors, Minn. Rules 7900.0200

Municipal ballots

Candidate names, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.065, 205.13, 205.17

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17

Limits on questions, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.10

Partisan designation, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.065, 205.13

Preparation, town legal advisor, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.04

Returning to county auditors, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.27

Sample ballots, distribution guidelines, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.09

Snow and ice removal, town election ballots required, Minn. Statutes 2025 366.016

Special municipal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.10, 205.17

Special municipal elections, limit on ballot questions, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.10

Number, certification by secretary of state, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.28

Optical scan voting system ballots, see Ballots under OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEMS

Optical scan voting systems, forms, Minn. Rules 8250.1810

Originals from which duplicates were made, recounts, Minn. Rules 8235.0200

Paper ballots

Absentee voting, Minn. Statutes 2025 203B.08

Assistance to voters, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.15

Chain of custody plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.182

Combined local elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.35

Election judges, number, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.22, 204C.15

Mail balloting, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.45

Optical scan voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90

Sample ballots, see same under this topic

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.27

Voting instruction posters, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.27

Paper ballots, election judges, training, Minn. Rules 8240.1600

Political party names, use, Minn. Statutes 2025 202A.11

Polling places, violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.06

Preparation

City clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17, 205.185

County auditors, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.04, 204D.05, 204D.11, 204D.25

Errors, petitions for correction, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.44

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.04

Municipal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17

Printing instructions, see Print and printing under this topic

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.35

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.08

School district ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08

School district clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08, 205A.10

Secretary of state, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.04, 204D.08, 204D.11, 204D.13

Supplemental ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.58

Town clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17, 205.185

Presidential ballots, optical scan voting systems, Minn. Rules 8250.1810

Presidential elector ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 208.04, 208.46

Presidential nomination primary, Minn. Rules 8215.0200

Example ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 207A.14

Form of ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 207A.13

Primary ballots (state)

Candidate names, see same under this topic

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.05 to 204D.09

Municipal elections, see Municipal ballots under this topic

Sample ballots, see same under this topic

School district ballots, see same under this topic

Special elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.25

Print and printing

City or town clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17, 205.185

Costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.32

Errors or omissions, petitions for correction, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.44

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.04, 206.61

Municipal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17

Optical scan voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90

Presidential elector ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 208.04

Primary ballots (state), Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.08

Print specifications, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.36, 204B.37

School district ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08, 205A.10

School district clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08, 205A.10

Substitute ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.39

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.43

Public information and education programs, ballots used for, color, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.27

Public notice, facsimile ballots defined as, Minn. Statutes 2025 331A.01

Punch-card ballots, Minn. Rules 8220.0050 to 8220.2850

Quantities

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.35

Primary ballots (state), Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.08

Voting precincts, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.29, 204D.08

Questions, see Referendum ballots under this topic

Records and record keeping

Errors, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.38, 204C.39, 209.07

Records of election results, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.845

Summary statements, see under VOTING

Recount officials, duties

Facilities, equipment, and technical assistance, Minn. Rules 8235.0600

General procedures, Minn. Rules 8235.0700, 8235.0800

Notice given, Minn. Rules 8235.0300

Persons designated as, Minn. Rules 8235.0200

Security deposit, determination of amount, Minn. Rules 8235.1200

Summary of results, Minn. Rules 8235.0700, 8235.1100

Recounts

Authority for rules, Minn. Rules 8235.0200, 8235.0800, 8235.1200

Ballot questions, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.36, Minn. Rules 8235.0800

Candidates, Minn. Rules 8235.0700, 8235.0800

Candidates, duties, see Recounts, duties under CANDIDATES

Canvassing board, rulings, Minn. Rules 8235.1100

Canvassing boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.35, 205A.10, 206.87

Certification, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.88

Challenged ballots, procedures, Minn. Rules 8235.0800, 8235.1100

Constitutional amendments, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.35

County elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.36

Discretionary candidate recounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.35

Election certificates, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.40

Election materials, security (safety), Minn. Rules 8235.0400, 8235.0800

Electronic voting systems, accuracy, verification, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.88

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.35 to 204C.361, Minn. Rules 8235.0200 to 8235.1200

Legal adviser, Minn. Rules 8235.0200, 8235.0700

Multicounty recounts, Minn. Rules 8235.0600

Municipal elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.36, 205.065, 205.185

Notice requirements, Minn. Rules 8235.0300

Postelection review of voting systems

Ballots used by ten or fewer voters in precinct, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Obviating, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.89

Presidential electors, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.35

Procedures, Minn. Rules 8235.0700, 8235.0800

Procedures, ballots used by ten or fewer voters in precinct, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Public access, Minn. Rules 8235.0300, 8235.0600, 8235.0700

Publicly funded recounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.35, 204C.36

Recount officials, duties, see same under this topic

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.88

Requests for, procedure, Minn. Rules 8235.0300

Results, Minn. Rules 8235.0700, 8235.1100

School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.36, 205A.03, 205A.10

Scope of rules, Minn. Rules 8235.0200

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.88

Security deposit, Minn. Rules 8235.0300, 8235.1200

Security (safety), Minn. Rules 8235.0400, 8235.0800

Special primaries or elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.27

Summary statements, see under OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEMS

Waivers, Minn. Rules 8235.0300

Referendum ballots

Counting, see same under this topic

Defective ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.23

Electronic voting systems, form, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Errors or omissions, petitions for correction, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.44

Form, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.36

Marks and marking, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13, 204C.22

Ordinances, summaries, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.61

Recounts, see same under this topic

School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08, 205A.12

Voter's intent, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.22

Safe at Home program participants, Minn. Rules 8290.1300

Sample ballots

Absentee ballots, distribution guidelines, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17, 211B.066

Ballot booklets, comparison, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.62, 206.84

Ballot strips, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.62

Candidate names, rotation, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.62

Copies, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.165

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.15 to 204D.165

Distribution guidelines, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.09, 211B.066

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

General elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.15 to 204D.165

Municipal clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.16, 205.17, 205A.07

Polling places, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.62

Posting

Municipal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.16

Polling places, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.08

Primary ballots (state), Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.09

School districts, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.07

State general election ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.15, 204D.16

Primary ballots (state), Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.09, 204D.165

Proposed constitutional amendment, public inspection, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.15

Public access, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.15

Publishing, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.09, 204D.16, 205.16

Reproduction, costs, payment, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.165

School districts, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.09, 204D.165

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.15

Translations, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.295

Voters, use in voting booths, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13

Voting machines, instructions, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.62

Sample ballots, general elections, Minn. Rules 8250.0200

School district ballots

Absentee ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.35

Candidate names, see same under this topic

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08, 205A.12

Partisan designation, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.03, 205A.06

Returning to county auditors, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.27

Returning to municipal clerks, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.27

Sample ballots, see same under this topic

School district primary ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.03, 205A.08

Secrecy

Identifying marks, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.18

Party preferences, notation, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.18

Secret ballot, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.17, 205.185, 205A.10

Security, election contests, visual guards, Minn. Statutes 2025 209.05, 209A.06

Security (safety), recounts, Minn. Rules 8235.0400, 8235.0800

Soil and water conservation district offices, general elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.27, 204D.11

Special election ballots

Candidate names, see same under this topic

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.25

Questions, see Referendum ballots under this topic

Senator (U.S.), designation of term, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.28

Special municipal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17

Special election ballots, optical scan voting systems, Minn. Rules 8250.1810

Special federal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.11

Specific ballot questions, see REFERENDUM

Spoiled ballots

Automatic tabulating equipment, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.28

Delivery to counting centers, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Delivery to school district clerks, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.28

Election judges, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13, 204C.17, 204C.25, 206.86

Election judges, training, Minn. Rules 8240.1600

Electronic voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84, 206.86

Municipal clerks, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.28

Optical scan voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90, Minn. Rules 8230.0850, 8230.4365

Returning to county auditors or municipal clerks, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.25, 204C.27

School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.28

Voters, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13, 206.84

State general election ballots, Minn. Rules 8250.0200

Candidate names, see same under this topic

Constitutional amendments, recounts, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.35

Counting, see same under this topic

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.11, 204D.13

Presidential elector ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 208.04

Primary elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.08

Returning to county auditors, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.27

Sample ballots, see same under this topic

Statewide general election ballots, candidate listings, Minn. Rules 8250.0700

Substitute ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.39

Supplemental ballots, lever voting machines, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.58

Towns, see TOWN ELECTIONS

Two-sided ballots, optical scan voting systems, Minn. Rules 8250.1810

Unofficial ballots

Absentee voting, Minn. Statutes 2025 203B.06

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.30

Unused ballots

Delivery to counting centers, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.25, 206.86

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.28

Returning to county auditors or municipal clerks, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.25

Violations and penalties

Marks and marking, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.16 to 204C.18

Municipal ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.13, 205.17

Official ballot cards, use as samples, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Primary ballots (state), Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.07, 204D.08

Sample ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.62

School district ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.03, 205A.06, 205A.08

Voting results, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.19

Vote by, Minn. Const. art 7 s 5

Voters' intent, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.22

Voting instructions, see Instructions to voters under this topic

Voting machines and systems, Minn. Rules 8220.0050 to 8220.2850

Write-in voting

Counting, see same under this topic

Election judges, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90

Electronic voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84, 206.86

Envelopes, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.86, 206.90

Governor-lieutenant governor teams, counting, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.22

Marking, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13

Municipal primary ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205.17

Optical scan voting systems, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.90

Presidential nomination primary, Minn. Statutes 2025 207A.13

Primary ballots (state), Minn. Statutes 2025 204D.08

Primary elections, Minn. Statutes 2025 204C.13, 204C.22

Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 204B.36

School district primary ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 205A.08

Separate ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 206.84

Stickers, use, Minn. Rules 8220.0350

Stickers, use prohibited, Minn. Rules 8230.1450

Write-in absentee ballots, Minn. Statutes 2025 203B.227