Absent candidates, filing for office, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.09
Advocacy, express advocacy, communications, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.01
Affidavits
Candidacy, see AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY
Filing, Minn. Statutes 2022 205.13
Multiple candidacy, same election, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04
Selection, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.13
Withdrawal
General elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.12
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.13
Primary elections (state), Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.12
School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 205A.06
Special elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.23
Age, Minn. Const. art 5 s 2, art 7 s 6, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.06
Agreements by, public subsidies, acceptance, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.25, 10A.31, 10A.315, 10A.322
Agreements to correct errors, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.38
Appointments by, voting challengers, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.07
Ballots, record keeping errors
Ballot delivery agent, candidate may not be designated as, Minn. Statutes 2022 203B.11
Correction agreements, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.38
Correction orders, applications for, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.39
Campaign expenditure limits, exceptions, notice given, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.25
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, see CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD
Campaign practices, see CAMPAIGN PRACTICES
Canvassing boards, serving on, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.31, 205A.10
Catastrophic illnesses, see Vacancies in nomination under this topic
Certificates and certification
Campaign financial reports, Minn. Statutes 2022 211A.05
Certificates of nomination, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.10, 204B.44
Election, see Certificates of election under ELECTIONS
Voting challengers, appointment, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.07
Certificates of nomination
Denial, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.10
Failure to execute or file, petitions for correction, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.10, 204B.44
Political parties, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.13
Children or stepchildren of candidates, election judges, serving as, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.19
Communications, express advocacy, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.01
Constituent services
Disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.01
Noncampaign disbursements, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.173
Consulting services, coordinated expenditures, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.176
Contested elections, see Recounts, duties under this topic
Contributions to, see Political contributions under CONTRIBUTIONS
Conviction
Campaign practices violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 211A.09, 211B.17, 609B.143
Ineligibility for public office, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.10, 609B.141
Coordinated expenditures, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.176
Corporate political contributions, see under CONTRIBUTIONS
Death, see Vacancies in nomination under this topic
Definitions
Campaign finance and public disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.01
Campaign finance reporting law, Minn. Statutes 2022 211A.01
Campaign practices law, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.01
Coordinated and noncoordinated expenditures, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.175
Hennepin County, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.01
Spending limits, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.25
Economic interest disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.09
Election contests
Ballots, guarding, notice given, Minn. Statutes 2022 209.05
Duties, see Recounts, duties under this topic
Eligibility to commence, Minn. Statutes 2022 209.02
Reports received, supreme court decisions, Minn. Statutes 2022 209.09
Election judges, serving as, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.19
Expenditures
Coordinated and noncoordinated expenditures, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.175
Coordinated expenditures, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.176
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.01
Legal expenditures, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.12
Noncampaign disbursements, reimbursement, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.179
Noncoordinated expenditures, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.177
Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.20, 211A.02
Filing fees
Amount, particular offices, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.11, 205.13, 205A.06
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.11
Municipal elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 205.065, 205.13
Petition in place of filing fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.11, 205.13
School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 205A.03, 205A.06
Special elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.23
Filing procedures
Absent candidates, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.09, 205.13
Affidavits of candidacy, see AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY
Alternate contact information, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.14
Candidates representing multiple counties, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.09, 204B.12
Candidates representing one county, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.09, 204B.12
Filing date, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.025
Filing fees, see same under this topic
Municipal elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 205.065, 205.075, 205.13
Nominating petitions, see same under this topic
School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 123B.94, 205A.03, 205A.06
Special district candidates, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.09
Town elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 367.12
Vacancies in nomination, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.13
Withdrawal from ballot, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.12
Write-in candidates, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.09
Fusion candidates, simultaneous nomination by more than one political party, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.12
Guardianship of, ineligibility for public office, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.10
Identity and identification, campaigning, access to multiple dwellings, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.20
Incompetency, possible ineligibility for public office, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.10
Inducements for candidacy, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.10, 211B.19
Inducements to be or refrain from being a candidate, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.10
Information about
Affidavits of candidacy, see AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY
Nominating petitions, see same under this topic
Use on ballot, errors or omissions, petitions for correction, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.44
Lawsuits, opponents' reporting violations, equitable relief sought, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.20
Leaves of absence
Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., employees, Minn. Statutes 2022 116O.04
State employees, classified service, Minn. Statutes 2022 43A.32
Legislative duties, noncampaign disbursements, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.173
Libel and slander, retraction, Minn. Statutes 2022 548.06
Local candidates
Financial reporting, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.20
Hennepin County, defined, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.01
Major political party candidates
Primary election loss, listing on general election ballot, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2022 200.02
Simultaneous nomination by more than one political party, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04, 204B.06
Minor political party candidates
Primary election loss, listing on general election ballot, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2022 200.02
Simultaneous nomination by more than one political party, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.06
Multiple candidacy, more than one office, same election, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04
Names
Absentee voting materials, use, Minn. Statutes 2022 203B.06, 203B.21
Affidavits of candidacy, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.06
Ballots, see Candidate names under BALLOTS
Certification, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.10, 204D.06, 204D.23
County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.06, 204D.23
Political parties, presidential nomination primary, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 207A.13
Removal from ballots, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.11
Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.06, 204D.23
Withdrawal from ballot, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.12
Nominating petitions
Absent candidates, submitting, Minn. Statutes 2022 205.13
Candidates filing as team, president or vice president, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04
Filing, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.09, 204B.10
General elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.12
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.07 to 204B.10
Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.10
Minor political parties, Minn. Statutes 2022 200.02
Municipal elections, first class cities, Minn. Statutes 2022 205.121, 205.13
Nonpartisan offices, use, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.04
Nonparty candidates, nomination, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.03
Oaths, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.07
Political party names, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.07
Presidential electors, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.07, 204B.09, 208.42
Primary elections (state), Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.04
Prohibitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04
Public Employees Retirement Association, board of trustees, Minn. Statutes 2022 353.03
School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 205A.06
Secretary of state's rules regarding, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.071
Signatures, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.08, 204B.10
Special elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.20, 204D.23, 204D.28
Team filing by candidates, president or vice president, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04
Use as petition in place of filing fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.11
Nomination
Affidavits of candidacy, see AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY
Capital improvements licensed organizations, defined as lawful purpose, Minn. Statutes 2022 349.12
Certificates, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.10, 204B.13, 204B.44
Expenditures, gambling, lawful purpose, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 349.12
Forfeiture, campaign practices violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 211A.09, 211B.17, 609B.143
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.03
Invalidation of, Minn. Statutes 2022 209.07
Irregularities, election contests, Minn. Statutes 2022 209.02
Notice, time limit, Minn. Statutes 2022 206.88
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.32, 204D.27
Petitions, see Nominating petitions under this topic
Special primary elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.20
Vacancies in nomination, see same under this topic
Nomination by more than one political party, general election ballots, listing on, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04
Nominees of more than one political party, minor political party, status change to major political party, Minn. Statutes 2022 200.02
Noncampaign disbursements, reimbursement, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.179
Noncoordinated expenditures, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.177
Nonpartisan offices, vacancies in nomination, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.131
Oaths, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.07, 358.10
Opponents, defined, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.25
Orders, correction orders, voting returns, record keeping errors, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.39
Parades, participation in, fee guidelines, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.205
Parents of candidates, election judges, serving as, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.19
Payments by
Elections, recounts, costs, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.35, 204C.36
Filing fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.11, 204D.23, 205.13, 205A.06
Petition in place of filing fees
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.11
Municipal elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 205.13
Petitions by
Filing fees, in place of, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.11, 205.13
Nominating petitions, see same under this topic
Opponents' reporting violations, equitable relief sought, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.20
Political advertising, see POLITICAL ADVERTISING
Political contributions, see under CONTRIBUTIONS
Political parties
Coercion of unendorsed candidate, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.10
Names, Minn. Statutes 2022 202A.11, 207A.13
Political party or principle, identification of
Affidavits of candidacy, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.06
General election ballots, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.36
Nominating petitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.07
Principal campaign committees, see under CAMPAIGN PRACTICES
Public subsidies, see STATE ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN FUND
Qualifications, Minn. Const. art 7 s 6, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.06
Recounts, duties
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.35, 204C.36
Municipal elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 205.065, 205.185
School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 205A.03, 205A.10
Special primary or election, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.27
Redistricting plan corrections, copies to, Minn. Statutes 2022 2.91
Relatives of candidates, election judges, serving as, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.19
Reports about, canvassing boards, election results, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.32, 204C.33
Reports given
Campaign finances
Failure to file, Minn. Statutes 2022 211A.05
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.20, 211A.02, 211A.03
Local candidates, financial reporting, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.20
Residence, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.06, 204B.07
Service of process on
Certificates of election, Minn. Statutes 2022 205A.10
Election contests, notice, Minn. Statutes 2022 209.021
Nominating petitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 205.13, 205A.06
Simultaneous nomination by more than one political party, general election ballots, listing on, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.12
Specific offices, see specific index headings
Spouses of candidates, election judges, serving as, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.19
State elections campaign account allocations, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.31
Statements by, public support for other candidates, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.13
Supporting, sheriff's employees, Minn. Statutes 2022 387.41
Unopposed candidates, public subsidies, ineligibility, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.31
Vacancies in congress or legislature, Minn. Statutes 2022 204D.20 to 204D.23
Vacancies in nomination
Campaign practices violators, appointment, Minn. Statutes 2022 211A.10, 211B.18, 609B.144, 609B.146
Certificates of nomination, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.13, 204B.44
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.13
Municipal elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 205.065, 205.13
Nonpartisan offices, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.131
School district elections, Minn. Statutes 2022 205A.03
Violations and penalties
Campaign practices
Financial reports, failure to file, Minn. Statutes 2022 211A.05
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.19
Inducements for candidacy, Minn. Statutes 2022 211B.10
Violations, conviction, Minn. Statutes 2022 211A.09, 211B.17, 609B.143
Violators, appointments, Minn. Statutes 2022 211A.10, 211B.18, 609B.144, 609B.146
Canvassing boards, serving on, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.31, 205A.10
False oaths, perjury, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.07
Ineligibility for public office, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.10, 609B.141
Multiple candidacy, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04
Nominating petitions, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04, 205A.06
Political party candidates, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.04
Voting, assistance, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.15
Voting
Assisting with, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.15
Challengers, appointment, Minn. Statutes 2022 204C.07
Eligibility, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.06
Withdrawals
Affidavits, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.12, 204B.13, 204D.23, 205A.06
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.12
Write-in candidates
Affidavits and petitions, filing, Minn. Statutes 2022 204B.09
State elections campaign account allocations, Minn. Statutes 2022 10A.31
Write-in voting, see WRITE-IN VOTING