Minnesota Session Laws - 1985, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1985 

                         CHAPTER 72-H.F.No. 759 
           An act relating to elections; changing certain 
          procedures and deadlines related to absentee ballots; 
          changing the municipal election filing deadline; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1984, sections 203B.17, 
          subdivision 2; 203B.21, subdivision 3; 204B.35, 
          subdivision 4; and 205.13, subdivision 1. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 203B.17, 
subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 2.  [REQUIRED INFORMATION.] An application shall be 
accepted if it contains the following information stated under 
oath:  
    (a) The voter's name, birthdate, and present address of 
residence in Minnesota, or former address of residence in 
Minnesota if the voter is living permanently outside the United 
States;  
    (b) A statement indicating that the voter is in the 
military, or is the spouse or dependent of an individual serving 
in the military, or is temporarily outside the territorial 
limits of the United States, or is living permanently outside 
the territorial limits of the United States and voting under 
federal law;  
    (c) A statement that the voter expects to be absent from 
the precinct at the time of the election;  
    (d) The address to which absentee ballots are to be mailed; 
    (e) The voter's signature or the signature and relationship 
of the individual authorized to apply on the voter's behalf; and 
    (f) The voter's military identification card number, 
passport number, or, if the voter does not have a valid passport 
or identification card, the signed statement of an individual 
authorized to administer oaths or a commissioned or 
non-commissioned officer of the military not below the rank of 
sergeant or its equivalent, certifying that the voter or other 
individual requesting absentee ballots has attested to the 
truthfulness of the contents of the application under oath. 
    A form for providing this information shall be prepared by 
each county auditor and shall be furnished to individuals who 
request it pursuant to this section.  
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 203B.21, 
subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 3.  [BACK OF RETURN ENVELOPE.] On the back of the 
return envelope an affidavit form shall appear with space for:  
    (a) The voter's address of present or former residence in 
Minnesota;  
    (b) A statement indicating the category described in 
section 203B.16 to which the voter belongs;  
    (c) A statement that the voter has not cast and will not 
cast another ballot in the same election or elections;  
    (d) A statement that the voter personally marked the 
ballots without showing them to anyone, or if physically unable 
to mark them, that the voter directed another individual to mark 
them; and 
    (e) The voter's military identification card number, 
passport number, or, if the voter does not have a valid passport 
or identification card, the signature and certification of an 
individual authorized to administer oaths or a commissioned or 
non-commissioned officer of the military not below the rank of 
sergeant or its equivalent. 
    Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 204B.35, 
subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 4.  [ABSENTEE BALLOTS; PREPARATION; DELIVERY.] 
Ballots necessary to fill applications of absentee voters shall 
be prepared and delivered at least 20 30 days before the 
election to the officials who administer the provisions of 
chapter 203B.  
    Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1984, section 205.13, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  [AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY.] Not more than six 
eight nor less than four six weeks before the municipal primary, 
or before the municipal general election if there is no 
municipal primary, an individual who is eligible and desires to 
have his name placed on the official ballot as become a 
candidate for an office to be voted for at the election shall 
file his an affidavit of candidacy with the municipal clerk.  
The affidavit shall be in substantially the same form as that in 
section 204B.06, subdivision 1.  The municipal clerk shall also 
accept an application signed by not less than five voters and 
filed on behalf of an eligible voter in the municipality whom 
they desire to be a candidate, if service of a copy of the 
application has been made on the candidate and proof of service 
is endorsed on the application being filed.  Upon receipt of the 
proper filing fee, the clerk shall place the name of the 
candidate on the official ballot without partisan designation. 
    Approved May 6, 1985