Minnesota Session Laws - 1995, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 222-S.F.No. 257 
                  An act relating to soil and water conservation 
                  district boards; providing that the office of soil and 
                  water conservation district supervisor is compatible 
                  with certain city and town offices; amending Minnesota 
                  Statutes 1994, sections 103C.315, by adding a 
                  subdivision; and 204B.06, subdivision 1. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 103C.315, is 
        amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
           Subd. 6.  [COMPATIBLE OFFICES.] The office of soil and 
        water conservation district supervisor and the offices of mayor, 
        clerk, clerk-treasurer, or council member in a statutory or home 
        rule charter city of not more than 2,500 population contained in 
        whole or in part in the soil and water conservation district are 
        compatible offices and one person may hold both offices.  The 
        office of soil and water conservation district supervisor and 
        the office of town clerk or town supervisor in a town of not 
        more than 2,500 population contained in whole or in part in the 
        soil and water conservation district are compatible offices and 
        one person may hold both offices.  A person holding both offices 
        shall refrain from voting or taking any other formal action on 
        any matter coming before the soil and water conservation 
        district board or the city council or town board that has a 
        substantial effect on both the soil and water conservation 
        district and the city or town.  This subdivision does not apply 
        to an office located in whole or in part in Anoka, Hennepin, 
        Ramsey, or Washington county. 
           Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 204B.06, 
        subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
           Subdivision 1.  [FORM OF AFFIDAVIT.] An affidavit of 
        candidacy shall state the name of the office sought and shall 
        state that the candidate:  
           (a) Is an eligible voter; 
           (b) Has no other affidavit on file as a candidate for any 
        office at the same primary or next ensuing general election, 
        except that a candidate for soil and water conservation district 
        supervisor in a district not located in whole or in part in 
        Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, or Washington county, may also have on 
        file an affidavit of candidacy for mayor or council member of a 
        statutory or home rule charter city of not more than 2,500 
        population contained in whole or in part in the soil and water 
        conservation district or for town supervisor in a town of not 
        more than 2,500 population contained in whole or in part in the 
        soil and water conservation district; and 
           (c) Is, or will be on assuming the office, 21 years of age 
        or more, and will have maintained residence in the district from 
        which the candidate seeks election for 30 days before the 
        general election. 
           An affidavit of candidacy must include a statement that the 
        candidate's name as written on the affidavit for ballot 
        designation is the candidate's true name or the name by which 
        the candidate is commonly and generally known in the community. 
           An affidavit of candidacy for partisan office shall also 
        state the name of the candidate's political party or political 
        principle, stated in three words or less.  
           Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           This act is effective retroactively to January 1, 1995. 
           Presented to the governor May 22, 1995 
           Signed by the governor May 24, 1995, 10:30 a.m.