1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to elections; allowing mail balloting in 
  1.3             certain elections in additional cities and towns; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 204B.45, 
  1.5             subdivision 1. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 204B.45, 
  1.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  [AUTHORIZATION.] Any statutory or home rule 
  1.10  charter city or town having fewer than 400 1,000 registered 
  1.11  voters on June 1 of an election year and not located in a 
  1.12  metropolitan county as defined by section 473.121 may provide 
  1.13  balloting by mail at any city, county, or state election with no 
  1.14  polling place other than the office of the auditor or clerk.  
  1.15  The governing body may apply to the county auditor for 
  1.16  permission to conduct balloting by mail.  The county board may 
  1.17  provide for balloting by mail in unorganized territory.