1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; modifying vacancy in nominations provisions; amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.13, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.~~Death or withdrawal~~ Partisan office. A vacancy in nomination 
1.7 	~~may~~ for a partisan office must be filled in the manner provided by this section. A vacancy 
1.8 	in nomination exists for a partisan office when~~:~~
1.9 	~~(1)~~ a major political party candidate ~~or nonpartisan candidate~~ who was nominated 
1.10 	at a primary dies or files an affidavit of withdrawal as provided in section 204B.12, 
1.11 	subdivision 2a~~; or~~.
1.12 	~~(2) a candidate for a nonpartisan office, for which one or two candidates filed,~~ 
1.13 	~~withdraws as provided in section 204B.12, subdivision 1.~~

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.13, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.15 	to read:
1.16 		Subd. 1a.Nonpartisan office. A vacancy in nomination for a nonpartisan office 
1.17 	must be filled in the manner provided by this section. A vacancy in nomination exists when: 
1.18 	(1) a candidate for a nonpartisan office, for which one or two candidates filed, 
1.19 	withdraws as provided in section 204B.12, subdivision 1; or
1.20 	(2) a candidate for a nonjudicial nonpartisan office dies more than 84 days before 
1.21 	the general election.

1.22 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.1 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.