1997 Minnesota Statutes

     207A.10 Reimbursement of election expenses. 

    Subdivision 1.    Duties of secretary of state.  The 
 secretary of state shall reimburse the counties and 
 municipalities for expenses incurred in the administration of 
 the presidential primary from the funds appropriated by the 
 legislature for this purpose, as provided in this section.  Up 
 to $7,500 of the appropriation for reimbursement of election 
 expenses may be retained by the secretary of state to administer 
 the reimbursement program. 

    Subd. 2.    Reimbursable expenses.  The following 
 expenses are eligible for reimbursement:  salaries of election 
 judges; postage for absentee ballots; preparation of polling 
 places, in an amount not to exceed $25 per polling place; 
 preparation of electronic voting systems or lever voting 
 machines, in an amount not to exceed $50 per precinct; 
 compensation of county canvassing board members; publication of 
 the sample ballot; and compensation for temporary staff or 
 overtime payments. 

    Subd. 3.    Certification of costs.  The county auditor 
 shall certify to the secretary of state the costs incurred by 
 the county for the presidential primary.  The municipal clerk 
 shall certify to the secretary of state the costs incurred by 
 the municipality for the presidential primary.  If the total 
 amount certified by all units for temporary staff and overtime 
 payments exceeds $480,000, the secretary of state shall reduce 
 those amounts so that they do not exceed $480,000.  The 
 secretary of state shall provide each county and municipality 
 with the appropriate forms for this certification.  The 
 secretary of state may require that the county auditor or 
 municipal clerk provide documentation of actual expenditures 
 made for the presidential primary.  The certification of costs 
 must be submitted to the secretary of state no later than 60 
 days after the presidential primary.  No reimbursement of 
 expenses must be made unless the certification of costs has been 
 submitted as provided in this subdivision. 

    Subd. 4.    Apportionment of reimbursements.  If the 
 total amount of requests for reimbursement of expenses exceeds 
 the total amount appropriated to the secretary of state for this 
 purpose, the secretary of state shall proportionately reduce the 
 reimbursements so that they do not exceed the amount 
 appropriated. 

    HIST: 1992 c 511 art 1 s 4; 1993 c 223 s 24