2000 Minnesota Statutes

     205.185 Procedure. 

    Subdivision 1.    Materials, ballots.  The municipal 
 clerk shall prepare and have printed the necessary election 
 materials, including ballots, for a municipal election. 

    Subd. 2.    Election, conduct.  A municipal election 
 shall be by secret ballot and shall be held and the returns made 
 in the manner provided for the state general election, so far as 
 practicable. 

    Subd. 3.    Canvass of returns, certificate of election, 
 ballots, disposition.  Within seven days after an election, 
 the governing body of a city or a town conducting the general 
 election in November shall canvass the returns and declare the 
 results of the election.  The governing body of a town 
 conducting the general election in March shall canvass the 
 returns and declare the results of the election within two days 
 after an election.  After the time for contesting elections has 
 passed, the municipal clerk shall issue a certificate of 
 election to each successful candidate.  In case of a contest, 
 the certificate shall not be issued until the outcome of the 
 contest has been determined by the proper court.  In case of a 
 tie vote, the governing body shall determine the result by lot. 
 The clerk shall certify the results of the election to the 
 county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final custodian of 
 the ballots and the returns of the election. 

    Subd. 4.    Recount.  A losing candidate at a municipal 
 election may request a recount of the votes for that office 
 subject to the requirements of section 204C.36.  

    HIST: 1983 c 62 s 9; 1999 c 132 s 34