2002 Minnesota Statutes

     103C.301 Initial election of supervisors. 

    Subdivision 1.    Nominating petitions.  Within 30 days 
 after the date that the secretary of state issues a certificate 
 of organization of a district, or during additional time as the 
 state board may allow, nominating petitions may be filed with 
 the state board nominating legal voters as candidates for 
 election as supervisors.  Three supervisors shall be elected for 
 terms to expire on December 31 following the second general 
 election after their initial election.  Each petition must be 
 signed by one or more legal voters of the district.  If a person 
 signs petitions nominating more than three candidates, the 
 signature may not be counted on any petition.  

    Subd. 2.    Notice of election.  The state board shall 
 give due notice of the time and place where the election will be 
 held in the district and specify in the notice the names of all 
 candidates and the terms for which they are nominated.  

    Subd. 3.    Ballots.  The state board shall prepare 
 ballots for the election with the surnames of the candidates 
 printed in alphabetical order for each term, a square before 
 each name, and a direction to insert an X mark in the square 
 before three names with different terms to indicate the voter's 
 choice.  

    Subd. 4.    Voting.  All legal voters shall be eligible 
 to vote at the election.  

    Subd. 5.    Election.  The three candidates who receive 
 the highest numbers respectively of the votes cast for each of 
 three positions at the election shall be the elected 
 supervisors.  In case of a tie, the election shall be determined 
 by lot, under the direction of the state board.  The state board 
 shall supervise the election, pay expenses of the election, 
 prescribe rules for the election, determine the eligibility of 
 voters, and publish the results.  

    Subd. 6.    Elected supervisor term.  Except to fill a 
 vacancy or for initial elections, supervisors shall be elected 
 for four-year terms.  

    HIST: 1990 c 391 art 3 s 13; 1997 c 173 s 1,2