2006 Minnesota Statutes

103C.305 GENERAL ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS.
    Subdivision 1. Time for election. Elections must be held at the state general election
specified in section 204D.03, subdivision 2. A primary may not be held.
    Subd. 2. Filing for office; affidavit of candidacy. A candidate for the office of supervisor
shall file an affidavit of candidacy with the county auditor of the county in which the district
office is located during the period provided for filing affidavits of candidacy for county offices
in section 204B.09, subdivision 1. The county auditor accepting affidavits of candidacy shall
forward copies of all affidavits filed by candidates for supervisor to the auditor of any other
county in which the office is voted on.
    Subd. 3. Ballots. Ballots shall be prepared by the county auditor. The names of candidates
shall be placed on the "canary ballot" described in section 204D.11, subdivision 3.
    Subd. 4. Election. Laws relating to elections for county office shall govern to the extent
that they are consistent with this section and section 103C.311. The county auditor shall certify
the result to the state board. If the district includes land in more than one county, the county
auditor shall immediately certify to the state board the vote, as shown by the report of the county
canvassing board, for candidates voted for in more than one county. In the latter case, the state
board shall certify and publish the result.
    Subd. 5. Election within areas governed by Indian tribes. In a district where a supervisor
nomination district is entirely within lands of an American Indian tribe or band to which county
election laws do not apply, a supervisor to represent the district shall be elected or appointed as
provided by the governing body of the tribe or band.
    Subd. 6. Vacancy. (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of an elected supervisor more than 56
days before the next state primary, the district board shall fill the vacancy by appointment. The
supervisor appointed shall hold office until the first Monday in January following the next general
election. A successor shall be elected at the general election following the appointment and hold
office for the remainder of the term or for the next regular term, whichever is appropriate.
(b) If a vacancy occurs less than 56 days before the next state primary, the district board shall
fill the vacancy by appointment. The appointed supervisor shall hold office until the expiration of
the term or until the first Monday in January following the second succeeding general election,
whichever is shorter. A successor shall be elected at the general election preceding expiration
of the appointed term and hold office for the remainder of the term or for the next regular term,
whichever is appropriate.
(c) All terms under this subdivision continue until a successor has been elected and has
qualified.
History: 1990 c 391 art 3 s 14; 1994 c 646 s 1; 1997 c 173 s 3; 2000 c 467 s 2; 2003
c 104 s 18