1999 Minnesota Statutes

     203B.16 Absent voters in the military or outside the 
  United States. 

    Subdivision 1.    Military service; temporary residence 
 outside United States.  Sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 provide 
 alternative voting procedures for eligible voters who are absent 
 from the precinct where they maintain residence because they are:

    (a) Either in the military or the spouses or dependents of 
 individuals serving in the military; or 

    (b) Temporarily outside the territorial limits of the 
 United States.  

    Subd. 2.    Permanent residence outside United States.  
 Sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 provide the exclusive voting 
 procedure for United States citizens who are living permanently 
 outside the territorial limits of the United States who meet all 
 the qualifications of an eligible voter except residence in 
 Minnesota, but who are authorized by federal law to vote in 
 Minnesota because they maintained residence in Minnesota for at 
 least 20 days immediately prior to their departure from the 
 United States.  Individuals described in this subdivision shall 
 be permitted to vote only for the offices of president, 
 vice-president, senator in Congress, and representative in 
 Congress.  

    Subd. 3.    Duties of municipal clerk.  The municipal 
 clerk shall administer the duties of the county auditor in 
 sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 for municipal elections not held on 
 the same day as a state or county election.  

    HIST: 1981 c 29 art 3 s 16; 1997 c 147 s 24