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204B.44 ERRORS AND OMISSIONS; REMEDY.
Any individual may file a petition in the manner provided in this section for the correction of
any of the following errors, omissions, or wrongful acts which have occurred or are about to occur:
(a) an error or omission in the placement or printing of the name or description of any
candidate or any question on any official ballot;
(b) any other error in preparing or printing any official ballot;
(c) failure of the chair or secretary of the proper committee of a major political party to
execute or file a certificate of nomination;
(d) any wrongful act, omission, or error of any election judge, municipal clerk, county
auditor, canvassing board or any of its members, the secretary of state, or any other individual
charged with any duty concerning an election.
The petition shall describe the error, omission, or wrongful act and the correction sought by
the petitioner. The petition shall be filed with any judge of the Supreme Court in the case of an
election for state or federal office or any judge of the district court in that county in the case of an
election for county, municipal, or school district office. The petitioner shall serve a copy of the
petition on the officer, board or individual charged with the error, omission, or wrongful act, and
on any other party as required by the court. Upon receipt of the petition the court shall immediately
set a time for a hearing on the matter and order the officer, board or individual charged with the
error, omission or wrongful act to correct the error or wrongful act or perform the duty or show
cause for not doing so. The court shall issue its findings and a final order for appropriate relief as
soon as possible after the hearing. Failure to obey the order is contempt of court.
History: 1981 c 29 art 4 s 44; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 453 s 6

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