2007 Minnesota Statutes

204D.20 NOMINATIONS; VACANCY.
    Subdivision 1. Special primary. Except as provided in subdivision 2, the candidates of the
major political parties to fill a vacancy shall be nominated at a special primary. The candidate of
each party who receives the highest number of votes at the special primary shall be nominated
without reference to the ten percent requirement of section 204D.10, subdivision 2.
    Subd. 2. No special primary; when. No special primary shall be held to nominate candidates
to fill a vacancy if only one individual from each major political party files as a candidate for that
party's nomination. In that case, the individuals who have filed are nominated.
    Subd. 3. Nominations by petition. Candidates to fill a vacancy may also be nominated by
petition under the conditions and in the manner provided by law for candidates filing by petition
for like office at the state general election as far as practicable.
History: 1981 c 29 art 6 s 20