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205A.08 BALLOTS.
    Subdivision 1. Buff ballot. The names of all candidates for offices to be voted on at a school
district general election must be placed on a single ballot printed on buff paper and known as
the "buff ballot."
    Subd. 2. Primary ballots. The school district primary ballot must conform as far as
practicable with the school district general election ballot except that no blank spaces may be
provided for writing in the names of candidates.
    Subd. 3. Vacancies. The names of candidates to fill vacancies at a school district special
election held in conjunction with the primary or general election must be placed on the school
district primary and general election ballots. The names of candidates to fill a vacancy in the
office of school board member in a school district must be listed under the separate heading
"Special election for school board member to fill vacancy in term expiring ........," with the date of
expiration of the term and any other information necessary to distinguish the office.
    Subd. 4. Goldenrod ballots; questions. All questions relating to a proposition for the
issuance of bonds, and all other questions relating to school district affairs submitted at an election
to the voters of the school district, shall be printed on one separate goldenrod ballot and shall
be prepared, printed, and distributed under the direction of the school district clerk at the same
time and in the same manner as other school district ballots. The ballots, when voted, shall be
deposited in a separate goldenrod ballot box provided by the local authorities for each voting
precinct. The ballots shall be canvassed, counted, and returned in the same manner as other school
district ballots. The returns shall provide appropriate blank spaces for the counting, canvassing,
and return of the results of the questions submitted on the goldenrod ballot.
    Subd. 5. Form of ballot. The ballots for school district elections must be prepared by the
school district clerk in the manner provided in the rules of the secretary of state.
History: 1987 c 266 art 1 s 55; 1997 c 147 s 46

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