1997 Minnesota Statutes

     211C.06 Issuing, circulating, and verifying petition. 

    Upon receipt of the order from the supreme court, the 
 secretary of state shall issue a recall petition.  When the 
 required number of signatures on the petition have been secured, 
 the petition may be filed with the secretary of state.  The 
 petition must be filed within 90 days after the date of 
 issuance.  Upon the filing of the petition, the secretary of 
 state shall verify the number and eligibility of signers in the 
 manner provided by the secretary of state.  If the secretary of 
 state determines that a petition has been signed by a sufficient 
 number of eligible voters, the secretary of state shall certify 
 the petition and immediately notify in writing the governor, the 
 petitioners, and the state officer named in the petition.  If 
 the petition is not signed by a sufficient number of eligible 
 voters, the secretary of state shall dismiss the petition. 

    HIST: 1996 c 469 art 2 s 7 

*   NOTE:  This section, as added by Laws 1996, chapter 469, 
*article 2, section 7, is effective upon ratification of the 
*constitutional amendment in Laws 1996, chapter 469, article 1.  
*Laws 1996, chapter 469, article 2, section 11.