2004 Minnesota Statutes

     205A.07 Notice. 

    Subdivision 1.    Publication and posting.  The clerk of 
 a school district shall give two weeks' published notice and 
 give ten days' posted notice of a school district primary, 
 general, or special election, stating the time of the election, 
 the location of each polling place, the offices to be filled, 
 and all propositions or questions to be voted upon at the 
 primary, general, or special election.  The notice shall be 
 posted in the administrative offices of the school district for 
 public inspection. 

    Subd. 2.    Sample ballot, posting.  For every school 
 district primary, general, or special election, the school 
 district clerk shall at least four days before the primary, 
 general, or special election, post a sample ballot in the 
 administrative offices of the school district for public 
 inspection, and shall post a sample ballot in each polling place 
 on election day. 

    Subd. 3.    Notice to auditor.  At least 53 days prior 
 to every school district election, the school district clerk 
 shall provide a written notice to the county auditor of each 
 county in which the school district is located.  The notice must 
 include the date of the election, the offices to be voted on at 
 the election, and the title and language for each ballot 
 question to be voted on at the election.  For the purposes of 
 meeting the timelines of this section, in a bond election, a 
 notice, including a proposed question, may be provided to the 
 county auditor prior to receipt of a review and comment from the 
 commissioner of education and prior to actual initiation of the 
 election. 

    Subd. 3a.    Notice to commissioner of education.  At 
 least 49 days prior to every school district election, under 
 section 123B.62, 123B.63, 126C.17, 126C.69, or 475.58, the 
 school district clerk shall provide a written notice to the 
 commissioner of education.  The notice must include the date of 
 the election and the title and language for each ballot question 
 to be voted on at the election.  The certified vote totals for 
 each ballot question shall be provided in a written notice to 
 the commissioner in a timely manner. 

    Subd. 3b.    Notice to secretary of state.  At least 46 
 days prior to every school district election for which a notice 
 is provided to the county auditor under subdivision 3, the 
 county auditor shall provide a notice of the election to the 
 secretary of state, in a manner and including information 
 prescribed by the secretary of state. 

    Subd. 4.    No additional posting requirements.  A 
 school district is only required to comply with the election 
 posting requirements specified in the Minnesota Election Law and 
 the education code and is not required to comply with additional 
 posting requirements specified in any other law. 

    HIST: 1987 c 266 art 1 s 54; 1989 c 291 art 1 s 21; 1990 c 453 
 s 13; 1991 c 227 s 23; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1999 c 132 s 36; 
 2003 c 130 s 12; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 1 s 49; 2004 c 293 art 2 s 
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