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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.
History: 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 40,41

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