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• • O. 625: Referred to the Co . 11Llnittee on Education 01/25/05 [REVISOR ] KLL/JK 05-1833 Senator Koering . t S F N ll1 roduced-- • • o. 625: Referred to the Co . 11llnittee on Education. 1 A bill for an act 2 r~lating to Independent School District No. 482, 3 Little Falls; ~roviding for an. alley system or 4 at-~arge election of ~chool board members. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 6 Section l. [ALLEY SYSTEM.] 7 Subdivision 1. [ESTABLISHMENT.] The school board of 8 Independent School District No. 482, Little Falls, may by 9 resolution establish an alley system for the at-large election 10 of board members. Position numbers shall be assigned to each 11 board position. The positions that expire on the first Monday 12 in January 2007 and each four y~ars thereafter shall be 13 designated as position nos. 1, 2, and 3. The positions that 14 expire on the first Monday in January 2009 and each four years 15 thereafter shall be designated as position nos. 4, 5, and 6. 16 Incumbents whose terms expire in the years specified shall be 17 assigned by lot to the numbered positions for that year. 18 Subd. 2. [NOTICE.] If the board establishes an alley 19 system, the notice of filing dates must include substantially 20 the following language, adjusted for the proper year: 21 "Position no. 1, position no. 2, and position no. 3 are to 22 be filled by election. 23 Candidates may not file for more than one position." 24 Subd. 3. [AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY.] If the board 25 establishes an alley system, each affidavit of candidacy for Section 1 1 01/25/05 [REVISOR ] .KLL/JK 05-1833 1 school board shall specify the numbered position for which the 2 candidate is filing. 3 Subd. 4. [BALLOTS.] If the board establishes an alley 4 system, the ballot heading shall read as follows: 5 "SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER 6 POSITION NO ••• 7 VOTE FOR ONE" 8 Subd. 5. [DISCONTINUANCE.] The board may at any time by 9 resolution discontinue the alley system. 10 Subd. 6. [INCUMBENTS.] If the board establishes or 11 discontinues an alley system, incumbents shall serve the entire 12 terms to which they were elected under the prior system. 13 Elections to fill a vacancy in a term shall be under the new 14 system. 15 Sec. 2. [APPLICABILITY.] 16 Section 1 applies to Independent School District No. 482, 17 Little Falls. 18 Sec. 3. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 19 Section 1 is effective after local approval by the school 20 board of Independent School District No. 482;·Little Falls, the 21 day after compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, 22 subdivision 3, and applies to school board elections held in 23 Independent School District No. 482, Little Falls, in 2006 and 24 thereafter. 2 03/16/06 REVIS OR PMM/PT 06-6960 A bill for an act 2 relating to elections; _permitting absentee ballots in a special election for Congress _.3 or the legislature to be cast in person in any county in the district; prohibiting 1.4. special elections near national holidays; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, 1.5 sections 203B.081; 204D.19, subdivisions 2, 3. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 203B.08 l, is amended to read: 1.8 203B.081 LOCATIONS FOR ABSENTEE VOTING IN PERSON. 1.9 Subdivision 1. Regular election. An eligible voter may vote by absentee ballot uo d~ring the 30 days before the election in the office of the county auditor and at any other 1.11 polling place designated by the county auditor. The county auditor shall make such 1.2 designations at least 90 days before the- election. At least one voting booth in each polling i.13 place must be made available by the county auditor for this purpose. 1.14 Subd. 2. Special election. In a special election to fill a vacancy in Congress or the 1.15 legislature, an eligible voter may vote by absentee ballot during the eight days before the 1.16 election in the office of the county auditor of any county within the congressional or 1.17 legislative district and at any other polling place designated by the county auditor of any 1.18 county within the congressional or legislative district. The county auditor shall make th~ 1.19 designations at least ten days before the election. At least one voting booth in each polling 1.20 place must be made available by the county auditor for this purpose. 121 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204D.19, subdivision 2, is amende~ to read: .22 Subd. 2. Special election when the Congress or legislature will be in session. 1.23 Except for vacancies in the legislature which occur at any time between the last day of Sec. 2. 1 03/16/06 REVIS OR PMM/PT 06-6960 2.1 session in an odd-numbered year and the 33rd.day prior to the opening day of session 2.2 . in the succeeding even-numbered year, when a vacancy oc?urs ·and the Congress .or 2.3 legislature will be in session so that the individual elected as provided by this section 2.4 could take office and exercise the duties of the office immediately upon election, the 2.5 governor shall issue within five days after the vacancy occurs a writ calling for a special 2.6 election. The special el.ection shall be held as soon as possible, consistent with the notice 2.7 requirements of section 204D.22, subdivision 3, bttt in no event. The special election must 2.8 not be held within seven days before or after a national holiday nor more than 28 days 2.9 after the issuance of the writ, except as necessary to avoid the national holiday. 2.10 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204D.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 2.11 Subd. 3. Special election at other times. When a vacancy occurs at a time other 2.12 than those described in subdivisions 1 and 2 the governor shall issue a writ, calling for a 2.13 special election to be held so that the individual elected may take office at the opening of 2.14 the next session of the Congress or of the legislature, or at the reconvening of a session of 2.15 the Congress or of the legislature. The special election must not be held within seven days 2.16 before or after a national holiday. Sec. 3. 2 03/13/06 REVISOR XX/LC 06-6825 Senator Berglin introduced- S.F. No. 3297: Referred to the Committee on Elections. A bill for an act 1 ~ relating to elections; permitting a tenant to post campaign material in the window of a residence; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.4 211B. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. [211B.047] CAMPAIGN MATERIAL POSTED IN RESIDENTIAL 1.7 WINDOW. 1.8 A landlord may not prohibit a tenant from posting campaign material in the window 1.9 of the tenant's residence. Section I. I """'t. 03109106 REVISOR XX/MK 06-6788 Senator Pappas introduced- S.F. No. 3157: Referred to the Committee on Elections. A bill for an act relating to elections; allowing an elected official access to multiple unit dwellings 1.3 unaccompanied by a candidate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 1.4 211B.20, subdivision 1. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 211B.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.7 Subdivision 1. Prohibition. It is unlawful for a person," either directly or indirectly, 1.8 to deny access to an apartment house, dormitory, nursing home, manufactured home 1.9 park, other multiple unit facility used as a residence, or an area in which two or more 1.1 o single-family dwellings are located on private roadways to a candidate who has filed for 1 election to public office or_,_ to campaign workers accompanied by the candidate, or to an 1.12 elected official, if the candidate and workers or the elected official seeking admittance 1.13 to the facility do so solely for the purpose of campaigning for a candidate or ballot 1.14 question, registering voters, or getting out the vote. A violation of this section is a petty 1.15 misdemeanor. Section 1. 1 03120106 PAPPAS COUNSEL PSW/PH SCS3157A-l 1.1 Senator .................... moves to amend S.F. No. 3157 as follows: 1.2 Page 1, line 12, before the comma, insert "campaigning within the territory from ~ .3 which the official was elected" 1 03120106 MARTY COUNSEL PSW/PH SCS3157A-2 1.1 Senator .................... moves to amend S.F. No. 3157 as follows: 1.2 Page 1, line 10, after "filed" insert "with the Campaign Finance and Public 1.3 Disclosure Board" 1 03/13/06 RJ;:VISOR PMMNM 06-6743 A bill for an act 2 relating to elections; providing that the secretary of state shall distribute L3 application for ballots to be cast pursuant to sections 203B.15 to 203B.31 in 1.4 conformity with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Voter Act; appropriating .J.5 money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 203B.17; 203B.18; · t.6 203B.19. t.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1.
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