HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHAPTER 22 CHAPTER 22. PRIMARY ELECTIONS
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Updated 2014 22-1
22. PRIMARY ELECTIONS
22.01. Choice of Primary Election System. Pursuant to the authority contained in
section 205.11 of the Minnesota Statutes, the council elects to choose nominees for city
officers by the primary election system set forth in chapter 205 of the Minnesota Statutes.
22.02. Date. The city's primary election shall be held six weeks prior to the charter
election.
22.03. Voting Hours. The hours during which the polls shall remain open for voting in
all charter elections and city primary elections shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
22.04. Absentee Ballot County Board. Subdivision l. An absentee ballot counting
board is hereby established for the City for the purposes of counting all absentee ballots cast
in elections conducted within the City. The absentee ballot counting board shall consist of 12
judges appointed by the common council under the procedures established by law for
selection of election judges.
Subd. 2. The absentee ballot counting board shall:
(a) examine all return absentee ballot envelopes and receive or reject absentee
ballots in the manner provided by law;
(b) open and count all absentee ballots, tabulating the vote in a manner that
indicates each vote of the absentee voter and the total absentee vote cast for each
candidate or question in each precinct; and
(c) report the vote totals tabulated for each precinct.
(1050, 12/22/59; 1672, 10/17/72; 2015, 1/29/79; 2399, 8/20/84; 2484, 12/2/85)