Section 351.16 — Petition; Review.
351.16 PETITION; REVIEW. Subdivision 1. Form of petition. Any registered voter may petition the county auditor requesting a removal election and setting forth facts which allege with specificity that an elected county official committed malfeasance or nonfeasance in the performance of official duties during the current or any previous term in the office held by […]
Section 351.17 — Chief Justice Review; Assignment To Special Master.
351.17 CHIEF JUSTICE REVIEW; ASSIGNMENT TO SPECIAL MASTER. The clerk of appellate courts shall submit the petition to the chief justice. The chief justice shall review the petition to determine whether the petition properly alleges facts which, if proven, constitute malfeasance or nonfeasance in the performance of official duties. If the petition properly contains factual […]
Section 351.18 — Waiver.
351.18 WAIVER. An elected county official who is the subject of a petition under section 351.16 may waive in writing the right to a public hearing. If the hearing is waived, the case must be certified by order of the chief justice to the county auditor for a removal election to be held within 30 […]
Section 351.19 — Public Hearing.
351.19 PUBLIC HEARING. Subdivision 1. Time; subpoenas; amendment of petition. A public hearing into the allegations of a petition under section 351.16 must be held within 60 days after issuance of the order of the chief justice assigning the case to a special master. The special master may issue subpoenas to compel the testimony of […]
Section 351.01 — Resignations.
351.01 RESIGNATIONS. Subdivision 1. To whom made. Resignations shall be made in writing signed by the resigning officer: (1) By incumbents of elective offices, to the officer authorized by law to fill a vacancy in such office by appointment, or to order a special election to fill the vacancy; (2) By appointive officers, to the […]
Section 351.02 — Vacancies.
351.02 VACANCIES. Every office shall become vacant on the happening of either of the following events, before the expiration of the term of such office: (1) the death of the incumbent; (2) the incumbent’s resignation; (3) the incumbent’s removal; (4) the incumbent’s ceasing to be an inhabitant of the state, or, if the office is […]