Section 211C.071 — Removal Election Form Of Question.
211C.071 REMOVAL ELECTION FORM OF QUESTION. The form of the question under this chapter must be: “Shall ……. (Name) elected (appointed) to the office of ……. (title) be removed from that office?” History: 2014 c 264 s 25
Section 211C.08 — Election Result; Removal From Office.
211C.08 ELECTION RESULT; REMOVAL FROM OFFICE. If a majority of the votes cast in a recall election favor the removal of the state officer, upon certification of that result the state officer is removed from office and the office is vacant. History: 1996 c 469 art 2 s 9
Section 211C.09 — Recall Petition; Corrupt Practices.
211C.09 RECALL PETITION; CORRUPT PRACTICES. A person proposing a petition may not allege any material fact in support of the petition that the person knows is false or has alleged with reckless disregard of whether it is false. A person may not intentionally make any false entry on a petition or aid, abet, counsel, or […]
Section 211C.05 — Supreme Court Review Of Proposed Petition.
211C.05 SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF PROPOSED PETITION. Subdivision 1. Assignment for hearing. Upon receiving a proposed petition from the secretary of state, the clerk of the appellate courts shall submit it immediately to the chief justice of the supreme court, or, if the chief justice is the subject of the proposed petition, to the most […]
Section 211C.06 — Issuing, Circulating, And Verifying Petition.
211C.06 ISSUING, CIRCULATING, AND VERIFYING PETITION. Upon receipt of the order from the supreme court, the secretary of state shall issue a recall petition. When the required number of signatures on the petition have been secured, the petition may be filed with the secretary of state. The petition must be filed within 90 days after […]
Section 211C.07 — Governor; Writ Of Election; Election.
211C.07 GOVERNOR; WRIT OF ELECTION; ELECTION. Within five days of receiving certification of a petition under section 211C.06, the governor shall issue a writ calling for a recall election, unless the election cannot be held before the deadline specified in the Minnesota Constitution, article VIII, section 6. A recall election must be conducted, and the […]
Section 211B.35 — Evidentiary Hearing By Panel.
211B.35 EVIDENTIARY HEARING BY PANEL. Subdivision 1. Deadline for hearing. When required by section 211B.34, subdivision 2 or 3, the chief administrative law judge must assign the complaint to a panel of three administrative law judges for an evidentiary hearing. The hearing must be held within the following times: (1) ten days after the complaint […]
Section 211B.36 — Procedures.
211B.36 PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Evidence and argument. The administrative law judge or panel may consider any evidence and argument submitted until a hearing record is closed, including affidavits and documentation, or may continue a hearing to enable the parties to submit additional testimony. Subd. 2. Withdrawal of complaint. At any time before an evidentiary hearing […]
Section 211B.37 — Costs Assessed.
211B.37 COSTS ASSESSED. Except as otherwise provided in section 211B.36, subdivision 3, the chief administrative law judge shall assess the cost of considering complaints filed under section 211B.32 as provided in this section. Costs of complaints relating to a statewide ballot question or an election for a statewide or legislative office must be paid from […]
Section 211C.01 — Definitions.
211C.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section and in chapter 200 apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Malfeasance. “Malfeasance” means the intentional commission of an unlawful or wrongful act by a state officer other than a judge in the performance of the officer’s duties that is substantially outside the scope of the […]