204B.03 MANNER OF NOMINATION. Candidates of a major political party for any partisan office except presidential elector and all candidates for nonpartisan office shall apply for a place on the primary ballot by filing an affidavit of candidacy as provided in section 204B.06, and except as otherwise provided in section 204D.07, subdivision 3, shall be […]
204B.04 CANDIDACY; PROHIBITIONS. Subdivision 1. Major party candidates. No individual shall be named on any ballot as the candidate of more than one major political party. No individual who has been certified by a canvassing board as the nominee of any major political party shall be named on any ballot as the candidate of any […]
204B.06 FILING FOR PRIMARY; AFFIDAVIT OF CANDIDACY. Subdivision 1. Form of affidavit. An affidavit of candidacy shall state the name of the office sought and, except as provided in subdivision 4, shall state that the candidate: (1) is an eligible voter; (2) has no other affidavit on file as a candidate for any office at […]
204B.07 NOMINATING PETITIONS. Subdivision 1. Form of petition. A nominating petition may consist of one or more separate pages each of which shall state: (a) the office sought; (b) the candidate’s name and residence address, including street and number if any; and (c) the candidate’s political party or political principle expressed in not more than […]
204B.071 PETITIONS; RULES OF SECRETARY OF STATE. The secretary of state shall adopt rules governing the manner in which petitions required for any election in this state are circulated, signed, filed, and inspected. The secretary of state shall provide samples of petition forms for use by election officials. History: 1999 c 132 s 16
204B.08 SIGNING PETITIONS. Subdivision 1. Time for signing. Nominating petitions shall be signed during the period when petitions may be filed as provided in section 204B.09. Subd. 2. Qualifications of signers. A nominating petition may be signed only by individuals who are eligible to vote for the candidate who is nominated. No individual may sign […]
204B.09 TIME AND PLACE OF FILING AFFIDAVITS AND PETITIONS. Subdivision 1. Candidates in state and county general elections. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subdivision, affidavits of candidacy and nominating petitions for county, state, and federal offices filled at the state general election shall be filed not more than 84 days nor less than […]
204B.10 AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY; NOMINATING PETITIONS; DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Affidavits of candidacy; numbering. The official with whom affidavits of candidacy are filed shall number them in the order received. Subd. 2. Nominating petitions; acknowledgment; numbering. On the day a nominating petition is filed, the election official shall deliver or mail an acknowledgment of the petition […]
204B.11 CANDIDATES; FILING FEES; PETITION IN PLACE OF FILING FEE. Subdivision 1. Amount; dishonored checks; consequences. (a) Except as provided by subdivision 2, a filing fee shall be paid by each candidate who files an affidavit of candidacy. The fee shall be paid at the time the affidavit is filed. The amount of the filing […]
204B.12 WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES. Subdivision 1. Before primary. A candidate may withdraw from the primary ballot by filing an affidavit of withdrawal with the same official who received the affidavit of candidacy. The affidavit shall request that official to withdraw the candidate’s name from the ballot and shall be filed no later than two days […]
