209.01 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. In general. The definitions in chapter 200 apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Statewide office. For purposes of this chapter, “statewide office” means the office of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, chief justice or associate […]
209.02 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.02 CONTESTANT; GROUNDS. Subdivision 1. General. Any eligible voter, including a candidate, may contest in the manner provided in this chapter: (1) the nomination or election of any person for whom the voter had the right to vote if that person is declared nominated […]
209.021 NOTICE OF CONTEST. Subdivision 1. Manner; time; contents. Service of a notice of contest must be made in the same manner as the service of summons in civil actions. The notice of contest must specify the grounds on which the contest will be made. The contestant shall serve notice of the contest on the […]
209.03 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.03 CONTESTEE’S ANSWER. Subdivision 1. Contest of vote count. If a notice of contest questions only which of the parties to the contest received the highest number of votes legally cast at the election or the number of votes legally cast in favor of […]
209.045 VENUE FOR STATEWIDE CONTESTS. If a notice of contest is filed in the District Court of Ramsey County regarding a statewide office or constitutional amendment or other question voted on statewide, the court administrator of district court, within three days of receipt of the notice of contest, shall submit one copy of it and […]
209.05 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.05 GUARDING THE BALLOTS. In any election, upon demand made of the custodian of the ballots and upon notice to the candidate’s opponent, a candidate may keep a continuous visual guard over the ballots until the expiration of the time for instituting contests. In […]
209.06 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.06 INSPECTION OF BALLOTS. Subdivision 1. Appointment of inspectors. After a contest has been instituted, either party may have the ballots inspected before preparing for trial. The party requesting an inspection shall file with the district court where the contest is brought a verified […]
209.065 PLEADINGS; PROCEDURE. The notice of contest and any answer are the pleadings in the case and may be amended in the discretion of the court. The contest proceedings must be brought on for trial by either the contestant or contestee as soon as practicable within 20 days after the filing of the notice of […]
209.07 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.07 RESULTS OF CONTEST. Subdivision 1. Generally. If a nomination is contested, the court shall decide which candidate, if any, was nominated and is entitled to be named in print on the official ballots. When the court decides an election contest for any office […]
209.09 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.09 APPEALS. Subdivision 1. Most contests. If the decision of the district court in any contest under this chapter is appealed, the appellant shall file in the district court a bond of $500 for the payment of all costs incurred by the respondent if […]
209.10 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.10 STATE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE. Subdivision 1. Notice in legislative contest. In a legislative contest, the court administrator of district court, within three days of receipt of the notice of contest, shall submit one copy of it to the chief justice of the supreme court […]
209.12 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] 209.12 CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE. When a contest relates to the office of senator or a member of the house of representatives of the United States, the only question to be decided by the court is which party to the contest received the highest number of […]
