Bill Text: MN SF2357 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Candidate petition filing requirement
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-06 - Referred to Rules and Administration [SF2357 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF2357-Introduced.html
1.2relating to elections; requiring a candidate to file a petition in certain
1.3circumstances;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 204B.06,
1.4subdivision 1; 204B.11, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1. Form of affidavit. An affidavit of candidacy shall state the name of
1.8the office sought and, except as provided in subdivision 4, shall state that the candidate:
1.9(1) is an eligible voter;
1.10(2) has no other affidavit on file as a candidate for any office at the same primary
1.11or next ensuing general election, except that a candidate for soil and water conservation
1.12district supervisor in a district not located in whole or in part in Anoka, Hennepin,
1.13Ramsey, or Washington County, may also have on file an affidavit of candidacy for
1.14mayor or council member of a statutory or home rule charter city of not more than 2,500
1.15population contained in whole or in part in the soil and water conservation district or for
1.16town supervisor in a town of not more than 2,500 population contained in whole or in part
1.17in the soil and water conservation district;and
1.18(3) is, or will be on assuming the office, 21 years of age or more, and will have
1.19maintained residence in the district from which the candidate seeks election for 30 days
1.20before the general election; and
1.21(4) affirms that the candidate will meet the residency requirements for submitting a
1.22filing fee in place of a petition, as provided in section 204B.11, subdivision 2, if applicable.
2.1An affidavit of candidacy must include a statement that the candidate's name as
2.2written on the affidavit for ballot designation is the candidate's true name or the name by
2.3which the candidate is commonly and generally known in the community.
2.4An affidavit of candidacy for partisan office shall also state the name of the
2.5candidate's political party or political principle, stated in three words or less.
2.6 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.7 Subd. 2. Petitionin place of filing fee. (a) Except as provided in this paragraph,
2.8at the time of filing an affidavit of candidacy,a any candidate may present a petition in
2.9place of the filing fee. A candidate must present a petition, and may not submit a filing fee
2.10in place of the petition, if the candidate:
2.11(1) will have resided in the state for less than one year, as of the date of the election;
2.12and
2.13(2) will have resided in the district from which the candidate seeks to be elected for
2.14fewer than six months, as of the date of the election, or less than one month prior to the
2.15start of the candidate filing period, whichever is earlier.
2.16(b) The petition may be signed by any individual eligible to vote for the candidate. A
2.17nominating petition filed pursuant to section204B.07 is effective as a petition in place of a
2.18filing fee under this subdivision if the nominating petition includes a prominent statement
2.19informing the signers of the petition that it will be used for that purpose.
2.20The number of signatures on a petitionin place of a filing fee shall be as follows:
2.21(a) (1) for a state office voted on statewide, or for president of the United States,
2.22or United States senator, 2,000;
2.23(b) (2) for a congressional office, 1,000;
2.24(c) (3) for a county or legislative office, or for the office of district judge, 500; and
2.25(d) (4) for any other office which requires a filing fee as prescribed by law, municipal
2.26charter, or ordinance, the lesser of 500 signatures or five percent of the total number of
2.27votes cast in the municipality, ward, or other election district at the preceding general
2.28election at which that office was on the ballot.
2.29An official with whom petitions are filed shall make sample forms for petitions in
2.30place of filing fees available upon request.
1.3circumstances;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 204B.06,
1.4subdivision 1; 204B.11, subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1. Form of affidavit. An affidavit of candidacy shall state the name of
1.8the office sought and, except as provided in subdivision 4, shall state that the candidate:
1.9(1) is an eligible voter;
1.10(2) has no other affidavit on file as a candidate for any office at the same primary
1.11or next ensuing general election, except that a candidate for soil and water conservation
1.12district supervisor in a district not located in whole or in part in Anoka, Hennepin,
1.13Ramsey, or Washington County, may also have on file an affidavit of candidacy for
1.14mayor or council member of a statutory or home rule charter city of not more than 2,500
1.15population contained in whole or in part in the soil and water conservation district or for
1.16town supervisor in a town of not more than 2,500 population contained in whole or in part
1.17in the soil and water conservation district;
1.18(3) is, or will be on assuming the office, 21 years of age or more, and will have
1.19maintained residence in the district from which the candidate seeks election for 30 days
1.20before the general election; and
1.21(4) affirms that the candidate will meet the residency requirements for submitting a
1.22filing fee in place of a petition, as provided in section 204B.11, subdivision 2, if applicable.
2.1An affidavit of candidacy must include a statement that the candidate's name as
2.2written on the affidavit for ballot designation is the candidate's true name or the name by
2.3which the candidate is commonly and generally known in the community.
2.4An affidavit of candidacy for partisan office shall also state the name of the
2.5candidate's political party or political principle, stated in three words or less.
2.6 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.7 Subd. 2. Petition
2.8at the time of filing an affidavit of candidacy,
2.9place of the filing fee. A candidate must present a petition, and may not submit a filing fee
2.10in place of the petition, if the candidate:
2.11(1) will have resided in the state for less than one year, as of the date of the election;
2.12and
2.13(2) will have resided in the district from which the candidate seeks to be elected for
2.14fewer than six months, as of the date of the election, or less than one month prior to the
2.15start of the candidate filing period, whichever is earlier.
2.16(b) The petition may be signed by any individual eligible to vote for the candidate. A
2.17nominating petition filed pursuant to section
2.18
2.19informing the signers of the petition that it will be used for that purpose.
2.20The number of signatures on a petition
2.21
2.22or United States senator, 2,000;
2.23
2.24
2.25
2.26charter, or ordinance, the lesser of 500 signatures or five percent of the total number of
2.27votes cast in the municipality, ward, or other election district at the preceding general
2.28election at which that office was on the ballot.
2.29An official with whom petitions are filed shall make sample forms for petitions in
2.30place of filing fees available upon request.
