Minnesota Statutes Elections (Ch. 200-212) § 204D.11. State general election ballots; candidates; official in charge; rules

Subdivision 1. State general election ballot; rules. The names of the candidates for all state and federal offices, all proposed constitutional amendments, all county offices and questions, and all judicial offices voted on at the state general election shall be placed on a single ballot that shall be known as the “state general election ballot.” This ballot shall be prepared by the county auditor subject to the rules of the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall adopt rules for preparation and time of delivery of the state general election ballot.

Subds. 2, 3. Repealed by Laws 2013, c. 131, art. 2, § 85, par. (a), eff. July 1, 2013.

Subd. 5. Ballot headings. The ballot containing the offices and questions in subdivisions 1 and 4 shall be headed with the words “State General Election Ballot.”

Subd. 6. Judicial ballot. When it would not be possible to place all offices on a single ballot card for the state general election, the judicial offices may be placed instead on a separate judicial ballot. The judicial ballot shall be prepared by the county auditor in the manner provided in the rules of the secretary of state.

The judicial ballot must be headed with the words: “Judicial Nonpartisan General Election Ballot.” Separate ballot boxes must be provided for these judicial ballots.