2005 Minnesota Statutes - 205A.09 — Voting hours.

     205A.09 Voting hours. 


    Subdivision 1.    Metropolitan area school districts.  
 At a school district election in a school district located in 
 whole or in part within a metropolitan county included in the 
 definition of metropolitan area in section 200.02, subdivision 
 24, the school board, by resolution adopted before giving notice 
 of the election, may designate the time during which the polling 
 places will remain open for voting at the next succeeding and 
 all later school district elections.  The polling places must 
 open no later than 10:00 a.m. and close no earlier than 8:00 
 p.m.  The resolution shall remain in force until it is revoked 
 by the school board. 


    Subd. 2.    Other school districts.  At a school 
 district election in a school district other than one described 
 in subdivision 1, the school board, by resolution adopted before 
 giving notice of the election, may designate the time during 
 which the polling places will remain open for voting at the next 
 succeeding and all later school district elections.  All polling 
 places must be open between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 
 p.m.  The resolution must remain in force until it is revoked by 
 the school board or changed because of request by voters as 
 provided in this subdivision.  If a petition requesting longer 
 voting hours, signed by a number of voters equal to 20 percent 
 of the votes cast at the last school district election, is 
 presented to the school district clerk no later than 30 days 
 before a school district election, then the polling places for 
 that election must open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.  
 The school district clerk must give ten days' published notice 
 and posted notice of the changed voting hours and notify 
 appropriate county auditors of the change.  


    HIST: 1987 c 266 art 1 s 56; 1990 c 453 s 14; 1994 c 646 s 21; 2005 
 c 156 art 6 s 55