2019 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns
Chapter 365 — Town General Law
Section 365.56 — Order Of Business; Parliamentary Procedure.
Subdivision 1. Moderator states order first. At the beginning of a town meeting, the moderator shall state the order of business.
Subd. 2. Special meeting; only noticed business. At a special town meeting, business is limited to the business listed in the meeting notice.
Subd. 3. Tax voted on in order. A proposition to vote a tax must not be acted on out of the order of business stated by the moderator.
Subd. 4. Motion to reconsider. A motion to reconsider a vote must be made within one-half hour of the vote. To pass, a motion to reconsider must be favored by a majority of the electors entered on the election register when the motion is made.
Subd. 5. Voting majority wins. All questions on motions except a motion to reconsider are decided by a majority of the electors voting on the question.
Subd. 6. Moderator decides, declares vote. The moderator shall decide and declare the vote on each question.
History: 1959 c 675 art 6 s 24; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1
