Minnesota § 372.09 ELECTIONS HELD ONLY ONCE IN FIVE YEARS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 372.09 — ELECTIONS HELD ONLY ONCE IN FIVE YEARS

Minnesota § 372.09

PartCOUNTIES, COUNTY OFFICERS, REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Ch. 372CHANGING COUNTY SEATS

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Minn. Stat. § 372.09 (2026).

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When an election for a change of county seat has been held in any county, a subsequent election for the removal of the county seat shall not be held, notice of intention to circulate a petition for a change shall not be published or posted, and a petition shall not be circulated, for the next five years. A subsequent election shall not be ordered unless the petition for the change is signed by 60 percent of those voting in the county at the last preceding general election.

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When an election for a change of county seat has been held in any county, a subsequent election for the removal of the county seat shall not be held, notice of intention to circulate a petition for a change shall not be published or posted, and a petition shall not be circulated, for the next five years. A subsequent election shall not be ordered unless the petition for the change is signed by 60 percent of those voting in the county at the last preceding general election.