Certain special election timing modification
SF 3097 amends Minnesota law to extend the timeframe for scheduling special elections on county ballot questions. It changes the current 74-day deadline to 84 days after a county board adopts a resolution to hold such an election. This directly affects county boards seeking to place questions about spending, debt, or taxes on the ballot, giving them more time to schedule the election. The bill modifies the existing election timing provisions in Minnesota Statutes section 375.20 without altering the substance of what can be voted on.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025
Last action Apr 7, 2025
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Elections
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Carlson
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Bonnie Westlin
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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