SF 3613 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Townships certain election and appointment provisions modification

SF 3613 modifies election and appointment procedures for Minnesota townships. It adjusts timelines for canvassing election results (e.g., requiring towns to declare results within two days after March elections), clarifies roles for town clerks (allowing them to notarize official documents), and updates rules for organizing new towns (requiring a 30-day window after election approval for the first meeting). The bill also specifies how town officers serve terms (e.g., clerks serve until the next odd-year election) and ensures deputies can temporarily fill vacancies in clerk/treasurer roles. These changes directly affect township governing bodies, clerks, and treasurers by streamlining administrative processes under existing statutes.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action Mar 5, 2026
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Mar 5, 2026
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Withdrawn and re-referred to State and Local Government
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Feb 17, 2026
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Referred to Elections
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Feb 17, 2026
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Introduction and first reading
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Liz Boldon
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