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
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2026
Last action Mar 5, 2026
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Committee
2
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn and re-referred to State and Local Government
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Elections
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Liz Boldon
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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