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205.17, 2009 Minnesota Statutes Page 1 of 2 <br />2009 Minnesota Statutes <br />205.17 MS 1957 [Repealed, 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1] <br />205.17 BALLOTS. <br />Subdivision 1. Second, third, and fourth class cities; towns. In all statutory and home rule charter <br />towns, for the municipal general election, the municipal clerk shall have printed on light green paper the o <br />for municipal offices. The ballot shall be printed in quantities of 25, 50, or 100, shall be headed "City or T <br />or town and the date of the election, and shall conform in other respects to the white ballot used at the stag <br />city ballots in the manner provided for the state elections. On town ballots names of the candidates for eac <br />(1) alphabetically according to the candidates' surnames; or <br />(2) in the manner provided for state elections if the town electors chose at the town's annual meeting <br />consecutive years. <br />Subd. 2. First class cities. In all cities of the first class, for the municipal general election, the city c] <br />upon which the names of all candidates for the office of mayor and for the city council are printed, and a r <br />candidates for all other city offices are printed. The partisan ballot shall be printed on light orange paper a <br />nonpartisan ballot shall be printed on light green paper and shall be headed "City Nonpartisan General Ba. <br />the date of the election and conform in all other respects to the white ballot used at the state general electi~ <br />ballot shall be rotated in the manner prescribed for the rotation of names on nonpartisan ballots in state ge <br />On the partisan ballot the names of the candidates for mayor shall be placed first. The order of the na <br />prescribed for state general elections in section 204D.13. <br />Subd. 3. Primary ballots. The municipal primary ballot in cities of the second, third, and fourth cla: <br />cities of the first class shall conform as far as practicable with the municipal general election ballot except <br />spaces shall be provided for writing in the names of candidates. The partisan primary ballot in cities of the <br />state partisan primary ballot. <br />Subd. 4. Blue ballots; questions. All questions relating to the adoption of a city charter or charter ar <br />and all other questions relating to city or town affairs submitted at an election to the voters of the municip; <br />shall be prepared, printed, and distributed under the direction of the municipal clerk at the same time and i <br />ballots, when voted, shall be deposited in a separate blue ballot box provided by the local authorities for e; <br />counted, and returned in the same manner as other municipal ballots. The returns shall provide appropriatf <br />returning of the results of the questions submitted on the blue ballot. <br />Subd. 5. Statutory cities; vacancies. In statutory cities, the names of candidates to fill vacancies at ; <br />subdivision 2a, shall be placed on the municipal primary and general election ballots. The names of candic <br />in a statutory city shall be listed under the separate heading "Special election for council member to fill va <br />expiration of the term and any other information necessary to distinguish the office. Under the heading fog <br />words "To fill vacancy in term expiring ............." <br />Subd. 6. Form of ballot. The ballots for municipal elections must be prepared by the municipal cler: <br />of state. <br />Subd. 7. Example ballot. No later than 30 days before absentee ballots must be prepared and deliver <br />election conducted in March, the secretary of state shall supply each town clerk in a town conducting a M; <br />The example ballot must illustrate the format required for the ballots used in the general election that year <br />https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=205.17 6/15/2010 <br />