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Minn. S{at. § 204B.16. <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. §§ 204B.16, subds. 1,5; <br />204B. t4, subct. 2t,2-3). <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 204B.17. <br /> <br />HANDBOOK FOR MINNF.3OTA CITIF.~ <br /> <br /> Polling places <br />The city council, by resolution, designates polling places for each <br />precinct. The council should do this at least 30 days before the <br />election. If by election time the council has not designated new <br />polling places, the polling places must be as near as possible to <br />those used for the previous election. Once designated, the polling <br />places remain the same for all future elections until the council, by <br />resolution, changes them. Each registered voter affected by the <br />change must be notified by first class, nonforwardable mailing at <br />least 25 days before the next election. <br /> <br />If any precinct does not have a suitable location for a polling place <br />and the city does not have a central polling place, the council may <br />select a site located within 3,000 feet of the precinct's.boundaries. <br />Polling places must be accessible to elderly and handicapped voters. <br />The city counciI is responsible for designating only those places that <br />are accessible, unless no available space within the precinct is <br />accessible or can be made accessible. <br /> <br />In cities of the third and fourth class (under 20,000 population) <br />having more than one precinct, or in cities with territory in more <br />than one county, the council may designate a single, accessible, <br />centrally located polling place for all voters. When a city is in two <br />or more counties, that portion of the city within each county must <br />constitute a separate precinct. The city may appoint a single board <br />of election judges, but must have separate ballot boxes for each <br />precinct. <br /> <br />If any polling place does not comply with the legal requirements, <br />the judges for the precinct involved may, on or before the opening <br />of the polls, find a more suitable location that should be as near as <br />possible to the designated place. The judges must get the city clerk's <br />approval for the new location. After obtaining this approval, the <br />judges must: <br /> <br />· Meet at the original polling place and fill any vacancies in their <br /> number; <br /> <br />· Announce the change in location to any voters who are present; <br /> and, <br /> <br />· Post a notice in large print of the change in a conspicuous place <br /> in each location and also in a location visible by voters who vote <br /> from their cars. The judges must certify any ~expenses involved in <br /> the change and forward them to the council to pay as part of the <br /> election expenses. <br /> <br />96 <br /> <br /> <br />