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Minn. Stat. § 204B.14, subds. 4, 5. <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 204B.14, subd. 3. <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 204B.14, subd. 6. <br /> <br />CHAPTER 5 <br /> <br /> To divide a statutory city or a charter city, if its charter is silent on <br /> this issue, into more than one precinct or to change the boundaries <br /> of existing precincts, the city must follow these procedures: <br /> <br /> · At least 90 days before the changes take effect, the council must <br /> pass a resolution describing the new precinct boundaries; <br /> <br /> · The clerk must post notice of the changes in the clerk's office at <br /> least 60 days before they take effect; <br /> <br /> · The clerk must notify each registered voter in the affected area at <br /> least 30 days before the next election by mail; and, <br /> <br />· At least 30 days before any change in a precinct becomes <br /> effective; the clerk must file a map showing the correct <br /> boundaries of the precincts with the county auditor and the <br /> secretary of state, and must keep a copy of the map on file in the <br /> office of the clerk for public inspection. The clerk must also <br /> furnish copies of the appropriate precinct map to election judges <br /> at each polling place. <br /> <br />Boundaries <br />A city must make changes in precinct boundaries within 60 days <br />following legislative redistricting or at least 19 weeks before the <br />state primary election in a year ending in the number "2." Between <br />that time and a year ending in the number "7," cities may change <br />precinct boundaries at least 90 days before the next election. A city <br />may establish new precincts if they lie entirely within the outer <br />boundaries of the old precinct. The names of the new precincts must <br />include the name of the former precinct. If the city annexes the area <br />in the same county, it may include the annexed area in the precinct <br />immediately adjacent to it. <br /> <br />All precinct boundaries are to follow visible, clearly recognizable ' ' <br />physical features. Where it is not possible to set the boundary <br />between any two adjacent precincts along a physical feature, the <br />boundary around the combined two precincts must follow physical <br />features. The map of the precincts must clearly indicate which <br />boundaries do no(follow recognizable physical features. <br />"Clearly recognizable physical feature" means a street, road, <br />boulevard, parkway, river, stream, shoreline, drainage ditch, railway <br />right of way, or any other line clearly visible from the ground. A <br />platted, but not graded, street or roadway is not a clearly <br />recognizable physical feature. <br /> <br />-26- <br /> <br /> <br />