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(3) because a township designates one location for all state and federal elections and one location for all township only elections. Polling places must be designated and ballots must be distributed so that no one is required to go to more than one polling place to vote in a school district and municipal election held on the same day. The polling place for a precinct in a city or in a school district located in whole or in part in the metropolitan area defined by section 200.02, subdivision 24, shall be located within the boundaries of the precinct or within one mile of one of those boundaries unless a single polling place is designated for a city pursuant to section 204B.14, subdivision 2, or a school district pursuant to section 205A.11. The polling place for a precinct in unorganized territory may be located outside the precinct at a place which is convenient to the voters of the precinct. If no suitable place is available within a town or within a school district located outside the metropolitan area defined by section 200.02, subdivision 24, then the polling place for a town or school district may be located outside the town or school district within five miles of one of the boundaries of the town or school district. 205A.11 PRECINCTS; POLLING PLACES. Changes effective January 1, 2018, and applies to any special election held on or after that date. Subd. 2. Combined polling place. (a) When no other election is being held in two or more precincts on the day of a school district election, the school board may designate one or more combined polling places at which the voters in those precincts may vote in the school district election. (b) By December 31 of each year, the school board must designate, by resolution, combined polling places. The combined polling places designated in the resolution are the polling places for the following calendar year. unless a change is made: (1) pursuant to section 204B.175; or (2) because a polling place has become unavailable. (c) If the school board designates combined polling places pursuant to this subdivision; polling places must be designated throughout the district, taking into account both geographical distribution and population distribution. A combined polling place must be at a location designated for use as a polling place by a county or municipality. (d) In school districts that have organized into separate board member election districts under section 205A.12, a combined polling place for a school general election must be arranged so that it does not include more than one board member election district. Best, Stella Mary Hegg, MPA State Program Administrator, Senior — Elections Division Office of Minnesota Secretary of State, Steve Simon 180 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 stella.heggftstate.mn.us Office Ph: 651-215-1440 Direct Ph: 651-556-0646 Fax: 651-296-9073 Website: http:(/www.sos.state.mn.us Cindy Reichert, Manager Anoka County Elections and Voter Registration 325 East Main Street Anoka MN 55303 (763) 324-1301 cindy.reichert@co.anoka.mn.us 3