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Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read: Subd. 3. Write-in candidates. (a) A candidate for county, state, or federal office who wants write-in votes for the candidate to be counted must file a written request with the filing office for the office sought not more than 84 days before the primary and no later than the seventh day before the general election. The filing officer shall provide copies of the form to make the request. The filing officer shall not accept a written request later than 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing a written request. (b) The governing body of a statutory or home rule charter city ma.T�pt a resolution governing the counting of write-in votes for local elective office. The resolution (1) require the candidate to file a written request with the chief election official no later than the seventh day before the city election if the candidate wants to have the candidate's write-in votes individually recorded; or (2) require that write-in votes for an individual candidate only be individually recorded if the total number of write-in votes for that office is equal to or greater than the fewest number of non -write-in votes for a ballot candidate. If the governing body of the statutory or home rule charter city adopts a resolution authorized by this paragraph, the resolution must be adopted before the first day of filing for office. A resolution adopted under this paragraph remains in effect until a subsequent resolution on the same subject is adopted by the governing body of the statutory or home rule charter city. (c) The governing body of a township, school board, hospital district, park district soil and water district, or other ancillary elected district may adopt a resolution governing the counting of write-in votes for local elective office. The resolution may require that write-in votes for an individual candidate only be individually recorded if the total number of write-in votes for that office is equal to or greater than the fewest number of non -write-in votes for a ballot candidate. (b)- Ud A candidate for president of the United States who files a request under this subdivision must :.FL4. 1. %ea j tc-11 itat JIFY 10V Ji 'VJLLX E) ',,IJL6,L %Pair ifia %d JiL:%VT i IdW-RAt LA4, I LQ3 %ew, %ea JILXiL JL X& X"Ll -JL%-IFJL roPLALLir "a*i OY a Ls include the name of.a candidate for vice president of the United States. The request must also include the name of at least one candidate for presidential elector. The total number of names of candidates for presidential elector on the request may not exceed the total number of electoral votes to be cast by Minnesota in the presidential election.