Minnesota § 372.09 - ELECTIONS HELD ONLY ONCE IN FIVE YEARS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 372.09 — ELECTIONS HELD ONLY ONCE IN FIVE YEARS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 372.09. ELECTIONS HELD ONLY ONCE IN FIVE YEARS
When an election for a change of county seat has been held in any county, a subsequent election for the removal of the county seat shall not be held, notice of intention to circulate a petition for a change shall not be published or posted, and a petition shall not be circulated, for the next five years. A subsequent election shall not be ordered unless the petition for the change is signed by 60 percent of those voting in the county at the last preceding general election.
History:
(633) RL s 404; 1985 c 109 s 3
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 372.09 ("ELECTIONS HELD ONLY ONCE IN FIVE YEARS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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