Minnesota § 351.22 - REMOVAL ELECTION; DISQUALIFICATION
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 351.22 — REMOVAL ELECTION; DISQUALIFICATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 351.22. REMOVAL ELECTION; DISQUALIFICATION
Subdivision 1.Majority vote; form of question.
An elected county official may be removed pursuant to sections 351.14 to 351.23 by majority vote. The removal election is a special election conducted under applicable provisions of section 375.20. The question submitted to the voters must be:
"Should .................................................. (Name) elected (appointed) to the office of .............................................. (title) be removed from that office?
Any resulting vacancy must be filled as provided by law.
Subd. 2.Disqualification.
A removed county official may not thereafter hold the same office for the remainder of the term to which the official was elected.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 351.22 ("REMOVAL ELECTION; DISQUALIFICATION") 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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