Election Administration
Example Materials & Forms
Grants
Election Laws
Many election laws were changed during the 2023-24 legislative session and are not yet updated in the documents below. To review the details of these changes, consult Minnesota Session Laws Chapter 12, Chapter 34, Chapter 62, and Chapter 112.
Federal Laws
- U.S. Constitution (US Senate)
- Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
- Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)
- National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
Minnesota Laws
- Minnesota Election Laws (Constitutions, Statutes, and Rules with Table of Contents in one pdf)
- Minnesota Constitution
- Minnesota Statutes
- Minnesota Rules
- Selected Other Opinions
- School district in proper case may expend reasonable funds to inform voters of district of result of survey of district. (Attorney General 159b-11, 9/17/1957)
- No limitation on period of time that must elapse before resubmission to voters for approval of bond issue previously defeated (MSA § 475.59). Board may expend reasonable sum to inform voters of facts. (Attorney General 159a-3, 5/25/1962)
- School boards may expend reasonable amount of school district funds to impartially place pertinent facts before voters, and members may orally espouse affirmative cause, but cannot use school district funds to promote an affirmative vote on the proposal. (Attorney General 159a-3, 5/24/1966)
- A school district is a committee that needs to report campaign expenditures. (Supreme Court A10-2162, 8/10/2012)
- School district in proper case may expend reasonable funds to inform voters of district of result of survey of district. (Attorney General 159b-11, 9/17/1957)
- Notable Fair Campaign Complaint Decisions
- 2023 Version of Minnesota Election Laws (highlights 2023 changes)