Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 8, August 19, 2024
Section 207A.12 - CONDUCTING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION PRIMARY(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the presidential nomination primary must be conducted, and the results canvassed and returned, in the manner provided by law for the state primary.(b) An individual seeking to vote at the presidential nomination primary must be registered to vote pursuant to section 201.054, subdivision 1. The voter must request the ballot of the party for whose candidate the individual wishes to vote. Notwithstanding section 204C.18, subdivision 1, the election judge must record in the polling place roster the name of the political party whose ballot the voter requested. When posting voter history pursuant to section 201.171, the county auditor must include the name of the political party whose ballot the voter requested. The political party ballot selected by a voter is private data on individuals as defined under section 13.02, subdivision 12, except as provided in section 201.091, subdivision 4a. A voter eligible to cast a ballot as provided in section 5B.06 must be permitted to cast a ballot at the presidential nomination primary consistent with the requirements of that section.(c) Immediately after the state canvassing board declares the results of the presidential nomination primary, the secretary of state must notify the chair of each party of the results.(d) The results of the presidential nomination primary must bind the election of delegates in each party.Amended by 2023 Minn. Laws, ch. 62,s 4-121, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2019 Minn. Laws, ch. 10,s 4-6, eff. 8/1/2019.Added by 2016 Minn. Laws, ch. 162,s 10, eff. 7/1/2017.