Minnesota Regulations § 8205.1050 VERIFYING PETITIONS
Regulation Text
Subpart 1.
Applicability.
This part does not apply to proposed recall and recall petitions. The verification processes for proposed recall and recall petitions are located in parts
8205.2010
and
8205.2120
. This part does not apply to statewide Major Political Party Recognition Petitions or statewide Minor Political Party Recognition Petitions. The verification processes for Major Political Party Recognition Petitions and Minor Political Party Recognition Petitions are located in parts
8205.3000
and
8205.3200
.
Subp. 2.
Verifying petitions.
The filing officer shall verify each petition using the method in items A to C.
A.
The filing officer shall inspect the form of the petition to determine whether it complies with part
8205.1010
. The filing officer need only determine substantial compliance with regard to any type size on the form.
B.
The filing officer shall inspect the petition to determine whether it has been signed by the required number of signatories and whether the signatories meet the applicable eligibility requirements.
If the petition has not been signed by the required number of qualified signatories, the filing officer must notify the person who filed the petition:
(1)
that the petition has not been signed by the required number of signatories; and
(2)
of the number of additional signatures needed.
If the time for circulating the petition has not expired, the petitioners may collect additional signatures and submit them at one time to the filing officer before the circulation period expires.
C.
If the petition satisfies the form requirements in part
8205.1010
and has been signed by the required number of qualified signatories during the applicable time period, the filing officer shall notify the person whose name is on the petition receipt that the petition is sufficient.
Subp. 3.
Time for verification.
The filing officer shall complete the verification of a petition as soon as practicable but no later than ten working days after the day on which the petition was filed.
History
25 SR 616; 34 SR 1561; 38 SR 1368;
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