2025 Session
Last amended: 1996 session
§ 200.01 — Citation, Minnesota Election Law
Plain-Language Summary
This section gives the official name to Minnesota's election laws. Chapters 200 through 211C together make up the 'Minnesota Election Law,' which is the body of rules governing how elections are run in the state.
200.01 1959 c 675 art 13 s 1
200.01 CITATION, MINNESOTA ELECTION LAW.
This chapter and chapters 201, 202A, 203B, 204B, 204C, 204D, 205, 205A, 206, 208, 209, 211A, 211B, and 211C shall be known as the “Minnesota Election Law.”
History:
1959 c 675 art 1 s 1; 1981 c 29 art 1 s 1; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 1; 1988 c 578 art 1 s 1; 1996 c 469 art 2 s 1
History: History: 1959 c 675 art 1 s 1; 1981 c 29 art 1 s 1; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 1; 1988 c 578 art 1 s 1; 1996 c 469 art 2 s 1
Practical Notes
When a law or court case refers to the ‘Minnesota Election Law,’ it means all the chapters listed here, not just Chapter 200. Election administrators, candidates, and voters should be aware that the rules span many chapters covering voter registration, absentee voting, campaigns, and more.