§ 203B.01 — Absentee Balloting; Definitions
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This section defines the key terms used in the absentee voting chapter, including 'absentee ballot,' 'voter,' 'election official,' and other important terms related to voting by mail or in person before election day.
203B.01 ABSENTEE BALLOTING; DEFINITIONS.
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Subdivision 1.Application.
The definitions in chapter 200 and this section apply to this chapter. §
Subd. 2.Municipal clerk.
“Municipal clerk” means a full-time town or city clerk who is authorized or required to administer the provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15, as provided in section 203B.05. “Municipal clerk” also means clerk of the school district who is authorized or required to administer the provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15, as provided in section 203B.05 for a school district election not held on the same day as a statewide election. §
Subd. 3.Military.
“Military” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Merchant Marine of the United States, all other uniformed services as defined in United States Code, title 52, section 20310, and military forces as defined by section 190.05, subdivision 3, or any eligible citizen of Minnesota enrolled as a student at the United States Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Military Academy. §
Subd. 4.Health care facility.
“Health care facility” means a licensed hospital, sanitarium, or other institution as defined in section 144.50, subdivision 2, or a nursing home licensed to serve adults under section 144A.02. §
Subd. 5.Early voting.
“Early voting” means voting in person before election day as provided in section 203B.30.
[See Note.] §
Subd. 6.Utility worker.
“Utility worker” means an employee of a public utility as defined by section 216B.02, subdivision 4.
History:
1981 c 29 art 3 s 1; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 12; 1997 c 147 s 12; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 20; 2015 c 70 art 1 s 11; 2021 c 31 art 3 s 1; 2023 c 62 art 4 s 30,31
**NOTE: **Subdivision 5, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 4, section 30, is effective upon the revisor of statutes’ receipt of the early voting certification and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is later. Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 4, section 30, the effective date.
History: History: 1981 c 29 art 3 s 1; 1987 c 266 art 1 s 12; 1997 c 147 s 12; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 20; 2015 c 70 art 1 s 11; 2021 c 31 art 3 s 1; 2023 c 62 art 4 s 30,31