Elections
House Research Department
Campaign Conduct and Financing
- Clean Elections Acts
A 5-page policy brief that describes a national effort to pass state and federal campaign finance laws called "clean elections acts" and compares Minnesota's current program for campaign financing with clean elections acts (PDF). August 2002. - Constitutional Issues in Regulating Independent Candidates
A 12-page legal analysis summarizing why many states regulate independent candidates and explaining potential constitutional issues raised by such regulation (PDF). September 1999. - Dissolving a Principal Campaign Committee
A 4-page information brief addressing frequently asked questions about dissolving principal campaign committees under the Ethics in Government Act (PDF). November 2008. - House Approval of Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board Appointments (PDF Version)
A brief description the Minnesota House of Representatives members' role in approving gubernatorial appointments to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. - Minor and Major Political Parties (PDF Version)
A brief description of how a political party achieves minor or major status and what the designation means.
Elected Officials
- Compatibility of Offices
A 14-page information brief addressing state law that determines whether one person may hold specific combinations of elected or appointed public positions simultaneously (PDF). October 2005. - Judicial Selection in Minnesota (PDF Version)
- Legislative Ethics: A Guide to Minnesota Laws and Rules for House Members and Staff
A 13-page information brief that summarizes Minnesota laws and rules relating to ethical behavior that apply to House members and staff (PDF). September 2006. - State Elected Officials' Compensation (PDF Version)
Lists salaries and explains how they are established. - Salaries for elected officials for 2009
Elections Process
- Absentee Voting
- Election Judges
- Assisting a Voter and Polling Place Accesibility
- Polling Place Challengers
- Voter Identification Requirements
- Post-General Election Overview Flowchart: Federal and State Offices
- Canvassing Boards
- Certificate of Election
- Postelection Review
- Postelection Review Flowchart
- Recounts: Federal, State, and Judicial Offices
- Recounts Flowchart
- Determining Voter Intent
- Election Contests
- Postelection Contest Flowchart
- Initiative and Referendum
A 7-page information brief that explains initiative and referendum and how it could be implemented in Minnesota (PDF). February 1999. - Constitutional Issues in the Initiative Process (PDF Version)
- Instant-Runoff Voting
A 7-page information brief that explains instant-runoff voting, which allows voters to rank their preference for an office among multiple candidates (PDF). February 2007. - Minnesota's Voter Eligibility and Indentification Requirements (PDF Version)
- Recall of Elected Officials (PDF Version)
Voting Process
Postelection Review
Constitutional Amendments
Initiatives
Redistricting
- Key Redistricting Cases
A brief description of redistricting decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court. - Key Redistricting Laws
An outline of laws that govern legislative and congressional redistricting.