Minnesota Attorney General Opinions
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When a Minnesota county-seat-removal petition is presented to the county auditor, can the petition be rejected because the affiants did not personally witness each signature? And is the City of Warroad's contingent offer to donate land and $4.5 million toward courthouse construction a valid election-law offer that the county board can accept?
Petition: not rejectable. The AG concluded that Minn. Stat. § 372.01 requires affiants to assert genuineness of signatures, 60-day recency, and legal-voter status, but does not require personal observ…
When a Minnesota county-seat-removal petition needs signatures equal to 60% of those who voted in the last general election, does that mean only people who actually voted can sign? And do signers have to be registered voters?
No to both. The AG read the 60-percent requirement as a count, not a substantive limit on who can sign. Any legal voter of the county may sign, whether or not they voted in the previous election. And …
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Attorney general opinions in Minnesota are written by the Minnesota Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.