HF922 Summary

• Requires all local government spending referenda to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in either even-numbered or odd-numbered years, with limited exceptions for disaster or emergency situations.

• Applies to school district capital project levies, referendum revenue increases, municipal bond elections, and various special taxing district elections across Minnesota.

• Exempts disaster and emergency response referenda from the November election requirement, allowing those to be held on dates set by the governing body.

• Repeals a previous prohibition on municipal special elections within 56 days after the state general election.

• Effective August 1, 2015, for any referendum authorized on or after that date.