MN HF71

Nonincumbent candidates for county, state, and federal offices must file affidavits of candidacy and nominating petitions not more than 84 days nor less than 70 days before the state primary.

Incumbent candidates for county, state, and federal offices must file affidavits of candidacy and nominating petitions not more than 84 days nor less than 73 days before the state primary.

Affidavits of candidacy must be signed in the presence of a notarial officer or an individual authorized to administer oaths, and may be prepared and signed anytime between 60 days before the filing period opens and the last day of the filing period.

If an incumbent candidate withdraws on or after the last day of the filing period, the filing officer must establish a supplemental filing period that begins within two weeks of the withdrawal and remains open for one calendar day.

The effective date is the day following final enactment and applies to affidavits of candidacy, nominating petitions, and candidate withdrawals occurring on or after that date.