MN SF786

Major political party chairs must certify candidates for partisan office to the Secretary of State, with candidates required to have received at least 30% of the vote at a party convention to be eligible for the primary ballot

Certification deadlines require congressional and legislative candidate submissions at least 7 days before the filing period begins, while statewide candidates must be certified before filing opens or within 24 hours after the party convention

Candidates not certified by a major party chair cannot file for nomination under that party's name and must instead seek nomination by petition, without using any major party name on their petition

Primary ballot order changes from rotation to fixed placement: party-endorsed candidates appear first, followed by other certified candidates in descending order of their convention vote percentage

County auditors and filing officials must reject affidavits of candidacy from candidates whose names do not appear on the party chair's certification list