Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 208.06 (2026)

Electors And Alternates To Meet At State Capitol

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The presidential electors and alternate presidential electors, before 12:00 M. on the day before that fixed by Congress for the electors to vote for president and vice president of the United States, shall notify the governor that they are at the State Capitol and ready at the proper time to fulfill their duties as electors. The governor or the governor's designee shall deliver to the electors present a certificate of the names of all the electors. The electors shall meet at 12:00 p.m. in the State Capitol unless the governor determines that location to be impracticable and directs the electors to meet at a different location. The governor must alert members of the Capitol Press Corps of the location where the electors will meet. The electors shall perform all the duties imposed upon them as electors by the Constitution and laws of the United States and this state in the manner provided in section 208.46.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2018 · leading case: Muhammad Abdurrahman v. Mark Dayton, 903 F.3d 813 (8th Cir. 2018).

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Muhammad Abdurrahman v. Mark Dayton, 903 F.3d 813 (8th Cir. 2018). “§ 7 ; Minn. Stat. § 208.06 . Contrary to his pledge, Abdurrahman attempted to cast his ballot for Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard for President and Vice President.”

Steve Carlson v. Steve Simon, Minnesota Sec'y of State, Minnesota State Legislature, 888 N.W.2d 467 (Minn. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 8 (2012) (“The electors shall vote for President and Vice President_”); see also Minn. Stat. §§ 208.06 (requiring electors to meet “at the State Capitol” to “vote for president and vice president” (emphasis added)); 208.”

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