The ALJ Report of Judge Cervantes in this rulemaking has been issued. The Report goes to the Secretary of State for rule adoption.
General Information
The Secretary of State's proposed rules governing elections (Minnesota Rules, Chapters 8205, 8210, 8220, 8230, 8235, 8240, and 8250) have been assigned to Judge Cervantes. Judge Cervantes will issue a report with respect to the proposed rules in February. This website is intended to provide useful and timely information in connection with the rulemaking proceeding.
As part of the rulemaking process, a hearing was held in St. Paul on December 18, 2009. During that hearing, a twenty-calendar-day period was set for the receipt of written comments regarding the proposed rules. Thus, the initial deadline for the submission of written comments in that rulemaking proceeding is 4:30 p.m. on January 7, 2010.
After the period for submission of written comments ends, state law provides the agency and all interested persons an additional period of five working days for filing a written response to any comments which were submitted during the initial comment period. New matters may not be introduced or raised during this five-day reply period. The five-day reply period will expire at 4:30 p.m. on January 14, 2010.
Interested members of the public can e-mail, mail, fax, or deliver public comments to Judge Cervantes concerning the proposed rules. His address is as follows:
Hon. Manuel J. Cervantes
Administrative Law Judge
600 North Robert Street
P.O. Box 64620
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620
rulecomments@state.mn.us
Fax: 651-361-7936
Agency Information
For copies of the proposed rules, visit the website of the Secretary of State at http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=753.
Public Exhibits
Scanned versions of some of the exhibits in this matter are provided through the links below. Procedural documents have not been scanned.
Public Comments
Comments received outside of the public hearings are combined into batched documents for public review [and are posted below]. The public comment period ends at 4:30 p.m. on January 7, 2010. Replies to these comments are due by 4:30 p.m. on January 14, 2010. These are "received by" deadlines, and commentators are urged to consider that when sending their comments and replies.
Agency Comments
The Department's comments in response to information received in the public hearing and the comment period are set out below.
Last Updated - February 18, 2010