Minnesota Election Administration
Chief Election Official(s): Secretary of State (View Website)Election/Appointment Process: Partisan Election
Responsibilities:
- Prescribes voter registration forms
- Determines ballot eligibility of parties
- Approves new voting systems/ devices
- Advertises statewide ballot questions
- Prepares election calendar
- Canvasses election returns
- Handles state recounts
Public Office Experience: State Department of Agriculture
Reelection/Reappointment Date: 2010
Primary Date: September 12, 2006
Contact Information: Hon. Mark Ritchie
Secretary of State
180 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155-1299
(651) 296-2079
Fax (651) 297-5844
[email protected]
2006 Secretary of State candidates
Information on the state electoral situation
Information on election administration in your county