Filing fees

You can pay the filing fee by cash or check. Checks should be made out to City of Minneapolis.

Petition in place of a filing fee

Instead of paying a fee, you can collect signatures from eligible voters. The number of signatures needed is 500 or five percent of the total number of ballots cast in the previous election for that office, whichever is less.

Signature petitions must meet legal standards. These include submission on no larger than legal size paper.

The Minnesota Secretary of State provides more information and templates for petitions.