Minn. Stat. § 204D.07: PLACING NAMES ON BALLOTS.

Subdivision 1. Duties of county auditor.

Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3, the county auditor shall place on the appropriate state primary ballot the name of each candidate who has properly filed an affidavit of candidacy with the auditor and of each candidate certified by the secretary of state pursuant to section 204D.06.

Subd. 2. Exception; petition candidates.

The name of a candidate nominated by petition shall not be placed on any state primary ballot.

Subd. 3. Exception; certain nonpartisan candidate.

If not more than twice the number of individuals to be elected to a nonpartisan office file for the nomination, their names and the name of the office shall be omitted from the state and county nonpartisan primary ballot and the candidates who filed shall be the nominees.