{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-373.51","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 373.51","heading":"ALTERNATIVE PROCESS FOR CONSOLIDATION.","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions relating to petitions in sections 371.02 and 371.03, two or more counties may begin the process for consolidation by filing with the secretary of state a resolution unanimously adopted by the board of each affected county to seek voter approval for consolidation of the counties following the procedures in chapter 371.","path":["COUNTIES, COUNTY OFFICERS, REGIONAL AUTHORITIES","CHAPTER 373. COUNTIES; POWERS, DUTIES, PRIVILEGES"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/373.51","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:44Z","sha256":"4c8486a35a7b177235206198efa869c7c7114f6555148b98e60de383a783d97c","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-373.50","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-374.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}