{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-471.46","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 471.46","heading":"VACANCIES; PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO APPOINTMENT.","body":"No county, city, town, or school district officer shall be appointed to fill a vacancy in any elective office if the officer has the power, either alone or as a member of a board, to make the appointment; and the ineligibility shall not be affected by resignation before such appointment is made. This section shall not prevent the appointment of a member of a city council to the office of mayor or clerk, but in that case the member shall not vote in the appointment.","path":["MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 471. MUNICIPAL RIGHTS, POWERS, DUTIES","MUNICIPAL CONTRACTING LAW"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/471.46","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:47Z","sha256":"1de756296f3b51846071e329adf764414cabb288c6e977d70b7778c537ef2258","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-471.45","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-471.462"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}