§ 202A.01 Definitions
§ 202A.11 Party Name
§ 202A.12 State Convention, Authority Of
§ 202A.13 Committees, Conventions
§ 202A.135 Leave Time From Employment; Party Officers; Delegates to Party Conventions
§ 202A.14 Precinct Caucus
§ 202A.15 Time and Place of Caucus
§ 202A.155 Interpreter Services; Caucus Materials
§ 202A.156 Interpreter Services and Accessible Precinct Caucus Exemptions
§ 202A.16 Caucus, Who May Participate and Vote
§ 202A.18 Caucus, Procedure
§ 202A.19 Caucus, School Schedule Preemption, Excusal From Employment to Attend
§ 202A.192 Use of Public Facilities
§ 202A.20 Caucus Information; Results
lawyer at desk

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 202A - Caucuses and Conventions

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Majority: means with respect to an individual the period of time after the individual reaches the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.