This legislative bill proposes that when a person is appointed to a certain county office in Minnesota, there must be an election to decide if they should keep their job. This election, called a retention election, will take place during the first general election after the individual has been appointed. If the majority of voters agree, the appointee can continue in their role and will face another retention election every four years. If the majority of voters do not want to keep the appointee, they can remain in the position only until January 1 following the election, after which the county board of commissioners must appoint someone else. The bill amends existing statutes to include this new requirement for retention elections.