Minnesota Election To Exclude Certain Relatives of Executive Officers of A Closely Held Corporation is a procedure used by closely held corporations in the state of Minnesota to limit the voting rights of certain family members of executive officers. This is done to ensure that the directors of the company have appropriate control over the company and to prevent family members of executive officers from exercising more influence than they are entitled to. There are two types of elections that can be used to exclude certain relatives of executive officers; the first is called a voting trust election and the second is called a limited voting rights election. In a voting trust election, the executive officer's relatives are excluded from voting on certain matters and the voting rights are transferred to the corporation or a trustee. In a limited voting rights election, the relatives of the executive officer are excluded from voting on certain matters but are allowed to vote on other matters. Both elections are used to limit the voting power of relatives of executive officers and to give the directors of the company greater control over the company.