SF 5050

04/02/26  REVISOR  JFK/BH  26-08265  as introduced
  SENATE
  STATE OF MINNESOTA
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION  S.F. No. 5050
 (SENATE AUTHORS: WESTROM, Koran, Pratt, Mathews and Heintzeman)
  DATE       D-PG  OFFICIAL STATUS
 04/09/2026      7940 Introduction and first reading
  Referred to Elections
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to elections; requiring photo ID to register to vote and to vote; establishing
1.3the SAVE Minnesota Act; requiring proof of citizenship to vote; creating a voter
1.4identification card; establishing provisional ballots; modifying driver's license
1.5requirements; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.62024, sections 5B.06; 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 142A.412, subdivision
1.71; 144.226, by adding subdivisions; 171.06, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a
1.8subdivision; 171.061, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 171.07, subdivisions 1, 1a, 4, 14, by
1.9adding a subdivision; 171.071, subdivision 1; 171.10, subdivision 1; 171.11;
1.10171.12, subdivision 3c; 171.121; 171.14; 201.022, subdivision 1; 201.061,
1.11subdivision 1a; 201.071, subdivisions 2, 3; 201.091, subdivision 9; 201.145,
1.12subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 201.161, subdivision 3; 201.221, subdivision 3; 203B.065;
1.13203B.121, subdivision 2; 203B.17, subdivision 2; 203B.19; 203B.21, subdivision
1.143; 203B.24, subdivision 1; 204B.46; 204C.12, by adding a subdivision; 204C.32,
1.15as amended; 204C.37; 205.065, subdivision 5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03,
1.16subdivision 4; 205A.10, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement,
1.17sections 171.071, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.071, subdivision
1.181; 201.121, subdivision 1; 201.13, subdivision 3; 201.14; 201.225, subdivision 2;
1.19203B.04, subdivisions 1, 4; 203B.07, subdivision 3; 203B.08, subdivision 1;
1.20203B.30, subdivision 2; 204B.45, subdivision 2; 204C.08, subdivision 1d; 204C.10;
1.21204C.33, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.22chapters 200; 201; 204C; 357; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement,
1.23section 201.061, subdivision 7.
1.24  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.25ARTICLE 1
1.26VOTER ID
1.27     Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 5B.06, is amended to read:
1.285B.06 VOTING BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANT; ABSENTEE BALLOT.
1.29Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a program participant who is otherwise eligible
1.30  to vote may vote pursuant to this section and may register with the secretary of state as a
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2.1  permanent absentee voter. Notwithstanding section 203B.04, subdivision 5, the secretary
2.2  of state is not required to send an absentee ballot application prior to each election to a
2.3  program participant registered as a permanent absentee voter under this section. As soon
2.4  as practicable before each election, the secretary of state shall determine the precinct in
2.5  which the residential address of a program participant is located. Upon making a precinct
2.6  determination, the secretary of state shall either (1) request from and receive from the county
2.7  auditor or other election official the ballot for that precinct and mail the absentee ballot to
2.8  the program participant, or (2) using the Minnesota statewide voter registration system,
2.9  prepare the program participant's ballot for that precinct and mail the absentee ballot to the
2.10 program participant. The secretary of state shall include with each mailed absentee ballot
2.11 all corresponding materials for absentee balloting as required by Minnesota law. The program
2.12 participant shall complete the ballot and return it to the secretary of state, who shall review
2.13 the ballot in the manner provided by section 203B.121, subdivision 2. If the ballot and ballot
2.14 materials comply with the requirements of that section, the ballot must be certified by the
2.15 secretary of state as the ballot of a program participant, and must be forwarded to the
2.16 appropriate electoral jurisdiction for tabulation along with all other ballots. The name and
2.17 address of a program participant must not be listed in the statewide voter registration system.
2.18   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.19 read:
2.20     Subd. 39. Voter identification card. Applicant data related to a voter identification
2.21 card is governed by section 171.06, subdivision 3c.
2.22     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
2.23   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142A.412, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.24     Subdivision 1. Creation of trust fund. A children's trust fund for the prevention of child
2.25 abuse is established as an account in the state treasury. The commissioner of management
2.26 and budget shall credit to the trust fund all amounts received under sections 142A.415 and
2.27 144.226, subdivision subdivisions 3 and 10, paragraph (c), and shall ensure that trust fund
2.28 money is invested under section 11A.25. All money earned by the trust fund must be credited
2.29 to the trust fund. The trust fund earns its proportionate share of the total annual state
2.30 investment income.
2.31     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
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3.1    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.226, is amended by adding a subdivision to
3.2  read:
3.3      Subd. 9. Documents required for voter identification card. (a) Notwithstanding
3.4  provisions to the contrary in this section, no fee or surcharge shall be charged by the state
3.5  registrar or local issuance office for a certified vital record if the applicant attests that the
3.6  record is needed to obtain a voter identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07,
3.7  subdivision 3c.
3.8      (b) The state registrar and local issuance offices shall report annually to the commissioner
3.9  of management and budget the number of records requested and the number of records
3.10 issued under this subdivision for which no fee or surcharge was charged.
3.11     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
3.12   Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.226, is amended by adding a subdivision to
3.13 read:
3.14     Subd. 10. Appropriations and transfers. (a) An amount equal to the total number of
3.15 records requested and reported to the commissioner of management and budget under
3.16 subdivision 9, paragraph (b), for the previous fiscal year times the amount of the surcharge
3.17 under subdivision 3, paragraph (b), is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
3.18 of health for the administration of this section.
3.19     (b) An amount equal to the total number of records requested and reported to the
3.20 commissioner of management and budget under subdivision 9, paragraph (b), for the previous
3.21 fiscal year times the amount of the surcharge under subdivision 4, is transferred from the
3.22 general fund to the state government special revenue fund. This amount is appropriated
3.23 from the state government special revenue fund to the commissioner of health for the
3.24 administration of this section.
3.25     (c) An amount equal to the total number of records issued and reported to the
3.26 commissioner of management and budget under subdivision 9, paragraph (b), for the previous
3.27 fiscal year times the amount of the surcharge under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), is transferred
3.28 from the general fund to the account for the children's trust fund for the prevention of child
3.29 abuse established under section 142A.412.
3.30     (d) An amount equal to the number of records requested and reported to the commissioner
3.31 of management and budget by the state registrar under subdivision 9, paragraph (b), for the
3.32 previous fiscal year times the amount of the fee under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), is
3.33 transferred from the general fund to the state government special revenue fund. This amount
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4.1  is appropriated from the state government special revenue fund to the commissioner of
4.2  health for the administration of this section.
4.3      (e) The commissioner of health must transmit payment of $9 to a local issuance office
4.4  for each certified vital record requested for no charge under subdivision 9, paragraph (a).
4.5  An amount equal to the number of records requested and reported to the commissioner of
4.6  management and budget by local issuance offices under subdivision 9, paragraph (b), for
4.7  the previous fiscal year times the amount of the fee under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), is
4.8  appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of health to make payments under
4.9  this paragraph.
4.10     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
4.11   Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.12     Subdivision 1. Application format and requirements. Every application for a Minnesota
4.13 identification card, including an enhanced identification card, or; for a driver's license,
4.14 including an instruction permit, a provisional license, a noncompliant driver's license, a
4.15 REAL ID driver's license, and an enhanced driver's license; or for a voter identification
4.16 card, must be made in a format approved by the department. Every application must be
4.17 accompanied by payment of the proper fee except for an application for a voter identification
4.18 card issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3c. All applicants must sign the
4.19 application and declare, under penalty of perjury, that the information and documentation
4.20 presented in the application is true and correct. All applications requiring evidence of legal
4.21 presence in the United States or United States citizenship must be signed in the presence
4.22 of the person authorized to accept the application, or the signature on the application may
4.23 be verified by a notary public.
4.24     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
4.25   Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.26     Subd. 2. Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are as follows:
4.27 REAL ID Compliant or
4.28 Noncompliant Classified
4.29 Driver's License  D-$27.75     C-$31.75        B-$38.75    A-$46.75
4.30 REAL ID Compliant or
4.31 Noncompliant Classified
4.32 Under-21 D.L.  D-$27.75     C-$31.75        B-$38.75    A-$26.75
4.33 Enhanced Driver's License  D-$42.75     C-$46.75        B-$53.75    A-$61.75
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5.1  REAL ID Compliant or
5.2  Noncompliant Instruction
5.3  Permit  $11.25
5.4  Enhanced Instruction
5.5  Permit  $26.25
5.6  Commercial Learner's
5.7  Permit  $8.50
5.8  REAL ID Compliant or
5.9  Noncompliant Provisional
5.10 License  $14.25
5.11 Enhanced Provisional
5.12 License  $29.25
5.13 Duplicate REAL ID
5.14 Compliant or Noncompliant
5.15 License or duplicate REAL
5.16 ID Compliant or
5.17 Noncompliant
5.18 identification card  $12.75
5.19 Enhanced Duplicate
5.20 License or enhanced
5.21 duplicate identification card  $27.75
5.22 REAL ID Compliant or
5.23 Noncompliant Minnesota
5.24 identification card or REAL
5.25 ID Compliant or
5.26 Noncompliant Under-21
5.27 Minnesota identification
5.28 card, other than duplicate,
5.29 except as otherwise
5.30 provided in section 171.07,
5.31 subdivisions 3 and 3a  $17.25
5.32 Enhanced Minnesota
5.33 identification card  $32.25
5.34     (b) In addition to each fee required in paragraph (a), the commissioner must collect a
5.35 surcharge of $2.25. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver
5.36 and vehicle services technology account under section 299A.705.
5.37     (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
5.38 has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
5.39 169A.35, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177, (2) convictions for crash-related
5.40 moving violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, has
5.41 a $3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation"
5.42 has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
5.43     (d) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner
5.44 must collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant or individual renewing
5.45 a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for processing an applicant's
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6.1  initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The department must not charge these
6.2  applicants any other fee to receive or renew the endorsement.
6.3      (e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may charge
6.4  and retain a filing fee as provided under section 171.061, subdivision 4.
6.5      (f) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner must charge a
6.6  filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 171.061, subdivision
6.7  4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver and vehicle
6.8  services operating account under section 299A.705.
6.9      (g) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional
6.10 license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision
6.11 that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the purposes
6.12 of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.
6.13     (h) The commissioner or driver's license agent must not collect any fee or surcharge for
6.14 a voter identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3c, or for a duplicate
6.15 voter identification card under section 171.11, subdivision 2.
6.16     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
6.17   Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to
6.18 read:
6.19     Subd. 3c. Application for voter identification card. (a) An application for a voter
6.20 identification card, including a renewal or duplicate card, must:
6.21     (1) state the applicant's full legal name, date of birth, sex, residence address, and (i) last
6.22 four digits of the applicant's Social Security number, or (ii) certification that the applicant
6.23 has not been assigned a Social Security number;
6.24     (2) provide a description of the applicant in the same manner as required on an application
6.25 for a Minnesota driver's license;
6.26     (3) state the length of residence at the applicant's current address;
6.27     (4) include a space where the applicant must attest that the applicant does not have any
6.28 document sufficient to prove identity and residence as provided in section 200.035; and
6.29     (5) be accompanied by the following documents:
6.30     (i) proof of the applicant's United States citizenship by presenting a document included
6.31 in Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0400, subpart 1, item D;
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7.1      (ii) proof of name, date of birth, and identity as provided in Minnesota Rules, part
7.2  7410.0400; and
7.3      (iii) proof of a residence address in Minnesota as provided in Minnesota Rules, part
7.4  7410.0410, subpart 4a.
7.5      (b) Applicant data, submitted pursuant to this subdivision, is private data on individuals,
7.6  as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
7.7      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
7.8    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
7.9      Subd. 4. Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee for each
7.10 application as follows:
7.11(1) New application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or  $   16.00
7.12enhanced driver's license or identification card
7.13(2) Renewal application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or  $   11.00
7.14enhanced driver's license or identification card
7.15(3) Voter identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07,  $    0.00
7.16subdivision 3c
7.17     Except as provided in paragraph (c), the fee must cover all expenses involved in receiving,
7.18 accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and fees required under sections
7.19 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
7.20     (b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid by
7.21 credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on the
7.22 statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or debit
7.23 card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing credit card
7.24 and debit card transactions. The commissioner must adopt rules to administer this paragraph
7.25 using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, paragraph (b),
7.26 does not apply.
7.27     (c) The department must maintain the photo identification and vision examination
7.28 equipment for all agents. All photo identification and vision examination equipment must
7.29 be compatible with standards established by the department.
7.30     (d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into the
7.31 county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not
7.32 an employee of the county must retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment or salary
7.33 and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the
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8.1  Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees Retirement
8.2  Association.
8.3      (e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting period
8.4  established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all applications
8.5  and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph (d).
8.6      (f) The commissioner must transmit payment to the agent of $16 for each application
8.7  for a voter identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3c. An agent
8.8  employed by a county board must remit the payments to the county under paragraph (d).
8.9  All other agents may retain the payments.
8.10     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
8.11   Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.12     Subdivision 1. License; contents and design. (a) Upon the payment of the required fee,
8.13 the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or
8.14 class of vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for. This license must bear:
8.15 (1) a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; (2) the licensee's full name and date
8.16 of birth; (3) either (i) the licensee's residence address, or (ii) the designated address under
8.17 section 5B.05; (4) a description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner deems
8.18 necessary; (5) the usual signature of the licensee; and (6) designations and markings as
8.19 provided in this section. No license is valid unless it bears the usual signature of the licensee.
8.20 Every license must bear a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of the
8.21 licensee.
8.22     (b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's residence
8.23 address as listed on the license, then the applicant shall provide verification from the United
8.24 States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the applicant's residence address and
8.25 that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing address. When an applicant
8.26 provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner shall use
8.27 the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for all notices and
8.28 mailings to the applicant.
8.29     (c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a distinguishing
8.30 color and plainly marked "Under-21."
8.31     (d) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over must be plainly marked "senior" if
8.32 requested by the applicant.
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9.1      (e) Except for a noncompliant license, a license must bear a distinguishing indicator for
9.2  compliance with requirements of the REAL ID Act. A REAL ID issued to a person who
9.3  has demonstrated proof of citizenship must include the notation "U.S. Citizen."
9.4      (f) A noncompliant license must:
9.5      (1) be marked "not for federal identification" on the face and in the machine-readable
9.6  portion;
9.7      (2) have a unique design or color indicator for purposes of the REAL ID Act; and
9.8      (3) bear no indicator or design that relates to the lawful presence or the citizenship of
9.9  the license holder include the notation "U.S. Citizen" for any person who demonstrated
9.10 proof of citizenship. For a person who did not demonstrate proof of citizenship, no notation
9.11 shall be included.
9.12     (g) A REAL ID compliant license issued to a person with temporary lawful status or
9.13 admission period must be marked "temporary" on the face and in the machine-readable
9.14 portion.
9.15     (h) A license must display the licensee's full name or no fewer than 39 characters of the
9.16 name. Any necessary truncation must begin with the last character of the middle name and
9.17 proceed through the second letter of the middle name, followed by the last character of the
9.18 first name and proceeding through the second letter of the first name.
9.19     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
9.20   Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to
9.21 read:
9.22     Subd. 3c. Voter identification cards. (a) A voter identification card must be issued to
9.23 a qualifying applicant who, on the election day next occurring after the date of issuance,
9.24 will meet the voter eligibility requirements of the Minnesota Constitution and Minnesota
9.25 Statutes, and who does not possess any of the documents sufficient to prove identity and
9.26 residence as provided in section 200.035.
9.27     (b) A voter identification card must bear a distinguishing number assigned to the
9.28 applicant, the applicant's full name and date of birth, the applicant's address of residence or
9.29 designated address under section 5B.05, a description of the applicant in the same manner
9.30 as provided on a Minnesota driver's license, the date of the card's expiration, and the usual
9.31 signature of the applicant. The card must bear a colored photograph or an electronically
9.32 produced image of the applicant, or, for an applicant who has affirmed a religious objection
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10.1  under section 171.071, subdivision 1, the card must bear the words "Valid without
10.2  photograph."
10.3(c) A voter identification card is not valid identification for any purpose other than
10.4  proving citizenship, identity, and residence for voting purposes.
10.5(d) A voter identification card must be of a different color scheme than a Minnesota
10.6  driver's license or state identification card, but must incorporate the same information and
10.7  security features as provided in subdivision 9.
10.8(e) Each voter identification card must be plainly marked: "Voter Identification Card.
10.9  Valid Identification Only for Voting."
10.10EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
10.11   Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
10.12Subd. 4. Identification card expiration. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
10.13 subdivision, the expiration date of a Minnesota identification card or voter identification
10.14 card is the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year following the date of issuance of the
10.15 card.
10.16(b) For an applicant age 65 or older:
10.17(1) the expiration date of a Minnesota identification card or voter identification card is
10.18 the birthday of the applicant in the eighth year following the date of issuance of the card;
10.19 or
10.20(2) a noncompliant identification card is valid for the lifetime of the applicant.
10.21(c) For the purposes of paragraph (b), "Minnesota identification card" does not include
10.22 an enhanced identification card issued to an applicant age 65 or older.
10.23(d) The expiration date for an Under-21 identification card is the cardholder's 21st
10.24 birthday. The commissioner shall issue an identification card to a holder of an Under-21
10.25 identification card who applies for the card, pays the required fee, and presents proof of
10.26 identity and age, unless the commissioner determines that the applicant is not qualified for
10.27 the identification card.
10.28(e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), the expiration date for an identification card
10.29 issued to a person with temporary lawful status is the last day of the person's legal stay in
10.30 the United States, or one year after issuance if the last day of the person's legal stay is not
10.31 identified.
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11.1      (f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (d), a voter identification card issued pursuant to
11.2  section 171.07, subdivision 3c, to a person then or subsequently serving outside Minnesota
11.3  in active military service, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5, in any branch or unit
11.4  of the armed forces of the United States, or the person's spouse, continues in full force and
11.5  effect without requirement for renewal until the later of the date one year following the
11.6  service member's separation or discharge from active military service, or until the cardholder's
11.7  birthday in the fourth full year following the person's most recent card renewal.
11.8      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
11.9    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.11, is amended to read:
11.10     171.11 DUPLICATE LICENSE; CHANGE OF DOMICILE OR NAME.
11.11     Subdivision 1. Duplicate driver's license. When any person, after applying for or
11.12 receiving a driver's license, shall change permanent domicile from the address named in
11.13 such application or in the license issued to the person, or shall change a name by marriage
11.14 or otherwise, such person shall, within 30 days thereafter, apply for a duplicate driver's
11.15 license upon a form furnished by the department and pay the required fee. The application
11.16 or duplicate license shall show both the licensee's old address and new address or the former
11.17 name and new name as the case may be.
11.18     Subd. 2. Duplicate voter identification card. A voter identification cardholder who
11.19 changes a residence address or name from the address or name stated on the card must not
11.20 present the card for voting purposes but must apply for a duplicate voter identification card
11.21 upon a form furnished by the department. The application for a duplicate voter identification
11.22 card must show the cardholder's former address and current address, along with length of
11.23 residence at the current address, and the cardholder's former name and current name, as
11.24 applicable.
11.25     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
11.26   Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.14, is amended to read:
11.27     171.14 CANCELLATION.
11.28     Subdivision 1. Cancellation of driver's license. (a) The commissioner may cancel any
11.29 driver's license upon determination that (1) the licensee was not entitled to the issuance of
11.30 the license, (2) the licensee failed to give the required or correct information in the
11.31 application, (3) the licensee committed any fraud or deceit in making the application, or (4)
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12.1  the person, at the time of the cancellation, would not have been entitled to receive a license
12.2  under section 171.04.
12.3      (b) The commissioner shall cancel the driver's license of a person described in paragraph
12.4  (a), clause (3), for 60 days or until the required or correct information has been provided,
12.5  whichever is longer.
12.6      Subd. 2. Cancellation of voter identification card. (a) The commissioner must cancel
12.7  any voter identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3c, upon
12.8  determination that the cardholder:
12.9      (1) was not entitled to the issuance of the card;
12.10     (2) failed to give the required or correct information in the application;
12.11     (3) committed any fraud or deceit in making the application; or
12.12     (4) at the time of the cancellation, would not have been entitled to receive a voter
12.13 identification card under section 171.07, subdivision 3c.
12.14     (b) The commissioner must cancel the voter identification card issued pursuant to section
12.15 171.07, subdivision 3c, of a person described in paragraph (a) until the person completes
12.16 the application process under section 171.07, subdivision 3c, and complies in all respects
12.17 with the requirements of the commissioner.
12.18     (c) The commissioner must immediately notify the holder of a voter identification card
12.19 issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3c, of a cancellation of the card. Notification
12.20 must be by mail and addressed to the cardholder's last known address.
12.21     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
12.22   Sec. 15. [200.035] DOCUMENTATION OF IDENTITY AND RESIDENCE.
12.23     (a) The following are sufficient proof of identity and residence for purposes of election
12.24 day voter registration under section 201.061, subdivision 3; absentee voting under sections
12.25 203B.04, 203B.07, and 203B.08; early voting under section 203B.30; photo identification
12.26 requirements under section 204C.10; and for determining whether to count a provisional
12.27 ballot under section 204C.135, subdivision 2:
12.28     (1) an unexpired driver's license, state identification card, or voter identification card
12.29 issued to the voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's photograph
12.30 and current address of residence in the precinct;
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13.1(2) a valid United States military identification card issued to the voter by the Department
13.2  of Defense that contains the voter's photograph and current address of residence in the
13.3  precinct;
13.4(3) an unexpired identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a
13.5  tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that contains a photograph of the voter,
13.6  the voter's current address of residence in the precinct, and any other items of data required
13.7  to be contained on a Minnesota identification card, as provided in section 171.07, subdivision
13.8  3c, paragraphs (a) and (b);
13.9(4) an original receipt for a new, renewed, or duplicate driver's license, state identification
13.10 card, or voter identification card issued to the voter under section 171.07 that contains the
13.11 voter's photograph and current address of residence in the precinct. If the receipt does not
13.12 include a photograph, one of the following documents that contains a photograph of the
13.13 voter must be provided:
13.14(i) a driver's license, identification card, or voter identification card that is expired or
13.15 does not contain the voter's current address of residence, issued to the voter by the state of
13.16 Minnesota or any other state of the United States as defined in section 645.44, subdivision
13.17 11;
13.18(ii) a United States passport, issued to the voter;
13.19(iii) an identification card issued by a branch, department, agency, entity, or subdivision
13.20 of Minnesota or the federal government;
13.21(iv) an identification card issued by an accredited postsecondary institution with a campus
13.22 located within Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under
13.23 section 135A.17, and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of the
13.24 secretary of state; or
13.25(v) an identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a tribe recognized
13.26 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
13.27(5) one document under item (i) and one document under item (ii):
13.28(i) one of the following documents issued to the voter that includes a photograph but
13.29 not the voter's current address of residence in the precinct:
13.30(A) a United States passport;
13.31(B) an identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a tribe recognized
13.32 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or
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14.1      (C) a valid United States military identification card;
14.2      (ii) with one of the following documents that contains the voter's name and current
14.3  address of residence in the precinct:
14.4      (A) a home utility services bill issued within the past 12 months;
14.5      (B) a home utility services hook-up work order issued within the past 12 months;
14.6      (C) United States bank or financial information issued within the past 12 months, with
14.7  account numbers redacted, including a bank account statement, a credit card or debit card
14.8  statement, a brokerage account statement, or a money market account statement;
14.9      (D) a certified transcript from a United States high school, if issued within the past 180
14.10 days;
14.11     (E) a certified transcript from a Minnesota college or university if issued within the past
14.12 180 days;
14.13     (F) an employment pay stub issued within the past 12 months that lists the employer's
14.14 name and address;
14.15     (G) a Minnesota unemployment insurance benefit statement issued within the past 12
14.16 months;
14.17     (H) a statement from an assisted living facility licensed under chapter 144G, a nursing
14.18 home licensed under chapter 144A, or a boarding care facility licensed under sections 144.50
14.19 to 144.56, that was issued within the past 12 months;
14.20     (I) a current policy or card for health, automobile, homeowner's, or renter's insurance;
14.21     (J) a federal or state income tax return or statement for the most recent tax filing year;
14.22     (K) a Minnesota property tax statement for the current or prior calendar year or a proposed
14.23 Minnesota property tax notice for the current year that shows the applicant's principal
14.24 residential address both on the mailing portion and the portion stating what property is being
14.25 taxed;
14.26     (L) a Minnesota vehicle certificate of title;
14.27     (M) a filed property deed or title for current residence;
14.28     (N) a Supplemental Security Income award statement issued within the past 12 months;
14.29     (O) mortgage documents for the applicant's principal residence;
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15.1      (P) a residential lease agreement for the applicant's principal residence issued within the
15.2  past 12 months;
15.3      (Q) an unexpired Minnesota professional license;
15.4      (R) an unexpired Selective Service card;
15.5      (S) military orders that are still in effect at the time of application;
15.6      (T) a cellular phone bill issued no more than 12 months before the application; or
15.7      (U) a valid license issued pursuant to the game and fish laws;
15.8      (6) if the voter is a student, a driver's license, identification card, or voter identification
15.9  card issued by Minnesota or any other state of the United States as defined in section 645.44,
15.10 subdivision 11, that contains a photograph of the voter but does not contain the voter's
15.11 current address of residence, along with a current student fee statement that contains the
15.12 student's valid address of residence in the precinct; or
15.13     (7) if the voter maintains residence in a residential facility located in the precinct, a
15.14 driver's license or identification card issued to the voter by the Department of Public Safety
15.15 that contains the voter's photograph along with a certification of residence in the facility,
15.16 signed by the facility administrator on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
15.17     (b) The documents specified in paragraph (a) are the only documents that may be accepted
15.18 to prove identity and residence. Identification issued by counties, home rule charter or
15.19 statutory cities, towns, or school districts are not acceptable to prove identity or residence
15.20 unless explicitly authorized by paragraph (a).
15.21     (c) As used in this section, "residential facility" means transitional housing as defined
15.22 in section 256K.48, subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner
15.23 of health under section 144.50, subdivision 6; a swing bed in a hospital licensed by the
15.24 commissioner of health under sections 144.50 to 144.56; a certified boarding care home
15.25 licensed by the commissioner of health under sections 144.50 to 144.56; a nursing home as
15.26 defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 5; an assisted living facility licensed by the
15.27 commissioner of health under chapter 144G; a boarding and lodging establishment with
15.28 special services registered under section 157.17; a setting in which home and
15.29 community-based services licensed under chapter 245D are provided; a veterans home
15.30 operated by the commissioner of veterans affairs under chapter 198; a residence licensed
15.31 by the commissioner of human services under chapter 245A to provide a residential program
15.32 as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for persons with a
15.33 developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section
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16.1  252.28; an establishment providing housing support as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision
16.2  10a; a shelter for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4; or a
16.3  supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary
16.4  living accommodations for the homeless.
16.5    Sec. 16. [200.036] DOCUMENTATION OF CITIZENSHIP.
16.6      The following are sufficient documents to provide proof of citizenship for purposes of
16.7  election day voter registration under chapter 201, absentee and early voting under chapter
16.8  203B, election day voting under chapter 204C, and determining whether to count a
16.9  provisional ballot under section 204C.135, subdivision 2:
16.10     (1) a form of identification issued consistent with the requirements of the REAL ID Act
16.11 of 2005 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States;
16.12     (2) a valid United States passport;
16.13     (3) the applicant's official United States military identification card, together with a
16.14 United States military record of service showing that the applicant's place of birth was in
16.15 the United States;
16.16     (4) a valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a federal, state, or
16.17 Tribal government showing that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States; or
16.18     (5) a valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a federal, state, or
16.19 Tribal government other than an identification described in clauses (1) to (4), but only if
16.20 presented together with one or more of the following:
16.21     (i) a certified birth certificate issued by a state, a unit of local government in a state, or
16.22 a Tribal government that:
16.23     (A) was issued by the state, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which
16.24 the applicant was born;
16.25     (B) was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the state;
16.26     (C) includes the full name, date of birth, and place of birth of the applicant;
16.27     (D) lists the full names of one or both of the parents of the applicant;
16.28     (E) has the signature of an individual who is authorized to sign birth certificates on
16.29 behalf of the state, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant
16.30 was born;
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17.1      (F) includes the date that the certificate was filed with the office responsible for keeping
17.2  vital records in the state; and
17.3      (G) has the seal of the state, unit of local government, or Tribal government that issued
17.4  the birth certificate;
17.5      (ii) an extract from a United States hospital record of birth created at the time of the
17.6  applicant's birth that indicates that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States;
17.7      (iii) a final adoption decree showing the applicant's name and that the applicant's place
17.8  of birth was in the United States;
17.9      (iv) a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a citizen of the United States or a certification
17.10 of the applicant's Report of Birth of a United States Citizen issued by the secretary of state;
17.11     (v) a Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of
17.12 Homeland Security or any other document or method of proof of United States citizenship
17.13 issued by the federal government pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
17.14     (vi) an American Indian Card issued by the Department of Homeland Security with the
17.15 classification "KIC."
17.16   Sec. 17. [201.017] VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD ACCOUNT.
17.17     (a) A voter identification card account is established in the special revenue fund. Money
17.18 in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for:
17.19     (1) reimbursing individuals for the costs of obtaining documents under paragraph (b);
17.20     (2) making payments to driver's license agents under section 171.061, subdivision 4,
17.21 paragraph (f); and
17.22     (3) providing voter identification cards to individuals qualifying under section 171.07,
17.23 subdivision 3c.
17.24 Money in the account does not cancel and is available until spent.
17.25     (b) The commissioner of public safety shall reimburse individuals for any fees required
17.26 to secure an official document or certified copy from any federal, state, or local government,
17.27 or from a court in any jurisdiction for the purpose of obtaining a voter identification card
17.28 issued pursuant to section 171.07, subdivision 3c. In order to receive reimbursement, an
17.29 applicant for a voter identification card must complete a reimbursement form approved by
17.30 the commissioner of public safety, along with documentation of the applicant's reimbursable
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18.1  expenditure. The commissioner must mail payment for the reimbursable amount to an
18.2  eligible applicant at the address listed on the voter identification card.
18.3      (c) The amount available to the commissioner of public safety under paragraph (a),
18.4  clause (3), shall not exceed the actual cost of providing voter identification cards, not to
18.5  exceed $....... for each card issued.
18.6      (d) The commissioner of public safety shall report to the committee members of the
18.7  legislative committees with jurisdiction over elections on the total expenditures from the
18.8  account by county by January 31 of each year.
18.9      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
18.10   Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.061, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
18.11     Subd. 1a. Incomplete registration by mail. If the county auditor determines that a voter
18.12 who has submitted a voter registration application by mail has not previously voted in this
18.13 state for a federal office and has also not presented a document authorized for election day
18.14 registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the auditor, and the county auditor is unable
18.15 to verify the voter's citizenship, driver's license, state identification, or last four digits of
18.16 the voter's Social Security number as provided by the voter on the voter registration
18.17 application, then the county auditor must notify the voter that the registration is incomplete
18.18 and to complete registration by using one of the following methods:
18.19     (1) presenting to the auditor more than 20 days before the election a document authorized
18.20 for election day registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3;
18.21     (2) registering in person before or on election day;
18.22     (3) if voting by absentee ballot or by mail, following election day registration procedures
18.23 for absentee voters as described in section 203B.04, subdivision 4; or
18.24     (4) providing proof of residence by any of the methods authorized for election day
18.25 registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3, and proof of citizenship as authorized by
18.26 section 200.036.
18.27   Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended
18.28 to read:
18.29     Subd. 3. Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may register
18.30 or update a registration on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the
18.31 precinct in which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application,
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19.1  making an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of
19.2  citizenship, identity, and residence. An individual may provide proof of citizenship as
19.3  provided by section 200.036. An individual may prove identity and residence for purposes
19.4  of registering or updating a registration by: presenting documentation as permitted by section
19.5  200.035. If an individual is unable to prove citizenship or identity and residence, the
19.6  individual may complete a voter registration application and cast a provisional ballot as
19.7  provided in section 204C.135.
19.8      (1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant to
19.9  section 171.07;
19.10     (2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper identification;
19.11     (3) presenting a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address
19.12 in the precinct together with a picture identification card; or
19.13     (4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or an employee who provides
19.14 proof that they are employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and
19.15 vouching for a resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge
19.16 vouching that the voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of
19.17 the precinct. A voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of
19.18 residence oath vouching for any other individual on that election day. An election judge
19.19 may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for any individual who appears in the
19.20 precinct where the election judge is working unless the election judge personally knows the
19.21 individual is a resident of the precinct. A voter who is registered to vote in the precinct may
19.22 sign up to eight proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation does not apply
19.23 to an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The secretary of state shall
19.24 provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number of individuals for whom
19.25 a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The form must include space for the
19.26 maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may sign proof-of-residence oaths. For
19.27 each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include a statement that the individual: (i) is
19.28 registered to vote in the precinct or is an employee of a residential facility in the precinct,
19.29 (ii) personally knows that the voter is a resident of the precinct, and (iii) is making the
19.30 statement on oath. The form must include a space for the voter's printed name, signature,
19.31 telephone number, and address.
19.32     The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be
19.33 attached to the voter registration application.
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20.1      (b) The secretary of state must publish guidance for residential facilities and residential
20.2  facility employees on the vouching process and the requirements of this subdivision.
20.3      (c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256K.48,
20.4  subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under
20.5  section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision
20.6  5; an assisted living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under chapter 144G; a
20.7  veterans home operated by the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under
20.8  chapter 198; a residence licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a
20.9  residential program as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for
20.10 persons with a developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services
20.11 under section 252.28; setting authorized to provide housing support as defined in section
20.12 256I.03, subdivision 10a; a shelter for battered women as defined in section 611A.37,
20.13 subdivision 4; a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to
20.14 provide temporary living accommodations for the homeless; a facility where a provider
20.15 operates a residential treatment program as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 23; or
20.16 a facility where a provider operates an adult foster care program as defined in section
20.17 245A.02, subdivision 6c.
20.18     (d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of
20.19 registering or updating a registration by:
20.20     (1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized
20.21 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the
20.22 name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or
20.23     (2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized
20.24 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the
20.25 name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the documents
20.26 listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B.
20.27     (b) The election judge must keep separate all voter registration applications completed
20.28 by individuals unable to prove identity and residence. These voter registration applications
20.29 must be processed immediately in the manner described in section 201.121, subdivision 1.
20.30     (e) (c) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge
20.31 responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.
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21.1    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.2      Subd. 2. Instructions. (a) A registration application shall be accompanied by instructions
21.3  specifying the manner and method of registration, the qualifications for voting, the penalties
21.4  for false registration, and the availability of registration and voting assistance for elderly
21.5  and disabled individuals and residents of health care facilities and hospitals.
21.6      (b) The instructions must indicate that the voter must provide a valid Minnesota driver's
21.7  license or identification card number, voter identification card, or the last four digits of the
21.8  voter's Social Security number, unless the voter has not been issued one of those numbers.
21.9  The instructions must also indicate that the voter must provide proof of United States
21.10 citizenship and that the documents used to provide proof of citizenship are provided under
21.11 section 200.036.
21.12     (c) If, prior to election day, a person requests the instructions in Braille, audio format,
21.13 or in a version printed in 16-point bold type with 24-point leading, the county auditor shall
21.14 provide them in the form requested. The secretary of state shall prepare Braille and audio
21.15 copies and make them available.
21.16   Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
21.17     Subd. 3. Deficient registration. (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a voter registration
21.18 application is deficient if the applicant does not provide proof of citizenship as provided in
21.19 section 200.036 or proof of identity and residence as provided in section 200.035. An election
21.20 judge shall request an individual provide proof of citizenship to correct the deficiency. If
21.21 the applicant does not provide proof of citizenship as provided by section 200.036 or proof
21.22 of identity and residence as provided in section 200.035, the applicant must not be registered
21.23 to vote and must not be allowed to vote. No voter registration application is deficient if it
21.24 contains the voter's name,; address or; location of residence,; date of birth,; current and valid
21.25 Minnesota driver's license number or, Minnesota state identification number, or voter
21.26 identification card number, or, if the voter has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license
21.27 or, Minnesota state identification number, or voter identification card number, the last four
21.28 digits of the voter's Social Security number, if the voter has been issued a Social Security
21.29 number,; prior registration, if any,; and signature. The absence of a zip code number does
21.30 not cause the registration to be deficient. Failure to check a box on an application form that
21.31 a voter has certified to be true does not cause the registration to be deficient. The election
21.32 judges shall request an individual to correct a voter registration application if it is deficient
21.33 or illegible. No eligible voter may be prevented from voting unless the voter's registration
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22.1  application is deficient or the voter is duly and successfully challenged in accordance with
22.2  section 201.195 or 204C.12.
22.3      (b) A voter registration application accepted prior to August 1, 1983, is not deficient for
22.4  lack of date of birth. The county or municipality may attempt to obtain the date of birth for
22.5  a voter registration application accepted prior to August 1, 1983, by a request to the voter
22.6  at any time except at the polling place. Failure by the voter to comply with this request does
22.7  not make the registration deficient.
22.8      (c) A voter registration application accepted before January 1, 2004, is not deficient for
22.9  lack of a valid Minnesota driver's license or state identification number or the last four digits
22.10 of a Social Security number. A voter registration application submitted by a voter who does
22.11 not have a Minnesota driver's license or state identification number, or a Social Security
22.12 number, is not deficient for lack of any of these numbers.
22.13     (d) A voter registration application submitted electronically through the website of the
22.14 secretary of state prior to April 30, 2014, is not invalid as a result of its electronic submission.
22.15   Sec. 22. [201.143] CITIZENSHIP; REGISTRATION STATUS.
22.16     Subdivision 1. Registration status. (a) Upon receiving documentary proof or verified
22.17 information that an individual who is registered or preregistered to vote is not a United
22.18 States citizen, the county auditor must immediately challenge the status of the individual's
22.19 record in the statewide voter registration system. If documentary proof or verified information
22.20 about an individual is provided to the secretary of state, the secretary of state must
22.21 immediately forward the proof or information to the county auditor of the county where the
22.22 individual is registered or preregistered and the county auditor must immediately challenge
22.23 the individual's status.
22.24     (b) Within five days of challenging the individual's registration, the county auditor must
22.25 mail a notification of the status change to the individual. The notification must include a
22.26 statement that the individual may register to vote again by completing a voter registration
22.27 application and providing a document listed in subdivision 2 that proves citizenship.
22.28     (c) At least monthly, each county auditor must report to the secretary of state on the
22.29 number of individuals whose status was challenged pursuant to this section. For each
22.30 individual, the auditor must specify the method of registration used. By January 15 of each
22.31 year, the secretary of state must report to the chairs of the legislative committees with
22.32 jurisdiction over elections on individuals whose status was challenged pursuant to this
22.33 section. The report must include information from each county, including the number of
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23.1  individuals whose status was challenged in each county each month and the method of
23.2  registration for each individual.
23.3      Subd. 2. Citizen documents. An individual may prove citizenship for purposes of
23.4  subdivision 1 by providing the following document or documents:
23.5      (1) a form of identification issued consistent with the requirements of the REAL ID Act
23.6  of 2005 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States;
23.7      (2) a voter identification card;
23.8      (3) a valid United States passport;
23.9      (4) the applicant's official United States military identification card, together with a
23.10 United States military record of service showing that the applicant's place of birth was in
23.11 the United States;
23.12     (5) a valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a federal, state, or
23.13 Tribal government showing that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States; or
23.14     (6) a valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a federal, state, or
23.15 Tribal government other than an identification described in clauses (1) to (4), but only if
23.16 presented together with one or more of the following:
23.17     (i) a certified birth certificate issued by a state, a unit of local government in a state, or
23.18 a Tribal government that:
23.19     (A) was issued by the state, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which
23.20 the applicant was born;
23.21     (B) was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the state;
23.22     (C) includes the full name, date of birth, and place of birth of the applicant;
23.23     (D) lists the full names of one or both of the parents of the applicant;
23.24     (E) has the signature of an individual who is authorized to sign birth certificates on
23.25 behalf of the state, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant
23.26 was born;
23.27     (F) includes the date the certificate was filed with the office responsible for keeping
23.28 vital records in the state; and
23.29     (G) has the seal of the state, unit of local government, or Tribal government that issued
23.30 the birth certificate;
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24.1      (ii) an extract from a United States hospital record of birth created at the time of the
24.2  applicant's birth that indicates that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States;
24.3      (iii) a final adoption decree showing the applicant's name and that the applicant's place
24.4  of birth was in the United States;
24.5      (iv) a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a citizen of the United States or a certification
24.6  of the applicant's Report of Birth of a United States Citizen issued by the secretary of state;
24.7      (v) a Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of
24.8  Homeland Security or any other document or method of proof of United States citizenship
24.9  issued by the federal government pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
24.10     (vi) an American Indian Card issued by the Department of Homeland Security with the
24.11 classification "KIC."
24.12   Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.221, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
24.13     Subd. 3. Procedures for polling place rosters. The secretary of state shall prescribe
24.14 the form of paper polling place rosters that include the voter's name, address, date of birth,
24.15 school district number, and space for the voter's signature. An electronic roster and the voter
24.16 signature certificate together must include the same information as a paper polling place
24.17 roster. The address listed on the polling place roster must be the voter's address of residence,
24.18 unless the voter has requested that the address printed on the roster be the voter's mailing
24.19 address because the voter is a judge or a law enforcement or corrections officer, or the voter
24.20 participates in the Safe at Home program as provided in chapter 5B. The secretary of state
24.21 may prescribe additional election-related information to be placed on the polling place
24.22 rosters on an experimental basis for one state primary and general election cycle; the same
24.23 information may not be placed on the polling place roster for a second state primary and
24.24 general election cycle unless specified in this subdivision. The polling place roster must be
24.25 used to indicate whether the voter has voted in a given election. The secretary of state shall
24.26 prescribe procedures for transporting the polling place rosters to the election judges for use
24.27 on election day. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for a county or municipality
24.28 to request the date of birth from currently registered voters. The county or municipality
24.29 shall not request the date of birth from currently registered voters by any communication
24.30 other than the prescribed form and the form must clearly indicate that a currently registered
24.31 voter does not lose registration status by failing to provide the date of birth. In accordance
24.32 with section 204B.40, the county auditor shall retain the prescribed polling place rosters
24.33 used on the date of election for 22 months following the election.
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25.1    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.04, subdivision 1, is amended
25.2  to read:
25.3      Subdivision 1. Application procedures. (a) Except as otherwise allowed by subdivision
25.4  2 or by section 203B.11, subdivision 4, an application for absentee ballots for any election
25.5  may be submitted at any time not less than one day before the day of that election. The
25.6  county auditor shall prepare absentee ballot application forms in the format provided by the
25.7  secretary of state and shall furnish them to any person on request. By January 1 of each
25.8  even-numbered year, the secretary of state shall make the forms to be used available to
25.9  auditors through electronic means. An application submitted pursuant to this subdivision
25.10 shall be in writing. An application may be submitted in person, by electronic facsimile
25.11 device, by electronic mail, or by mail to:
25.12     (1) the county auditor of the county where the applicant maintains residence; or
25.13     (2) the municipal clerk of the municipality, or school district if applicable, where the
25.14 applicant maintains residence.
25.15     (b) An absentee ballot application may alternatively be submitted electronically through
25.16 a secure website that shall be maintained by the secretary of state for this purpose.
25.17 Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the secretary of state must require applicants using the
25.18 website to submit the applicant's email address and the applicant's:
25.19     (1) verifiable Minnesota driver's license number or, Minnesota state identification card
25.20 number, or voter identification card number; and
25.21     (2) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number.
25.22 If an applicant does not possess both types of documents, the applicant must include the
25.23 number for one type of document and must affirmatively certify that the applicant does not
25.24 possess the other type of documentation. This paragraph does not apply to a town election
25.25 held in March.
25.26     (c) An application submitted electronically under paragraph (b) may only be transmitted
25.27 to the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the application
25.28 information matches the information in a government database associated with the applicant's
25.29 driver's license number, state identification card number, voter identification card number,
25.30 or Social Security number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable applications
25.31 for evidence of suspicious activity and must forward any such application to an appropriate
25.32 law enforcement agency for investigation.
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26.1      (d) An application shall be approved if it is timely received, signed and dated by the
26.2  applicant, contains the applicant's name and residence and mailing addresses, date of birth,
26.3  and at least one of the following:
26.4      (1) the applicant's Minnesota driver's license number;
26.5      (2) Minnesota state identification card number;
26.6      (3) voter identification card number;
26.7      (4) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number; or
26.8      (4) (5) a statement that the applicant does not have any of these numbers.
26.9      (e) To be approved, the application must contain an oath that the information contained
26.10 on the form is accurate, that the applicant is applying on the applicant's own behalf, and
26.11 that the applicant is signing the form under penalty of perjury.
26.12     (f) Prior to approval, the county auditor or municipal clerk must verify that the Minnesota
26.13 driver's license number, state identification card number, voter identification card number,
26.14 or the last four digits of the Social Security number submitted by an applicant is valid and
26.15 assigned to that applicant. If a driver's license, identification card number, voter identification
26.16 card number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number is invalid or not assigned
26.17 to the applicant, the county auditor or municipal clerk must reject the application.
26.18     (f) (g) An applicant's full date of birth,; an applicant's Minnesota driver's license or, state
26.19 identification, or voter identification card number,; and the last four digits of the applicant's
26.20 Social Security number must not be made available for public inspection. An application
26.21 may be submitted to the county auditor or municipal clerk by an electronic facsimile device.
26.22 An application mailed or returned in person to the county auditor or municipal clerk on
26.23 behalf of a voter by a person other than the voter must be deposited in the mail or returned
26.24 in person to the county auditor or municipal clerk within ten days after it has been dated by
26.25 the voter and no later than six days before the election.
26.26     (g) (h) An application under this subdivision may contain an application under subdivision
26.27 5 to automatically receive an absentee ballot. The application form must not be preprinted
26.28 in a manner that requires the applicant to affirmatively opt out of being assigned to a
26.29 permanent absentee voter list.
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27.1    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.04, subdivision 4, is amended
27.2  to read:
27.3      Subd. 4. Registration at time of application; updating registration. An eligible voter
27.4  who is not registered to vote or needs to update the voter's registration but who is otherwise
27.5  eligible to vote by absentee ballot may register or update a registration by including a
27.6  completed voter registration application with the absentee ballot. The individual must present
27.7  proof of citizenship, identity, and residence as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3
27.8  sections 200.035 and 200.036, to the individual who witnesses the marking of the absentee
27.9  ballots or execute an affidavit described in section 203B.08, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
27.10 A military voter, as defined in section 203B.01, may register in this manner if voting pursuant
27.11 to sections 203B.04 to 203B.15, or may register pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27.
27.12   Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.07, subdivision 3, is amended
27.13 to read:
27.14     Subd. 3. Eligibility certificate. (a) A certificate of eligibility to vote by absentee ballot
27.15 must be printed on the back of the signature envelope. The certificate must contain space
27.16 for the voter's Minnesota driver's license number, state identification number, voter
27.17 identification card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, or
27.18 to indicate that the voter does not have one of these numbers. The space must be designed
27.19 to ensure that the voter provides the same type of identification as provided on the voter's
27.20 absentee ballot application for purposes of comparison. The certificate must also contain a
27.21 statement to be signed and sworn by the voter indicating that the voter meets all of the
27.22 requirements established by law for voting by absentee ballot and.
27.23     (b) The certificate must include a space for a statement an oath signed by a person who
27.24 is at least 18 years of age on or before the day of the election and a citizen of the United
27.25 States or by a notary public or other individual authorized to administer oaths witness stating
27.26 that:
27.27     (1) the unmarked ballots were displayed to that individual unmarked the witness;
27.28     (2) the voter marked the ballots in that individual's the witness's presence without showing
27.29 how they were marked, or, if the voter was physically unable to mark them, that the voter
27.30 directed another individual to mark them; and
27.31     (3) if the voter was not previously registered or needed to update the voter's registration,
27.32 the voter has provided shown to the witness proof of citizenship, identity, and residence as
27.33 required by section 201.061, subdivision 3. sections 200.035 and 200.036 or executed an
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28.1  affidavit described in section 203B.08, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). If the voter presented
28.2  documentation of proof of identity and residence, the witness must also indicate the document
28.3  or documents presented to prove citizenship, identity, and residence; and
28.4      (4) the witness is registered to vote in Minnesota, is a notary public, or is an individual
28.5  authorized to administer oaths. The witness must include the witness's driver's license
28.6  number, state identification number, voter identification card number, the last four digits
28.7  of the witness's Social Security number, or a statement that the witness does not have any
28.8  of these numbers.
28.9    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.08, subdivision 1, is amended
28.10 to read:
28.11     Subdivision 1. Marking and return by voter. (a) An eligible voter who receives absentee
28.12 ballots as provided in this chapter shall mark them in the manner specified in the directions
28.13 for casting the absentee ballots.
28.14     (b) The voter must present proof of identity and residence as described in section 200.035
28.15 and proof of citizenship as described in section 200.036 to the individual who witnesses the
28.16 marking of the absentee ballots or execute an affidavit described in paragraph (c). If the
28.17 voter presented documentation of proof of citizenship, identity, and residence, the witness
28.18 must record the type of document that was presented on the witness certificate described
28.19 in section 203B.07, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
28.20     (c) If the voter attempted to procure proof of citizenship or identity and residence to
28.21 satisfy the requirements of sections 200.035 and 200.036 but was unable to do so, the voter
28.22 may execute a sworn affidavit, under the penalty of perjury, that states:
28.23     (1) the voter completing the affidavit is the voter that marked the ballot;
28.24     (2) the voter is eligible to vote, has not voted previously in the same election, and meets
28.25 the criteria for registering to vote in the precinct where the voter is voting;
28.26     (3) the voter attempted to procure proof of citizenship or identity and residence but was
28.27 unable to do so, and provide an explanation of the reason that the voter was unable to procure
28.28 the necessary proof; and
28.29     (4) that the information on the affidavit is true and accurate.
28.30 The affidavit must be signed in the presence of the witness.
28.31     (d) The signature envelope containing marked ballots may be mailed as provided in the
28.32 directions for casting the absentee ballots, may be left with the county auditor or municipal
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29.1  clerk who transmitted the absentee ballots to the voter, or may be left in a drop box as
29.2  provided in section 203B.082. If delivered in person, the signature envelope must be
29.3  submitted to the county auditor or municipal clerk by 5:00 p.m. on election day.
29.4      (b) (e) The voter may designate an agent to deliver in person the sealed absentee ballot
29.5  return envelope to the county auditor or municipal clerk or to deposit the return envelope
29.6  in the mail. An agent may deliver or mail the return envelopes of not more than three voters
29.7  in any election. Any person designated as an agent who tampers with either the return
29.8  envelope or the voted ballots or does not immediately mail or deliver the return envelope
29.9  to the county auditor or municipal clerk is guilty of a misdemeanor.
29.10   Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.11     Subd. 2. Duties of ballot board; absentee ballots. (a) The members of the ballot board
29.12 shall take possession of all signature envelopes delivered to them in accordance with section
29.13 203B.08. Upon receipt from the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk,
29.14 two or more members of the ballot board shall examine each signature envelope and shall
29.15 mark it accepted or rejected in the manner provided in this subdivision. Election judges
29.16 performing the duties in this section must be of different major political parties, unless they
29.17 are exempt from that requirement under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10,
29.18 subdivision 2.
29.19     (b) The members of the ballot board shall mark the signature envelope "Accepted" and
29.20 initial or sign the signature envelope below the word "Accepted" if a majority of the members
29.21 of the ballot board examining the envelope are satisfied that:
29.22     (1) the voter's name and address on the signature envelope are the same as the information
29.23 provided on the absentee ballot application or voter record;
29.24     (2) the voter signed the certification on the envelope;
29.25     (3) the voter's Minnesota driver's license, state identification number, voter identification
29.26 card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number are the same as a
29.27 number on the voter's absentee ballot application or voter record. If the number does not
29.28 match, the election judges must compare the signature provided by the applicant to determine
29.29 whether the ballots were returned by the same person to whom they were transmitted;
29.30     (4) the voter is registered and eligible to vote in the precinct or has included a properly
29.31 completed voter registration application in the signature envelope;
29.32     (5) the portion of the certificate completed by a witness as required by section 203B.07,
29.33 subdivision 3, paragraph (b), is completed and the document or documents listed that were
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30.1  used to prove citizenship, identity, and residence are documents authorized by sections
30.2  200.035 and 200.036;
30.3      (5) (6) the certificate has been completed as prescribed in the directions for casting an
30.4  absentee ballot; and
30.5      (6) (7) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or, if it is after
30.6  the close of business on the 19th day before the election, as provided by section 203B.081.
30.7      The signature envelope from accepted ballots must be preserved and returned to the
30.8  county auditor.
30.9      (c)(1) If a majority of the members of the ballot board examining a signature envelope
30.10 find that an absentee voter has failed to meet one of the requirements provided in paragraph
30.11 (b), they shall mark the signature envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it below the word
30.12 "Rejected," list the reason for the rejection on the envelope, and return it to the county
30.13 auditor. There is no other reason for rejecting an absentee ballot beyond those permitted by
30.14 this section. Failure to place the ballot within the ballot envelope before placing it in the
30.15 outer white envelope is not a reason to reject an absentee ballot.
30.16     (2) If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the envelope
30.17 must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board shall provide the voter with
30.18 a replacement absentee ballot and signature envelope in place of the rejected ballot.
30.19     (3) If an envelope is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain
30.20 sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter to
30.21 notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected by the method or methods of
30.22 communication provided by the voter on the voter's application for an absentee ballot or
30.23 voter registration. The official must document the attempts made to contact the voter.
30.24     (d) The official in charge of the absentee ballot board must mail the voter a written notice
30.25 of absentee ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. If the official
30.26 determines that the voter has otherwise cast a ballot in the election, no notice is required.
30.27 If an absentee ballot arrives after the deadline for submission provided by this chapter, the
30.28 notice must be provided between six to ten weeks after receipt of the ballot. A notice of
30.29 absentee ballot rejection must contain the following information:
30.30     (1) the date on which the absentee ballot was rejected or, if the ballot was received after
30.31 the required deadline for submission, the date on which the ballot was received;
30.32     (2) the reason for rejection; and
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31.1      (3) the name of the appropriate election official to whom the voter may direct further
31.2  questions, along with appropriate contact information.
31.3      (e) An absentee ballot signature envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or
31.4  subject to further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.
31.5    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.30, subdivision 2, is amended
31.6  to read:
31.7      Subd. 2. Voting procedure. (a) When a voter appears in an early voting polling place,
31.8  the voter must: (1) state the voter's name, address, and, if requested, the voter's date of birth
31.9  to the early voting official; (2) present proof of identity and residence as described in section
31.10 200.035; and (3) present proof of citizenship as described in section 200.036. The early
31.11 voting official must confirm that the voter's registration is current in the statewide voter
31.12 registration system and that the voter has not already cast a ballot in the election. If the
31.13 voter's status is challenged, the voter may resolve the challenge as provided in section
31.14 204C.12. An individual who is not registered to vote must register and a voter whose name
31.15 or address has changed must update the voter's registration in the manner provided in section
31.16 201.061, subdivision 3. A voter who has already cast a ballot in the election must not be
31.17 provided with a ballot. A voter who does not present proof of identity and residence as
31.18 required by section 200.035 or proof of citizenship as required by section 200.036 must not
31.19 be allowed to sign the certificate in paragraph (b) but must be allowed to cast a provisional
31.20 ballot as provided in section 204C.135.
31.21     (b) Each voter must sign the certification provided in section 204C.10. The signature of
31.22 an individual on the voter's certificate and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence
31.23 of the intent of the individual to vote at that election. After the voter signs the certification,
31.24 two early voting officials must initial the ballot and issue it to the voter. The voter must
31.25 immediately retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to
31.26 mark the ballot. The voter must not take a ballot from the polling place. If the voter spoils
31.27 the ballot, the voter may return it to the early voting official in exchange for a new ballot.
31.28 After completing the ballot, the voter must deposit the ballot into the ballot counter and
31.29 ballot box. The early voting official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the
31.30 manner provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 3.
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32.1    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204B.45, subdivision 2, is amended
32.2  to read:
32.3      Subd. 2. Procedure; voting prior to election day. Mail balloting must be conducted
32.4  as provided in this section and Minnesota Rules, part 8210.3000. Notice of the election and
32.5  the special mail procedure must be given at least ten weeks prior to the election. Not more
32.6  than 46 days nor later than 28 days before any election, the auditor shall mail ballots by
32.7  nonforwardable mail to all voters registered in the city, town, or unorganized territory. No
32.8  later than 14 days before the election, the auditor must make a subsequent mailing of ballots
32.9  to those voters who register to vote after the initial mailing but before the 20th day before
32.10 the election. Eligible voters not registered at the time the ballots are mailed may apply for
32.11 ballots as provided in chapter 203B. Ballot return envelopes, with return postage provided,
32.12 must be preaddressed to the auditor or clerk and the voter may return the ballot by mail or
32.13 in person to the office of the auditor or clerk. The voter must present proof of citizenship,
32.14 identity, and residence to the voter's witness in the same manner required by section 203B.08,
32.15 subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c). In addition to the information required by Minnesota
32.16 Rules, part 8210.3000, the signature envelope must include the witness oath prescribed by
32.17 section 203B.07, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). The auditor or clerk must appoint a ballot
32.18 board to examine the mail and absentee ballot return envelopes and mark them "accepted"
32.19 or "rejected" within three days of receipt if there are 14 or fewer days before election day,
32.20 or within five days of receipt if there are more than 14 days before election day. The board
32.21 may consist of deputy county auditors or deputy municipal clerks who have received training
32.22 in the processing and counting of mail ballots, who need not be affiliated with a major
32.23 political party. Election judges performing the duties in this section must be of different
32.24 major political parties, unless they are exempt from that requirement under section 205.075,
32.25 subdivision 4, or section 205A.10. If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before
32.26 the election, the ballots in the envelope must remain sealed and the auditor or clerk shall
32.27 provide the voter with a replacement ballot and return envelope in place of the spoiled ballot.
32.28 If the ballot is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain sealed
32.29 and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter by telephone
32.30 or email to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. The official must
32.31 document the attempts made to contact the voter.
32.32     If the ballot is accepted, the county auditor or municipal clerk must mark the roster to
32.33 indicate that the voter has already cast a ballot in that election. After the close of business
32.34 on the 19th day before the election, the ballots from return envelopes marked "Accepted"
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33.1  may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided by section 206.86, subdivision
33.2  5, initialed by the members of the ballot board, and deposited in the ballot box.
33.3      In all other respects, the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit
33.4  and counting of ballots apply.
33.5      The mail and absentee ballots for a precinct must be counted together and reported as
33.6  one vote total. No vote totals from mail or absentee ballots may be made public before the
33.7  close of voting on election day.
33.8      The costs of the mailing shall be paid by the election jurisdiction in which the voter
33.9  maintains residence. Any ballot received by 8:00 p.m. on the day of the election must be
33.10 counted.
33.11   Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.46, is amended to read:
33.12     204B.46 MAIL ELECTIONS; QUESTIONS.
33.13     A county, municipality, or school district submitting questions to the voters at a special
33.14 election may conduct an election by mail with no polling place other than the office of the
33.15 auditor or clerk. No offices may be voted on at a mail election, except in overlapping school
33.16 and municipal jurisdictions, where a mail election may include an office when one of the
33.17 jurisdictions also has a question on the ballot. Mail balloting must be conducted as provided
33.18 in this section and Minnesota Rules, part 8210.3000. Notice of the election must be given
33.19 to the county auditor at least 84 days prior to the election. This notice shall also fulfill the
33.20 requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 8210.3000. The special mail ballot procedures must
33.21 be posted at least six weeks prior to the election. Not more than 46 nor later than 14 days
33.22 prior to the election, the auditor or clerk shall mail ballots by nonforwardable mail to all
33.23 voters registered in the county, municipality, or school district. No later than 14 days before
33.24 the election, the auditor or clerk must make a subsequent mailing of ballots to those voters
33.25 who register to vote after the initial mailing but before the 20th day before the election.
33.26 Eligible voters not registered at the time the ballots are mailed may apply for ballots pursuant
33.27 to chapter 203B. The voter must present proof of citizenship, identity, and residence to the
33.28 voter's witness in the same manner required by section 203B.08, subdivision 1, paragraphs
33.29 (b) and (c). In addition to the information required by Minnesota Rules, part 8210.3000,
33.30 the signature envelope must include the witness oath prescribed by section 203B.07,
33.31 subdivision 3, paragraph (b). The auditor or clerk must appoint a ballot board to examine
33.32 the mail and absentee ballot return envelopes and mark them "Accepted" or "Rejected"
33.33 within three days of receipt if there are 14 or fewer days before election day, or within five
33.34 days of receipt if there are more than 14 days before election day. The board may consist
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34.1  of deputy county auditors, deputy municipal clerks, or deputy school district clerks who
34.2  have received training in the processing and counting of mail ballots, who need not be
34.3  affiliated with a major political party. Election judges performing the duties in this section
34.4  must be of different major political parties, unless they are exempt from that requirement
34.5  under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10. If an envelope has been rejected
34.6  at least five days before the election, the ballots in the envelope must remain sealed and the
34.7  auditor or clerk must provide the voter with a replacement ballot and return envelope in
34.8  place of the spoiled ballot. If the ballot is rejected within five days of the election, the
34.9  envelope must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to
34.10 contact the voter by telephone or email to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been
34.11 rejected. The official must document the attempts made to contact the voter.
34.12     If the ballot is accepted, the county auditor or municipal clerk must mark the roster to
34.13 indicate that the voter has already cast a ballot in that election. After the close of business
34.14 on the 19th day before the election, the ballots from return envelopes marked "Accepted"
34.15 may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided by section 206.86, subdivision
34.16 5, initialed by the ballot board, and deposited in the appropriate ballot box.
34.17     In all other respects, the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit
34.18 and counting of ballots apply.
34.19     The mail and absentee ballots for a precinct must be counted together and reported as
34.20 one vote total. No vote totals from ballots may be made public before the close of voting
34.21 on election day.
34.22   Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204C.08, subdivision 1d, is amended
34.23 to read:
34.24     Subd. 1d. Voter's Bill of Rights. The county auditor shall prepare and provide to each
34.25 polling place sufficient copies of a poster setting forth the Voter's Bill of Rights as set forth
34.26 in this section. Before the hours of voting are scheduled to begin, the election judges shall
34.27 post it in a conspicuous location or locations in the polling place. The Voter's Bill of Rights
34.28 is as follows:
34.29"VOTER'S BILL OF RIGHTS
34.30     For all persons residing in this state who meet federal voting eligibility requirements:
34.31     (1) You have the right to be absent from work for the purpose of voting in a state, federal,
34.32 or regularly scheduled election without reduction to your pay, personal leave, or vacation
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35.1  time on election day for the time necessary to appear at your polling place, cast a ballot,
35.2  and return to work.
35.3      (2) If you are in line at your polling place any time before 8:00 p.m., you have the right
35.4  to vote.
35.5      (3) If you can provide the required proof of citizenship, identity, and residence, you have
35.6  the right to register to vote or to update your registration and to vote on election day.
35.7      (4) If you cannot provide the required proof of citizenship, identity, and residence, you
35.8  have the right to register to vote and cast a provisional ballot.
35.9      (4) (5) If you are unable to sign your name, you have the right to orally confirm your
35.10 identity with an election judge and to direct another person to sign your name for you.
35.11     (5) (6) You have the right to request special assistance when voting.
35.12     (6) (7) If you need assistance, you may be accompanied into the voting booth by a person
35.13 of your choice, except by an agent of your employer or union.
35.14     (7) (8) You have the right to bring your minor children into the polling place and into
35.15 the voting booth with you.
35.16     (8) (9) You have the right to vote if you are not currently incarcerated for conviction of
35.17 a felony offense.
35.18     (9) (10) If you are under a guardianship, you have the right to vote, unless the court
35.19 order revokes your right to vote.
35.20     (10) (11) You have the right to vote without anyone in the polling place trying to influence
35.21 your vote.
35.22     (11) (12) If you make a mistake or spoil your ballot before it is submitted, you have the
35.23 right to receive a replacement ballot and vote.
35.24     (12) (13) You have the right to file a written complaint at your polling place if you are
35.25 dissatisfied with the way an election is being run.
35.26     (13) (14) You have the right to take a sample ballot into the voting booth with you.
35.27     (14) (15) You have the right to take a copy of this Voter's Bill of Rights into the voting
35.28 booth with you."
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36.1    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204C.10, is amended to read:
36.2      204C.10 POLLING PLACE ROSTER; VOTER SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE;
36.3  VOTER RECEIPT.
36.4      (a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or voter signature
36.5  certificate which states that the individual:
36.6      (1) is at least 18 years old;
36.7      (2) is a citizen of the United States;
36.8      (3) has maintained residence in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election;
36.9      (4) maintains residence at the address or location shown;
36.10     (5) is not under a guardianship in which the court order revokes the individual's right to
36.11 vote;
36.12     (6) has not been found by a court of law to be legally incompetent to vote;
36.13     (7) has the right to vote because, if the individual was convicted of a felony, the individual
36.14 is not currently incarcerated for that conviction;
36.15     (8) is registered; and
36.16     (9) has not already voted in the election.
36.17     The roster must also state: "I understand that deliberately providing false information
36.18 is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of not more than
36.19 $10,000, or both."
36.20     (b) At the presidential nomination primary, the polling place roster must also state: "I
36.21 am in general agreement with the principles of the party for whose candidate I intend to
36.22 vote." This statement must appear separately from the statements required in paragraph (a).
36.23 The felony penalty provided for in paragraph (a) does not apply to this paragraph.
36.24     (c) A judge may, Before the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, a
36.25 judge must: (1) require the voter to present proof of identity and residence as described in
36.26 section 200.035; (2) require the voter to present proof of citizenship as required by section
36.27 200.036; and (3) confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth. An applicant who
36.28 does not present proof of citizenship, identity, and residence as required by sections 200.035
36.29 and 200.036 must not sign the polling place roster or a voter signature certificate, but must
36.30 be allowed to cast a provisional ballot as provided in section 204C.135.
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37.1      (d) After the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, the judge shall give
37.2  the applicant a voter's receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge in
37.3  charge of ballots as proof of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand to
37.4  the voter the ballot. The voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for notice of
37.5  filing an election contest.
37.6      (e) Whenever a challenged status appears on the polling place roster, an election judge
37.7  must ensure that the challenge is concealed or hidden from the view of any voter other than
37.8  the voter whose status is challenged.
37.9    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.12, is amended by adding a subdivision
37.10 to read:
37.11     Subd. 3a. Challenge; citizenship. If the basis of a challenge is an individual's citizenship,
37.12 the individual must not be allowed to vote unless the individual provides proof of citizenship
37.13 as provided in section 200.036.
37.14   Sec. 35. [204C.135] PROVISIONAL BALLOTS; PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP,
37.15 IDENTITY, AND RESIDENCE.
37.16     Subdivision 1. Casting of provisional ballots. (a) A voter who is unable to provide
37.17 proper proof of citizenship, identity, and residence as required by section 201.061, subdivision
37.18 3, or 204C.10, is entitled to cast a provisional ballot in the manner provided by this section.
37.19     (b) A voter seeking to vote a provisional ballot under this section must complete a
37.20 provisional signature envelope and sign a provisional ballot roster or voter signature
37.21 certificate for a provisional ballot. The envelope must contain a space for the voter to list
37.22 the voter's name, address of residence, date of birth, and any other information prescribed
37.23 by the secretary of state. The voter must also swear or affirm, in writing, that the voter is
37.24 eligible to vote, has not voted previously in the same election, and meets the criteria for
37.25 registering to vote in the precinct in which the voter appears. Once the voter has completed
37.26 the provisional signature envelope, the voter must be allowed to cast a provisional ballot.
37.27 The provisional ballot must be the same as the official ballot available in the precinct on
37.28 election day. A completed provisional ballot must be sealed in a ballot envelope. The ballot
37.29 envelope must be sealed inside the voter's provisional signature envelope and deposited by
37.30 the voter in a secure, sealed, provisional ballot box. Completed provisional ballots must not
37.31 be combined with other voted ballots in the polling place.
37.32     (c) An election judge must inform the voter on the process to follow to prove citizenship,
37.33 identity, and residence during the seven days following the election. The election judge
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38.1  must inform the voter of the location of the county auditor or municipal clerk responsible
38.2  for accepting or rejecting provisional ballots and the hours the auditor or clerk is open for
38.3  business during the week following the election.
38.4      (d) The form of the ballot and provisional signature envelopes must be prescribed by
38.5  the secretary of state. The provisional signature envelope must be a color other than that
38.6  provided for absentee ballot envelopes. The envelope must be prominently labeled
38.7  "Provisional Signature Envelope."
38.8      (e) Provisional ballots and related documentation must be delivered to and securely
38.9  maintained by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the same manner as required for
38.10 other election materials under sections 204C.27 to 204C.28.
38.11     Subd. 2. Accepting or rejecting provisional ballots. (a) In order for the provisional
38.12 ballot to be counted, a voter who casts a provisional ballot in the polling place must
38.13 personally appear before the county auditor or municipal clerk no later than seven calendar
38.14 days following the election to prove that the voter's provisional ballot should be counted.
38.15 The county auditor's office and the city clerk's office must be open for approving provisional
38.16 ballots on the Saturday following the election for the hours prescribed in section 203B.085.
38.17     (b) The county auditor or municipal clerk must accept a provisional ballot if:
38.18     (1) the statewide voter registration system indicates that the voter is registered and is
38.19 eligible to vote or, if challenged, the county auditor or municipal clerk does not, based upon
38.20 available records and any documentation presented by the voter, conclude that the voter is
38.21 ineligible;
38.22     (2) the voter presents proof of citizenship, identity, and residence in the precinct in the
38.23 manner permitted by sections 200.035 and 200.036 or executes an affidavit described in
38.24 paragraph (c); and
38.25     (3) the data on the identity and residence document presented by the voter matches the
38.26 data provided by the voter on the provisional signature envelope.
38.27     (c) A voter who attempted to procure proof of citizenship, identity, and residence to
38.28 satisfy the requirements of sections 200.035 and 200.036 but was unable to do so, may
38.29 execute a sworn affidavit, under the penalty of perjury, that states:
38.30     (1) the voter is the same voter who cast the provisional ballot;
38.31     (2) the voter is eligible to vote, has not voted previously in the same election, and meets
38.32 the criteria for registering to vote in the precinct where the voter cast the provisional ballot;
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39.1(3) the voter attempted to procure proof of citizenship, identity, and residence but was
39.2  unable to do so, and provide an explanation of the reason that the voter was unable to procure
39.3  the necessary proof; and
39.4(4) that the information on the affidavit is true and accurate.
39.5  The affidavit must be signed in the presence of the county auditor or municipal clerk.
39.6(d) If a voter registered on election day without proper proof of citizenship, identity,
39.7  and residence and the voter registration application that was completed on election day has
39.8  not yet been processed at the time the voter appears to prove identity and residence, the
39.9  voter must be allowed to provide proof of citizenship, identity, and residence in the manner
39.10 described by this section. If the criteria in paragraph (b) are satisfied except that the voter
39.11 is not yet registered, the county auditor or municipal clerk must set the ballot aside until the
39.12 voter registration application is processed. Once the voter registration application is
39.13 processed, if the voter is registered to vote, the ballot must be accepted as provided in
39.14 paragraph (e). If a voter is not registered to vote, the ballot must be rejected.
39.15(e) If the voter's ballot is accepted, the county auditor or municipal clerk must remove
39.16 the ballot from the provisional ballot box, mark the provisional signature envelope "accepted,"
39.17 and initial or sign the provisional signature envelope below the word "accepted." All accepted
39.18 provisional signature envelopes must be kept together in a secure location. Provisional
39.19 signature envelopes must only be opened as provided in subdivision 3.
39.20(f) A county auditor or municipal clerk must not accept or count a provisional ballot if
39.21 the voter does not appear before the county auditor or municipal clerk within seven calendar
39.22 days following the election or if the voter does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph
39.23 (a).
39.24(g) The county auditor or municipal clerk must notify, in writing, any voter who cast a
39.25 provisional ballot and who does not appear within seven calendar days of the election that
39.26 the voter's provisional ballot was not counted because of the voter's failure to appear before
39.27 the county auditor or municipal clerk within the time permitted by law to determine whether
39.28 the provisional ballot should be counted.
39.29Subd. 3. Provisional ballots; reconciliation; counting. (a) At the close of business for
39.30 the county auditor's or municipal clerk's office on the seventh day after the election, but
39.31 prior to counting any provisional ballots in the final vote totals from a precinct, the county
39.32 auditor or municipal clerk must determine whether the number of signatures appearing on
39.33 the provisional ballot roster or number of voter signature certificates for provisional ballots
39.34 from that precinct is equal to the number of provisional ballots submitted by voters in the
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40.1  precinct on election day. If there are excess ballots, ballots must be randomly withdrawn
40.2  from the accepted provisional signature envelopes in the manner required by section 204C.20,
40.3  subdivision 2. Any discrepancy must be resolved before the provisional ballots from the
40.4  precinct may be counted.
40.5      (b) After the ballots are reconciled pursuant to paragraph (a), the county auditor or
40.6  municipal clerk must open the accepted provisional signature envelopes and deposit them
40.7  in the appropriate ballot box. The accepted and deposited provisional ballots must be included
40.8  in the final certified results from the precinct.
40.9    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.32, as amended by Laws 2025, chapter
40.10 39, article 8, section 70, is amended to read:
40.11     204C.32 CANVASS OF STATE PRIMARIES.
40.12     Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board must meet at the county
40.13 auditor's office on either the second or third the eighth day following the state primary.
40.14 After taking the oath of office, the canvassing board must publicly canvass the election
40.15 returns delivered to the county auditor. The board must complete the canvass by the third
40.16 eighth day following the state primary and must promptly prepare and file with the county
40.17 auditor a report that states:
40.18     (a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county, and in each precinct;
40.19     (b) for each precinct, the number of individuals registering to vote or updating
40.20 registrations on election day and the number of individuals who were registered before
40.21 election day and did not need to update the voter's registration;
40.22     (c) for each major political party, the names of the candidates running for each partisan
40.23 office and the number of votes received by each candidate in the county and in each precinct;
40.24     (d) the names of the candidates of each major political party who are nominated; and
40.25     (e) the number of votes received by each of the candidates for nonpartisan office in each
40.26 precinct in the county and the names of the candidates nominated for nonpartisan office.
40.27     Upon completion of the canvass, the county auditor must mail or deliver a notice of
40.28 nomination to each nominee for county office voted for only in that county. The county
40.29 auditor must transmit one of the certified copies of the county canvassing board report for
40.30 state and federal offices to the secretary of state by express mail or similar service
40.31 immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass. The secretary of state must mail a
40.32 notice of nomination to each nominee for state or federal office.
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41.1      Subd. 2. State canvass. The State Canvassing Board shall meet at a public meeting
41.2  space located in the Capitol complex area seven 14 days after the state primary to canvass
41.3  the certified copies of the county canvassing board reports received from the county auditors.
41.4  Immediately after the canvassing board declares the results, the secretary of state shall
41.5  certify the names of the nominees to the county auditors. The secretary of state shall mail
41.6  to each nominee a notice of nomination.
41.7    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204C.33, subdivision 1, is amended
41.8  to read:
41.9      Subdivision 1. County canvass. The county canvassing board must meet at the county
41.10 auditor's office between the third and eighth and 14th days following the state general
41.11 election. After taking the oath of office, the board must promptly and publicly canvass the
41.12 general election returns delivered to the county auditor. Upon completion of the canvass,
41.13 the board must promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a report which states:
41.14     (a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county and in each precinct;
41.15     (b) for each precinct, the number of individuals registering to vote or updating
41.16 registrations on election day and the number of individuals who were registered before
41.17 election day and did not need to update the voter's registration;
41.18     (c) the names of the candidates for each office and the number of votes received by each
41.19 candidate in the county and in each precinct;
41.20     (d) the number of votes counted for and against a proposed change of county lines or
41.21 county seat; and
41.22     (e) the number of votes counted for and against a constitutional amendment or other
41.23 question in the county and in each precinct.
41.24     The result of write-in votes cast on the general election ballots must be compiled by the
41.25 county auditor before the county canvass, except that write-in votes for a candidate for
41.26 federal, state, or county office must not be counted unless the candidate has timely filed a
41.27 request under section 204B.09, subdivision 3. The county auditor must arrange for each
41.28 municipality to provide an adequate number of election judges to perform this duty or the
41.29 county auditor may appoint additional election judges for this purpose. The county auditor
41.30 may open the envelopes or containers in which the voted ballots have been sealed in order
41.31 to count and record the write-in votes and must reseal the voted ballots at the conclusion of
41.32 this process. The county auditor must prepare a separate report of votes received by precinct
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42.1  for write-in candidates for federal, state, and county offices who have requested under
42.2  section 204B.09 that votes for those candidates be tallied.
42.3      Upon completion of the canvass, the county canvassing board must declare the candidate
42.4  duly elected who received the highest number of votes for each county and state office voted
42.5  for only within the county. The county auditor must transmit a certified copy of the county
42.6  canvassing board report for state and federal offices to the secretary of state by messenger,
42.7  express mail, or similar service immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass.
42.8    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.37, is amended to read:
42.9      204C.37 COUNTY CANVASS; RETURN OF REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF
42.10 STATE.
42.11     A copy of the report required by sections 204C.32, subdivision 1, and 204C.33,
42.12 subdivision 1, shall be certified under the official seal of the county auditor. The copy shall
42.13 be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the secretary of state, with the county auditor's
42.14 name and official address and the words "Election Returns" endorsed on the envelope. The
42.15 copy of the canvassing board report must be sent by express mail or delivered to the secretary
42.16 of state. If the copy is not received by the secretary of state within ten days following the
42.17 applicable election a primary election, or within 15 days following a general election, the
42.18 secretary of state shall immediately notify the county auditor, who shall deliver another
42.19 copy to the secretary of state by special messenger.
42.20   Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205.065, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
42.21     Subd. 5. Results. The municipal primary shall be conducted and the returns made in the
42.22 manner provided for the state primary so far as practicable. The canvass may be conducted
42.23 on either the second or third day after the primary.
42.24     The governing body of the municipality shall canvass the returns on the eighth day after
42.25 the primary, and the two candidates for each office who receive the highest number of votes,
42.26 or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be elected to the
42.27 office, who receive the highest number of votes, shall be the nominees for the office named.
42.28 Their names shall be certified to the municipal clerk who shall place them on the municipal
42.29 general election ballot without partisan designation and without payment of an additional
42.30 fee.
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43.1    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205.185, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
43.2      Subd. 3. Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition. (a) Between
43.3  the third eighth and tenth 14th days after an election, the governing body of a city conducting
43.4  any election including a special municipal election, or the governing body of a town
43.5  conducting the general election in November shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the
43.6  returns, and declare the results of the election. The governing body of a town conducting
43.7  the general election in March shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the returns, and
43.8  declare the results of the election within two days on the eighth day after an election.
43.9      (b) After the time for contesting elections has passed, the municipal clerk shall issue a
43.10 certificate of election to each successful candidate. In case of a contest, the certificate shall
43.11 not be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court.
43.12     (c) In case of a tie vote, the canvassing board having jurisdiction over the municipality
43.13 shall determine the result by lot. The clerk of the canvassing board shall certify the results
43.14 of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final custodian of the ballots
43.15 and the returns of the election.
43.16   Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
43.17     Subd. 4. Results. (a) The school district primary must be conducted and the returns
43.18 made in the manner provided for the state primary as far as practicable. If the primary is
43.19 conducted:
43.20     (1) only within that school district, a canvass may be conducted on either the second or
43.21 third day after the primary; or
43.22     (2) in conjunction with the state primary, the canvass must be conducted on the third
43.23 day after the primary, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b).
43.24     On the eighth day after the primary, the school board of the school district shall canvass
43.25 the returns, and the two candidates for each specified school board position who receive
43.26 the highest number of votes, or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of
43.27 individuals to be elected to at-large school board positions who receive the highest number
43.28 of votes, are the nominees for the office named. Their names must be certified to the school
43.29 district clerk who shall place them on the school district general election ballot without
43.30 partisan designation and without payment of an additional fee.
43.31     (b) Following a school district primary as described in paragraph (a), clause (2), a canvass
43.32 may be conducted on the second day after the primary if the county auditor of each county
43.33 in which the school district is located agrees to administratively review the school district's
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44.1  primary voting statistics for accuracy and completeness within a time that permits the canvass
44.2  to be conducted on that day.
44.3    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
44.4      Subd. 3. Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition. Between the
44.5  third eighth and tenth 14th days after a school district election other than a recount of a
44.6  special election conducted under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59, the school board
44.7  shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election. After the time for contesting
44.8  elections has passed, the school district clerk shall issue a certificate of election to each
44.9  successful candidate. If there is a contest, the certificate of election to that office must not
44.10 be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court. If there
44.11 is a tie vote, the school board shall determine the result by lot. The clerk shall deliver the
44.12 certificate of election to the successful candidate by personal service or certified mail. The
44.13 successful candidate shall file an acceptance and oath of office in writing with the clerk
44.14 within 30 days of the date of mailing or personal service. A person who fails to qualify prior
44.15 to the time specified shall be deemed to have refused to serve, but that filing may be made
44.16 at any time before action to fill the vacancy has been taken. The school district clerk shall
44.17 certify the results of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final
44.18 custodian of the ballots and the returns of the election.
44.19     A school district canvassing board shall perform the duties of the school board according
44.20 to the requirements of this subdivision for a recount of a special election conducted under
44.21 section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59.
44.22   Sec. 43. [357.43] DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR VOTER IDENTIFICATION
44.23 CARD.
44.24     Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, no fee shall be charged by the courts
44.25 for a certified copy of a court order, decree, record, or other document if the applicant attests
44.26 that the record is needed to obtain a voter identification card issued pursuant to section
44.27 171.07, subdivision 3c.
44.28     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
44.29   Sec. 44. CITATION.
44.30     This act is the SAVE Minnesota Act.
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45.1    Sec. 45. PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.
45.2      The secretary of state must contract with a vendor for the production and implementation
45.3  of a statewide public educational campaign related to the voter identification requirements
45.4  of this article. The campaign must inform voters of the requirements for identification when
45.5  voting, methods of securing sufficient identification, including securing a free voter
45.6  identification card if necessary, and the process for provisional balloting for voters unable
45.7  to meet the identification requirements on election day. The secretary of state may consult
45.8  with the vendor in coordinating material related to the campaign, but the secretary, the
45.9  secretary's staff, and any other documents or materials promoting the Office of the Secretary
45.10 of State may not appear visually or audibly in any advertising or promotional items
45.11 disseminated by the vendor as part of the public education campaign.
45.12     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
45.13   Sec. 46. PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
45.14     (a) By January 15, 2027, the secretary of state must report to the chairs and ranking
45.15 minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over elections on proposed
45.16 legislation to amend matters currently contained in administrative rules as necessary to
45.17 implement this act. To the greatest extent practical, this proposed legislation must propose
45.18 codifying into law matters that otherwise would be adopted through the administrative
45.19 rulemaking process.
45.20     (b) To the extent that codifying matters into law is not practical, the proposed legislation
45.21 must direct, by law, specific changes to be made in administrative rules so that no
45.22 interpretation of the law by the secretary of state would be necessary, and use of the good
45.23 cause rulemaking exemption in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, would be appropriate
45.24 if the legislature authorizes use of this process.
45.25     (c) Nothing in this section grants rulemaking authority to the secretary of state.
45.26     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
45.27   Sec. 47. VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD TRAINING FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE
45.28 AGENTS.
45.29     The commissioner of public safety must provide training for driver's license agents on
45.30 the process for issuing voter identification cards.
45.31     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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46.1    Sec. 48. APPROPRIATIONS.
46.2      (a) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the secretary of
46.3  state for programming changes to the statewide voter registration system necessary to
46.4  implement the requirements of this act. This is a onetime appropriation.
46.5      (b) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the secretary of
46.6  state for the public education campaign required under section 45. This is a onetime
46.7  appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
46.8      (c) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is transferred from the general fund to the voter identification
46.9  card account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 201.017, paragraph (a). For
46.10 fiscal years 2028 to 2031, the commissioner of management and budget must include a
46.11 transfer of $....... each year from the general fund to the voter identification card account
46.12 established under Minnesota Statutes, section 201.017, paragraph (a), when preparing each
46.13 forecast from the effective date of this section through the February 2027 forecast under
46.14 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103.
46.15     (d) $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the commissioner
46.16 of public safety for the programming costs in the driver's license system necessary to
46.17 implement this act and for the training for driver's license agents required by section 47.
46.18 This is a onetime appropriation.
46.19     (e) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the driver and vehicle services operating
46.20 account in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety for implementing
46.21 the requirements of this act. This includes the cost of design of the voter identification card
46.22 and staff necessary to process and issue reimbursements required under Minnesota Statutes,
46.23 section 201.017, paragraph (b). The base for this appropriation is $....... in fiscal year 2028
46.24 and each year thereafter.
46.25     (f) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
46.26 of health to provide birth records at no cost to applicants under Minnesota Statutes, section
46.27 144.226, subdivision 9, paragraph (a). This is a onetime appropriation and is available until
46.28 June 30, 2028.
46.29     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2026.
46.30   Sec. 49. REPEALER.
46.31     Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 7, is repealed.
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47.1    Sec. 50. EFFECTIVE DATE.
47.2      Except where otherwise provided, this article is effective on June 1, 2028.
47.3ARTICLE 2
47.4CONFORMING CHANGES
47.5    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
47.6      Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section:
47.7      (1) "applicant" means an individual applying for a driver's license, provisional license,
47.8  restricted license, duplicate license, instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, voter
47.9  identification card, or motorized bicycle operator's permit; and
47.10     (2) "application" refers to an application for a driver's license, provisional license,
47.11 restricted license, duplicate license, instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, voter
47.12 identification card, or motorized bicycle operator's permit.
47.13     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
47.14   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
47.15     Subd. 3. Application. An applicant may file an application with an agent. The agent
47.16 shall receive and accept applications in accordance with the laws and rules of the Department
47.17 of Public Safety for a noncompliant driver's license or identification card; an enhanced
47.18 driver's license or identification card; a REAL ID compliant driver's license or identification
47.19 card; restricted license; duplicate license; instruction permit; voter identification card; or
47.20 motorized bicycle operator's permit. Application records must be maintained at the office
47.21 of the agent in a manner that complies with sections 13.05, subdivision 5, and 13.055. As
47.22 an alternative to paper copy storage, an agent may retain records and documents in a secure
47.23 electronic medium that complies with the security requirements under the United States
47.24 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Policy 5.4
47.25 or any successor policy, provided 60 days have elapsed since the transaction and subject to
47.26 standards established by the commissioner. The agent is responsible for all costs associated
47.27 with the conversion to electronic records and maintenance of the electronic storage medium,
47.28 including the destruction of existing paper records after conversion to the electronic format.
47.29 All queries and responses in the secure electronic medium, and all actions in which data
47.30 are entered, updated, accessed, or shared or disseminated by the agent must be contained
47.31 in a data audit trail. Data contained in the audit trail are public to the extent the data are not
47.32 otherwise classified under this section.
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48.1      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2028.
48.2    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
48.3      Subd. 1a. Filing photograph or image; data classification. The department shall file,
48.4  or contract to file, all photographs or electronically produced images obtained in the process
48.5  of issuing drivers' licenses or, Minnesota identification cards, or voter identification cards.
48.6  The photographs or electronically produced images shall be private data pursuant to section
48.7  13.02, subdivision 12. Notwithstanding section 13.04, subdivision 3, the department shall
48.8  not be required to provide copies of photographs or electronically produced images to data
48.9  subjects. The use of the files is restricted:
48.10     (1) to the issuance and control of drivers' licenses and voter identification cards;
48.11     (2) to criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 299C.46, subdivision 2, for the
48.12 investigation and prosecution of crimes, service of process, enforcement of no contact
48.13 orders, location of missing persons, investigation and preparation of cases for criminal,
48.14 juvenile, and traffic court, location of individuals required to register under section 243.166
48.15 or 243.167, and supervision of offenders;
48.16     (3) to public defenders, as defined in section 611.272, for the investigation and preparation
48.17 of cases for criminal, juvenile, and traffic courts;
48.18     (4) to child support enforcement purposes under section 518A.83; and
48.19     (5) to a county medical examiner or coroner as required by section 390.005 as necessary
48.20 to fulfill the duties under sections 390.11 and 390.25.
48.21     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
48.22   Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
48.23     Subd. 14. Use of Social Security number. An applicant's Social Security number must
48.24 not be displayed, encrypted, or encoded on the driver's license or, Minnesota identification
48.25 card, or voter identification card or included in a magnetic strip or bar code used to store
48.26 data on the license or Minnesota identification card. The Social Security number must not
48.27 be used as a Minnesota driver's license or identification number.
48.28     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
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49.1    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
49.2      Subdivision 1. Religious objection. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 171.07,
49.3  the commissioner of public safety may adopt rules to permit identification on a driver's
49.4  license or, Minnesota identification card, or voter identification card in lieu of a photograph
49.5  or electronically produced image where the commissioner finds that the licensee has religious
49.6  objections to the use of a photograph or electronically produced image.
49.7      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
49.8    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 171.071, subdivision 2, is amended
49.9  to read:
49.10     Subd. 2. Certain head wear permitted. If an accident involving a head injury, serious
49.11 illness, or treatment of the illness has resulted in hair loss or the need to maintain continuous
49.12 coverage of the head or scalp with a medical covering by an applicant for a driver's license
49.13 or, identification card, or voter identification card, the commissioner must permit the
49.14 applicant to wear a hat or similar head wear or the covering in the photograph or
49.15 electronically produced image. The hat, medically required covering, or head wear must be
49.16 of an appropriate size and type to allow identification of the holder of the license or card
49.17 and must not obscure the holder's face.
49.18     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
49.19   Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
49.20     Subdivision 1. Duplicate license. In the event that an instruction permit, provisional
49.21 license, or driver's license, or voter identification card issued under the provisions of this
49.22 chapter is lost or destroyed, or becomes illegible, the person to whom the same was issued
49.23 shall obtain a duplicate thereof, furnishing proof satisfactory to the department that such
49.24 permit or license has been lost or destroyed or has become illegible, and make payment of
49.25 the required fee.
49.26     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
49.27   Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.12, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
49.28     Subd. 3c. Record retention; birth certificates. (a) If the procedures established by the
49.29 commissioner for driver's license or, Minnesota identification card, or voter identification
49.30 card records include retention of a physical copy or digital image of a birth certificate, the
49.31 commissioner must:
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50.1      (1) notify a driver's license or identification card applicant of the retention procedure;
50.2  and
50.3      (2) allow the applicant, licensee, or identification cardholder to designate that the
50.4  applicant, licensee, or identification cardholder's birth certificate physical copy or digital
50.5  image must not be retained.
50.6      (b) The commissioner must not retain a birth certificate if directed by an applicant,
50.7  licensee, or identification cardholder under paragraph (a), clause (2), but must record and
50.8  retain data on the birth certificate required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section
50.9  37.31(c).
50.10     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
50.11   Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.121, is amended to read:
50.12     171.121 USE OF ANOTHER'S RESIDENCE ADDRESS.
50.13     A person may notify the commissioner in writing to the effect that the person (1) is the
50.14 owner of a residence, and (2) does not consent to have that residence address identified on
50.15 any driver's license or, identification card, voter identification card, or driving record of the
50.16 department as the residence address or permanent mailing address of any person named in
50.17 the notice. The notice may not name a spouse of the notifying person. Upon receiving the
50.18 notice the commissioner shall not issue any license or, identification card, or voter
50.19 identification card under this chapter, or accept an application for a license or, identification
50.20 card, or voter identification card under this chapter, that lists the residence address identified
50.21 in the notice as the residence address or permanent mailing address of any person named
50.22 in the notice.
50.23     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2027.
50.24   Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.022, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.25     Subdivision 1. Establishment. The secretary of state shall maintain a statewide voter
50.26 registration system to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central database containing
50.27 voter registration information from around the state. The system must be accessible to the
50.28 county auditor of each county in the state. The system must also:
50.29     (1) provide for voters to submit their voter registration applications to any county auditor,
50.30 the secretary of state, or the Department of Public Safety;
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51.1      (2) provide for the definition, establishment, and maintenance of a central database for
51.2  all voter registration information;
51.3      (3) provide for entering data into the statewide registration system;
51.4      (4) provide for electronic transfer of completed voter registration applications from the
51.5  Department of Public Safety to the secretary of state or the county auditor;
51.6      (5) assign a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the state;
51.7      (6) provide for the acceptance of the Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state
51.8  identification number, voter identification card number, and last four digits of the Social
51.9  Security number for each voter record;
51.10     (7) coordinate with other agency databases within the state;
51.11     (8) allow county auditors and the secretary of state to add or modify information in the
51.12 system to provide for accurate and up-to-date records;
51.13     (9) allow county auditors, municipal and school district clerks, and the secretary of state
51.14 to have electronic access to the statewide registration system for review and search
51.15 capabilities;
51.16     (10) provide security and protection of all information in the statewide registration
51.17 system and ensure that unauthorized access is not allowed;
51.18     (11) provide access to municipal clerks to use the system;
51.19     (12) provide a system for each county to identify the precinct to which a voter should
51.20 be assigned for voting purposes;
51.21     (13) provide daily reports accessible by county auditors on the driver's license numbers,
51.22 state identification numbers, voter identification card numbers, or last four digits of the
51.23 Social Security numbers submitted on voter registration applications that have been verified
51.24 as accurate by the secretary of state;
51.25     (14) provide reports on the number of absentee ballots transmitted to and returned and
51.26 cast by voters under section 203B.16; and
51.27     (15) provide reports necessary for early voting.
51.28     The appropriate state or local official shall provide security measures to prevent
51.29 unauthorized access to the computerized list established under section 201.021.
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52.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 1, is amended
52.2  to read:
52.3      Subdivision 1. Prior to election day. (a) At any time except during the 20 days
52.4  immediately preceding any regularly scheduled election, an eligible voter or any individual
52.5  who will be an eligible voter at the time of the next election may register or update a
52.6  registration to vote in the precinct in which the voter maintains residence by completing a
52.7  voter registration application as described in section 201.071, subdivision 1. A completed
52.8  application may be submitted:
52.9      (1) in person or by mail to the county auditor of that county or to the Secretary of State's
52.10 Office; or
52.11     (2) electronically through a secure website that must be maintained by the secretary of
52.12 state for this purpose, if the applicant has an email address and provides the applicant's
52.13 verifiable Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state identification card number,
52.14 voter identification card number, or the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security
52.15 number.
52.16     (b) A registration or update to a registration that is received in person or by mail no later
52.17 than 5:00 p.m. on the 21st day preceding any election, or a registration or update to a
52.18 registration received electronically through the secretary of state's secure website no later
52.19 than 11:59 p.m. on the 21st day preceding any election, must be accepted. An improperly
52.20 addressed or delivered registration application must be forwarded within two working days
52.21 after receipt to the county auditor of the county where the voter maintains residence. A state
52.22 or local agency or an individual that accepts completed voter registration applications from
52.23 a voter must submit the completed applications to the secretary of state or the appropriate
52.24 county auditor within ten calendar days after the applications are dated by the voter.
52.25     (c) An application submitted electronically under paragraph (a), clause (2), may only
52.26 be transmitted to the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the
52.27 application information matches the information in a government database associated with
52.28 the applicant's driver's license number, state identification card number, voter identification
52.29 card number, or Social Security number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable
52.30 voter registration applications submitted electronically for evidence of suspicious activity
52.31 and must forward any such application to an appropriate law enforcement agency for
52.32 investigation.
52.33     (d) An individual may not electronically submit a voter registration application on behalf
52.34 of any other individual, except that the secretary of state may provide features on the secure
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53.1  website established under paragraph (a), clause (2), that allow third parties to connect
53.2  application programming interfaces that facilitate an individual's submission of voter
53.3  registration information while interacting with the third party.
53.4      (e) For purposes of this section, mail registration is defined as a voter registration
53.5  application delivered to the secretary of state, county auditor, or municipal clerk by the
53.6  United States Postal Service or a commercial carrier.
53.7    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.061, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
53.8      Subd. 1a. Incomplete registration by mail. If the county auditor determines that a voter
53.9  who has submitted a voter registration application by mail has not previously voted in this
53.10 state for a federal office and has also not presented a document authorized for election day
53.11 registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the auditor, and the county auditor is unable
53.12 to verify the voter's driver's license, state identification, voter identification card, or last
53.13 four digits of the voter's Social Security number as provided by the voter on the voter
53.14 registration application, then the county auditor must notify the voter that the registration
53.15 is incomplete and to complete registration by using one of the following methods:
53.16     (1) presenting to the auditor more than 20 days before the election a document authorized
53.17 for election day registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3;
53.18     (2) registering in person before or on election day;
53.19     (3) if voting by absentee ballot or by mail, following election day registration procedures
53.20 for absentee voters as described in section 203B.04, subdivision 4; or
53.21     (4) providing proof of residence by any of the methods authorized for election day
53.22 registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3.
53.23   Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.071, subdivision 1, is amended
53.24 to read:
53.25     Subdivision 1. Form. Both paper and electronic voter registration applications must
53.26 contain the same information unless otherwise provided by law. A voter registration
53.27 application must contain spaces for the following required information: voter's first name,
53.28 middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any; voter's current address; voter's
53.29 previous address, if any; voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of residence;
53.30 voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter; date of registration; current and valid
53.31 Minnesota driver's license number or, Minnesota state identification number, voter
53.32 identification card number, or, if the voter has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license
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54.1  or, Minnesota state identification, or voter identification card, the last four digits of the
54.2  voter's Social Security number; and voter's signature. The paper registration application
54.3  must provide a space for a voter to provide a physical description of the location of their
54.4  residence, if the voter resides in an area lacking a specific physical address. The description
54.5  must be sufficient for the county auditor to identify the correct precinct for the voter. The
54.6  description may include the closest cross street or the nearest address to the described
54.7  location that is identified on a precinct map, and directions from that cross street or address
54.8  to the described location, including but not limited to the cardinal direction and approximate
54.9  distance to the location. The paper registration application may include the voter's email
54.10 address, if provided by the voter. The electronic voter registration application must include
54.11 the voter's email address. The registration application may include the voter's interest in
54.12 serving as an election judge, if indicated by the voter. The application must also contain the
54.13 following certification of voter eligibility:
54.14     "I certify that I:
54.15     (1) am at least 16 years old and understand that I must be at least 18 years old to be
54.16 eligible to vote;
54.17     (2) am a citizen of the United States;
54.18     (3) will have maintained residence in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding
54.19 election day;
54.20     (4) maintain residence at the address or location given on the registration form;
54.21     (5) am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my right
54.22 to vote;
54.23     (6) have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;
54.24     (7) am not currently incarcerated for a conviction of a felony offense; and
54.25     (8) have read and understand the following statement: that giving false information is a
54.26 felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment or a fine of not more than
54.27 $10,000, or both."
54.28     The certification must include boxes for the voter to respond to the following questions:
54.29     "(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and
54.30     "(2) Are you at least 16 years old and will you be at least 18 years old on or before the
54.31 day of the election in which you intend to vote?"
54.32     And the instruction:
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55.1      "If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not complete this form."
55.2      The form of the voter registration application and the certification of voter eligibility
55.3  must be as provided in this subdivision and approved by the secretary of state. Voter
55.4  registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration Act must also be accepted
55.5  as valid. The federal postcard application form must also be accepted as valid if it is not
55.6  deficient and the voter is eligible to register in Minnesota.
55.7      An individual may use a voter registration application to apply to register to vote in
55.8  Minnesota or to update information on an existing registration.
55.9    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.091, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
55.10     Subd. 9. Restricted data. A list provided for public inspection or purchase, or in response
55.11 to a law enforcement inquiry, must not include a voter's date of birth or any part of a voter's
55.12 Social Security number, driver's license number, identification card number, voter
55.13 identification card number, military identification card number, or passport number.
55.14   Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.121, subdivision 1, is amended
55.15 to read:
55.16     Subdivision 1. Entry of registration information. (a) At the time a voter registration
55.17 application is properly completed, submitted, and received in accordance with sections
55.18 201.061 and 201.071, the county auditor must enter or update the information contained on
55.19 it into the statewide registration system. Voter registration applications completed before
55.20 election day must be entered into the statewide registration system within ten days after
55.21 they have been submitted to the county auditor. Voter registration applications completed
55.22 on election day must be entered into the statewide registration system within 42 days after
55.23 the election, unless the county auditor notifies the secretary of state before the deadline has
55.24 expired that the deadline will not be met. Upon receipt of a notification under this paragraph,
55.25 the secretary of state must extend the deadline for that county auditor by an additional 28
55.26 days. The secretary of state may waive a county's obligations under this paragraph if, on
55.27 good cause shown, the county demonstrates its permanent inability to comply.
55.28 The secretary of state must post data on each county's compliance with this paragraph on
55.29 the secretary of state's website including, as applicable, the date each county fully complied
55.30 or the deadline by which a county's compliance must be complete.
55.31     (b) Upon receiving a completed voter registration application, the secretary of state may
55.32 electronically transmit the information on the application to the appropriate county auditor
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56.1  as soon as possible for review by the county auditor before final entry or update in the
56.2  statewide registration system. The secretary of state may mail the voter registration
56.3  application to the county auditor.
56.4      (c) Within ten days after the county auditor has entered or updated information from a
56.5  voter registration application in the statewide registration system, the secretary of state must
56.6  compare the voter's name, date of birth, and driver's license number, state identification
56.7  number, voter identification card number, or the last four digits of the Social Security number
56.8  with the same information contained in the Department of Public Safety database.
56.9      (d) The secretary of state must provide a report to the county auditor on a weekly basis
56.10 that includes a list of voters whose name, date of birth, or identification number have been
56.11 compared with the same information in the Department of Public Safety database and cannot
56.12 be verified as provided in this subdivision. The report must list separately those voters who
56.13 have submitted a voter registration application by mail and have not voted in a federal
56.14 election in this state.
56.15     (e) The county auditor must compile a list of voters for whom the county auditor and
56.16 the secretary of state are unable to conclude that information on the voter registration
56.17 application and the corresponding information in the Department of Public Safety database
56.18 relate to the same person.
56.19     (f) The county auditor must send a notice of incomplete registration to any voter whose
56.20 name appears on the list and change the voter's status to "challenged." A voter who receives
56.21 a notice of incomplete registration from the county auditor may either provide the information
56.22 required to clear the challenge at least 21 days before the next election or at the polling
56.23 place on election day.
56.24   Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.13, subdivision 3, is amended
56.25 to read:
56.26     Subd. 3. Use of change of address system. (a) At least once each month the secretary
56.27 of state must obtain a list of individuals registered to vote in this state who have filed with
56.28 the United States Postal Service a change of their permanent address. The secretary of state
56.29 may also periodically obtain a list of individuals with driver's licenses or, state identification
56.30 cards, or voter identification cards to identify those who are registered to vote who have
56.31 applied to the Department of Public Safety for a replacement driver's license or, state
56.32 identification card, or voter identification card with a different address, and a list of
56.33 individuals for whom the Department of Public Safety received notification of a driver's
56.34 license or, state identification card, or voter identification card cancellation due to a change
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57.1  of residency out of state. However, the secretary of state must not load data derived from
57.2  these lists into the statewide voter registration system within the 47 days before the state
57.3  primary or 47 days before a November general election.
57.4      (b) If the address is changed to another address in this state, the secretary of state must
57.5  locate the precinct in which the voter maintains residence, if possible. If the secretary of
57.6  state is able to locate the precinct in which the voter maintains residence, the secretary must
57.7  transmit the information about the changed address by electronic means to the county auditor
57.8  of the county in which the new address is located. For addresses for which the secretary of
57.9  state is unable to determine the precinct, the secretary may forward information to the
57.10 appropriate county auditors for individual review. If the voter has not voted or submitted a
57.11 voter registration application since the address change, upon receipt of the information, the
57.12 county auditor must update the voter's address in the statewide voter registration system.
57.13 The county auditor must mail to the voter a notice stating the voter's name, address, precinct,
57.14 and polling place, unless the voter's record is challenged due to a felony conviction,
57.15 noncitizenship, name change, incompetence, or a court's revocation of voting rights of
57.16 individuals under guardianship, in which case the auditor must not mail the notice. The
57.17 notice must advise the voter that the voter's voting address has been updated and that the
57.18 voter must notify the county auditor within 21 days if the new address is not the voter's
57.19 address of residence. The notice must state that it must be returned if it is not deliverable
57.20 to the voter at the named address.
57.21     (c) If the change of permanent address is to an address outside this state, the secretary
57.22 of state must notify by electronic means the auditor of the county where the voter formerly
57.23 maintained residence that the voter has moved to another state. If the voter has not voted
57.24 or submitted a voter registration application since the address change, the county auditor
57.25 must promptly mail to the voter at the voter's new address a notice advising the voter that
57.26 the voter's status in the statewide voter registration system will be changed to "inactive"
57.27 unless the voter notifies the county auditor within 21 days that the voter is retaining the
57.28 former address as the voter's address of residence, except that if the voter's record is
57.29 challenged due to a felony conviction, noncitizenship, name change, incompetence, or a
57.30 court's revocation of voting rights of individuals under guardianship, the auditor must not
57.31 mail the notice. If the notice is not received by the deadline, the county auditor must change
57.32 the voter's status to "inactive" in the statewide voter registration system.
57.33     (d) If, in order to maintain voter registration records, the secretary of state enters an
57.34 agreement to share information or data with an organization governed exclusively by a
57.35 group of states, the secretary must first determine that the data security protocols are sufficient
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58.1  to safeguard the information or data shared. If required by such an agreement, the secretary
58.2  of state may share the following data from the statewide voter registration system and data
58.3  released to the secretary of state under section 171.12, subdivision 7a:
58.4      (1) name;
58.5      (2) date of birth;
58.6      (3) address;
58.7      (4) driver's license or, state identification card number, or voter identification number;
58.8      (5) the last four digits of an individual's Social Security number; and
58.9      (6) the date that an individual's record was last updated.
58.10 If the secretary of state enters into such an agreement, the secretary and county auditors
58.11 must process updates to voter records based upon that data in accordance with this section.
58.12 Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, when data is shared with the secretary of
58.13 state by another state, the secretary of state must maintain the same data classification that
58.14 the data had while it was in the possession of the state providing the data.
58.15   Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.14, is amended to read:
58.16     201.14 COURT ADMINISTRATOR OF DISTRICT COURT; REPORT CHANGES
58.17 OF NAMES.
58.18     The state court administrator must regularly report by electronic means to the secretary
58.19 of state the name, address, and, if available, driver's license or, state identification card
58.20 number, or voter identification card number of each individual, 18 years of age or over,
58.21 whose name was changed since the last report, by marriage, divorce, or any order or decree
58.22 of the court. The secretary of state must determine if any of the individuals in the report are
58.23 registered to vote under their previous name and must prepare a list of those registrants for
58.24 each county auditor. Upon receipt of the list, the county auditor must update the voter's
58.25 record with this information and mail to the voter the notice of registration required by
58.26 section 201.121, subdivision 2. A notice must not be mailed if the voter's record is challenged
58.27 due to a felony conviction, lack of United States citizenship, legal incompetence, or
58.28 court-ordered revocation of voting rights of persons under guardianship.
58.29   Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.145, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
58.30     Subd. 2. State court administrator report. (a) The state court administrator must report
58.31 on individuals 17 years of age or older who are under a guardianship in which a court order
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59.1  revokes the ward's right to vote or where the court has found the individual to be legally
59.2  incompetent to vote.
59.3      (b) The state court administrator must report on individuals transferred to the jurisdiction
59.4  of the court who meet a condition specified in paragraph (a).
59.5      (c) Each report required under this subdivision must include the following information
59.6  for each individual in the report: name, address, date of birth, and, if available, last four
59.7  digits of the Social Security number and driver's license or, state identification card number,
59.8  or voter identification card number.
59.9      (d) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the
59.10 secretary of state must determine if a person identified under paragraphs (a) and (b) is
59.11 registered to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later
59.12 than seven calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county auditor
59.13 must challenge the status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of each
59.14 individual named in the list.
59.15   Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.145, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
59.16     Subd. 3. Commissioner of corrections report. (a) The commissioner of corrections
59.17 must report on individuals 16 years of age or older who are currently incarcerated for felony
59.18 sentences under the commissioner's jurisdiction.
59.19     (b) Each report under this subdivision must include the following information for each
59.20 individual: name, address or last known residential address that is not a correctional facility,
59.21 and date of birth. If available, each report must also include the individual's: corrections'
59.22 state identification number,; last four digits of the Social Security number,; driver's license
59.23 or, state identification card number, or voter identification card number; and most recent
59.24 date of incarceration.
59.25     (c) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the
59.26 secretary of state must determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under
59.27 paragraph (a) is registered to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county
59.28 auditor. No later than seven calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state,
59.29 the county auditor must challenge the status on the record in the statewide voter registration
59.30 system of each individual named in the list.
59.31     (d) The county auditor must identify an individual who voted while incarcerated for a
59.32 felony sentence. The county auditor must immediately send notice to the county attorney.
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60.1  The notice must include the name of the individual and any other identifying information
60.2  as well as the evidence that shows the individual voted during the period of incarceration.
60.3    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.145, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
60.4Subd. 4. Reports; restoration of right to vote. (a) The state court administrator must
60.5  report on each individual whose guardianship was modified to restore the ward's right to
60.6  vote or whose guardianship was terminated by order of the court under section 524.5-317
60.7  after being ineligible to vote for any of the reasons specified in subdivision 2, paragraph
60.8  (a).
60.9(b) The commissioner of corrections must report on individuals who were incarcerated
60.10 for a felony sentence under the commissioner's jurisdiction and have been released from
60.11 incarceration.
60.12(c) Each report under this subdivision must include the following information for each
60.13 individual: name, address, date of birth, and, if available, the last four digits of the Social
60.14 Security number. For the report required by paragraph (b), the report must also include the
60.15 individual's, if available: corrections' state identification number,; driver's license or, state
60.16 identification card number, or voter identification card number; date of incarceration,; county
60.17 in which the conviction occurred,; and date of discharge.
60.18(d) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the
60.19 secretary of state must determine if a person identified under paragraph (a) is registered to
60.20 vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven
60.21 calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the secretary of state must
60.22 determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under paragraph (b) is registered
60.23 to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven
60.24 calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county auditor must
60.25 remove the challenge status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of each
60.26 individual named in the list.
60.27   Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.145, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
60.28Subd. 5. Commissioner of public safety report. (a) The commissioner of public safety
60.29 must report on individuals identified by department data as having temporary lawful status
60.30 in the United States.
60.31(b) The report under this section must include the following information for each
60.32 individual: name,; address,; date of birth,; driver's license or, state identification card number,
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61.1  or voter identification card number; and, if available, last four digits of the Social Security
61.2  number.
61.3      (c) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the
61.4  secretary of state must determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under
61.5  paragraph (a) is registered to vote and prepare a list of those voters for the county auditor.
61.6  Within seven calendar days of receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county
61.7  auditor must challenge the status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of
61.8  each individual named in the list.
61.9      (d) The county auditor must also immediately send notice to the county attorney of each
61.10 individual identified in paragraph (c). The notice must include the name of the individual
61.11 and any other identifying information as well as the evidence that shows the individual
61.12 registered to vote or voted and is not a citizen.
61.13   Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.161, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
61.14     Subd. 3. Department of Public Safety. (a) The commissioner of public safety, in
61.15 consultation with the secretary of state, must change the applications for an original,
61.16 duplicate, or change of address driver's license or, identification card, or voter identification
61.17 card so that any forms where applicants may provide documentation of United States
61.18 citizenship contain spaces for all information required to register to vote, as prescribed by
61.19 the secretary of state. Unless the applicant has provided an address other than the applicant's
61.20 address of residence under section 171.12, subdivision 7, paragraph (d), the commissioner
61.21 must transmit the information daily by electronic means to the secretary of state. Pursuant
61.22 to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, the computerized driver's
61.23 license record containing the voter's name, address, date of birth, citizenship, driver's license
61.24 number or state identification number, county, and city or town must be made available for
61.25 access by the secretary of state and interaction with the statewide voter registration system.
61.26 The commissioner must submit data to the secretary of state identifying the total number
61.27 of individuals that completed qualifying transactions under this section and the total number
61.28 of individuals whose records were ultimately transferred for registration. At a minimum,
61.29 the commissioner must submit the data to the secretary of state on the same day each month.
61.30 The secretary of state must publish a monthly report of this data.
61.31     (b) An applicant's information must not be transmitted to the secretary of state under
61.32 this section unless the applicant provides documentation of United States citizenship or
61.33 records maintained by the Department of Public Safety indicate that the applicant provided
61.34 documentation demonstrating United States citizenship as part of a previous license or
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62.1  identification card transaction. If the applicant does not provide or has not previously
62.2  provided documentation of United States citizenship, the commissioner must provide
62.3  information during the transaction regarding voter registration and eligibility criteria. If the
62.4  applicant provides documentation during the transaction indicating that the applicant is not
62.5  a United States citizen, the applicant's information must not be transmitted to the secretary
62.6  of state and the applicant must not be offered a voter registration opportunity.
62.7      (c) No applicant may be registered to vote under this subdivision until:
62.8      (1) the commissioner of public safety has certified that the department's systems have
62.9  been tested and can accurately provide the required data and accurately exclude from
62.10 transmission data on individuals who have not provided documentary evidence of United
62.11 States citizenship; and
62.12     (2) the secretary of state has certified that the system for automatic registration of those
62.13 applicants has been tested and is capable of properly determining whether an applicant is
62.14 eligible to submit a voter registration application.
62.15 The department's systems must be tested and accurately provide the necessary data no later
62.16 than December 1, 2023.
62.17     (d) For purposes of this section, "driver's license" includes any instruction permit,
62.18 provisional license, limited license, restricted license, or operator's permit issuable by the
62.19 commissioner of public safety under chapter 171.
62.20   Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.225, subdivision 2, is amended
62.21 to read:
62.22     Subd. 2. Technology requirements. An electronic roster must:
62.23     (1) be able to be loaded with a data file that includes voter registration data in a file
62.24 format prescribed by the secretary of state;
62.25     (2) allow for data to be exported in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;
62.26     (3) allow for data to be entered manually or by scanning a Minnesota driver's license
62.27 or, identification card, or voter identification card to locate a voter record or populate a
62.28 voter registration application that would be printed and signed and dated by the voter. The
62.29 printed registration application can be a printed form, a label printed with voter information
62.30 to be affixed to a preprinted form, a combination of a form and label, or an electronic record
62.31 that the voter signs electronically and is printed following its completion at the polling place;
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63.1      (4) allow an election judge to update data that was populated from a scanned driver's
63.2  license or, identification card, or voter identification card;
63.3      (5) cue an election judge to ask for and input data that is not populated from a scanned
63.4  driver's license or, identification card, or voter identification card that is otherwise required
63.5  to be collected from the voter or an election judge;
63.6      (6) immediately alert the election judge if the voter has provided information that indicates
63.7  that the voter is not eligible to vote;
63.8      (7) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster indicates that a voter has
63.9  already voted in that precinct, the voter's registration status is challenged, or it appears the
63.10 voter maintains residence in a different precinct;
63.11     (8) provide immediate instructions on how to resolve a particular type of challenge when
63.12 a voter's record is challenged;
63.13     (9) provide for a printed voter signature certificate, containing the voter's name, address
63.14 of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required by section 204C.10,
63.15 and a space for the voter's original signature. The printed voter signature certificate can be
63.16 a printed form, a label printed with the voter's information to be affixed to the oath, or an
63.17 electronic record that the voter signs electronically and is printed following its completion
63.18 at the polling place;
63.19     (10) contain only registered voters within the precinct, and not contain registered voter
63.20 data on voters registered outside of the precinct, unless being utilized for a combined polling
63.21 place pursuant to section 204B.14, subdivision 2, absentee or early voting under chapter
63.22 203B, or for mail balloting on election day pursuant to section 204B.45, subdivision 2a;
63.23     (11) be only networked within the polling location on election day, except for the purpose
63.24 of updating absentee ballot records;
63.25     (12) meet minimum security, reliability, and networking standards established by the
63.26 Office of the Secretary of State in consultation with the Department of Information
63.27 Technology Services;
63.28     (13) be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and
63.29     (14) perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration
63.30 of the participating election, as determined by the secretary of state.
63.31 Electronic rosters used only for registering voters and updating voters' registration do not
63.32 need to comply with clauses (1), (8), and (10). Electronic rosters used only for processing
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64.1  voters who are registered and do not need to update a registration do not need to comply
64.2  with clauses (4) and (5).
64.3    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.065, is amended to read:
64.4      203B.065 USING THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM.
64.5      Upon accepting an application for a state primary or state general election, the county
64.6  auditor or municipal clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system the voter's
64.7  name,; date of birth,; address of residence in Minnesota,; mailing address,; Minnesota driver's
64.8  license or, state identification or voter identification card number, or the last four digits of
64.9  the voter's Social Security number, if provided by the voter. Upon acceptance of an absentee
64.10 ballot application of a voter who is registered to vote at an address different from the
64.11 residential address certified on the absentee ballot application, the voter registration record
64.12 with the previous address shall be challenged. Once the absentee ballot has been transmitted
64.13 to the voter, the method of transmission and the date of transmission must be recorded.
64.14     Upon receipt of a returned absentee ballot for a state primary or state general election,
64.15 the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record in the statewide voter registration system
64.16 that the voter has returned the ballot.
64.17     Upon receipt of notice that the ballot board has accepted or rejected the absentee ballot
64.18 for a state primary or state general election, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall
64.19 record in the statewide voter registration system whether the ballot was accepted or rejected,
64.20 and if rejected, the reason for rejection. If a replacement ballot is transmitted to the voter,
64.21 the county auditor or municipal clerk shall record this in the statewide voter registration
64.22 system.
64.23     The labels provided for envelopes used for transmitting an absentee ballot to and from
64.24 an applicant for an absentee ballot for a state primary or state general election must contain
64.25 bar codes generated by the statewide voter registration system to facilitate the recording
64.26 required under this section. A county auditor or municipal clerk entering information into
64.27 the statewide voter registration system under this section must include the information
64.28 provided on the bar code label whenever information is entered into the system.
64.29   Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
64.30     Subd. 2. Required information. (a) An application shall be accepted if it contains the
64.31 following information stated under oath:
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65.1      (1) the voter's name, birthdate, and present address of residence in Minnesota, or former
65.2  address of residence or parent's former address of residence in Minnesota if the voter is
65.3  living permanently outside the United States;
65.4      (2) a statement indicating that the voter is in the military, or is the spouse or dependent
65.5  of an individual serving in the military, or is temporarily outside the territorial limits of the
65.6  United States, or is living permanently outside the territorial limits of the United States and
65.7  voting under federal law;
65.8      (3) a statement that the voter expects to be absent from the precinct at the time of the
65.9  election;
65.10     (4) the address to which absentee ballots are to be mailed;
65.11     (5) the voter's signature or the signature and relationship of the individual authorized to
65.12 apply on the voter's behalf;
65.13     (6) the voter's passport number, Minnesota driver's license or, state identification card
65.14 or voter identification card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security
65.15 number; if the voter does not have access to any of these documents, the voter or other
65.16 individual requesting absentee ballots may attest to the truthfulness of the contents of the
65.17 application under penalty of perjury; and
65.18     (7) the voter's email address, if the application was submitted electronically through the
65.19 secure website maintained by the secretary of state.
65.20     (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (6), an application submitted through the
65.21 secretary of state's website must include the voter's verifiable Minnesota driver's license
65.22 number, Minnesota state identification card number, voter identification card number, or
65.23 the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number, and may only be transmitted to
65.24 the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the application
65.25 information matches the information in a government database associated with the applicant's
65.26 driver's license number, state identification card number, voter identification card number,
65.27 or Social Security number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable applications
65.28 for evidence of suspicious activity and must forward any such application to an appropriate
65.29 law enforcement agency for investigation.
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66.1    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.19, is amended to read:
66.2      203B.19 RECORDING APPLICATIONS.
66.3      Upon accepting an application, the county auditor shall record in the statewide registration
66.4  system the voter's name,; address of present or former residence in Minnesota,; mailing
66.5  address,; school district number,; passport number, Minnesota driver's license number or,
66.6  state identification card number, voter identification card number, or the last four digits of
66.7  the voter's Social Security number,; and whether the voter is in the military or the spouse
66.8  or dependent of an individual serving in the military, is a voter temporarily outside the
66.9  territorial limits of the United States, or is living permanently outside the territorial limits
66.10 of the United States and voting under federal law. The county auditor shall retain the record
66.11 for six years. A voter whose name is recorded as provided in this section shall not be required
66.12 to register under any other provision of law in order to vote under sections 203B.16 to
66.13 203B.27. Persons from whom applications are not accepted must be notified by the county
66.14 auditor and provided with the reasons for the rejection.
66.15     No later than 60 days after the general election, the county auditor shall report to the
66.16 secretary of state the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to and the combined
66.17 number of absentee ballots returned and cast by absent voters described in section 203B.16.
66.18 The secretary of state may require the information be reported by category under section
66.19 203B.16 or by precinct.
66.20     No later than 90 days after the general election, the secretary of state shall report to the
66.21 federal Election Assistance Commission the number of absentee ballots transmitted to voters
66.22 under section 203B.16.
66.23   Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
66.24     Subd. 3. Back of signature envelope. On the back of the signature envelope a certificate
66.25 shall appear with space for:
66.26     (1) the voter's address of present or former residence in Minnesota;
66.27     (2) the voter's current email address, if the voter has one;
66.28     (3) a statement indicating the category described in section 203B.16 to which the voter
66.29 belongs;
66.30     (4) a statement that the voter has not cast and will not cast another absentee ballot in the
66.31 same election or elections;
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67.1      (5) a statement that the voter personally marked the ballots without showing them to
67.2  anyone, or if physically unable to mark them, that the voter directed another individual to
67.3  mark them; and
67.4      (6) the same voter's passport number, Minnesota driver's license or, state identification
67.5  card or voter identification card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security
67.6  number as provided on the absentee ballot application; if the voter does not have access to
67.7  any of these documents, the voter may attest to the truthfulness of the contents of the
67.8  certificate under penalty of perjury.
67.9      The certificate shall also contain a signed oath in the form required by section 705 of
67.10 the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, which must read:
67.11     "I swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that:
67.12     I am a member of the uniformed services or merchant marine on active duty or an eligible
67.13 spouse or dependent of such a member; a United States citizen temporarily residing outside
67.14 the United States; or other United States citizen residing outside the United States; and I
67.15 am a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the election),
67.16 and I am eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction; I have not been convicted of a felony,
67.17 or other disqualifying offense, or been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or, if so, my voting
67.18 rights have been reinstated; and I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any
67.19 other jurisdiction in the United States except the jurisdiction cited in this voting form. In
67.20 voting, I have marked and sealed my ballot in private and have not allowed any person to
67.21 observe the marking of the ballot, except for those authorized to assist voters under state or
67.22 federal law. I have not been influenced.
67.23     The information on this form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge.
67.24 I understand that a material misstatement of fact in completion of this document may
67.25 constitute grounds for a conviction for perjury."
67.26   Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
67.27     Subdivision 1. Check of voter eligibility; proper execution of certificate. Upon receipt
67.28 of an absentee ballot returned as provided in sections 203B.16 to 203B.27, the election
67.29 judges shall compare the voter's name with the names recorded under section 203B.19 in
67.30 the statewide registration system to insure that the ballot is from a voter eligible to cast an
67.31 absentee ballot under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27. The election judges shall mark the
67.32 signature envelope "Accepted" and initial or sign the signature envelope below the word
67.33 "Accepted" if the election judges are satisfied that:
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68.1      (1) the voter's name and address on the signature envelope appears in substantially the
68.2  same form as on the application records provided to the election judges by the county auditor;
68.3      (2) the voter has signed the federal oath prescribed pursuant to section 705(b)(2) of the
68.4  Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252;
68.5      (3) the voter has set forth the same voter's passport number, or; Minnesota driver's license
68.6  or, state identification card or voter identification card number, or the last four digits of the
68.7  voter's Social Security number as submitted on the application, if the voter has one of these
68.8  documents;
68.9      (4) the voter is not known to have died; and
68.10     (5) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or by absentee ballot.
68.11     If the identification number described in clause (3) does not match the number as
68.12 submitted on the application, the election judges must make a reasonable effort to satisfy
68.13 themselves through other information provided by the applicant, or by an individual
68.14 authorized to apply on behalf of the voter, that the ballots were returned by the same person
68.15 to whom the ballots were transmitted.
68.16     An absentee ballot cast pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 may only be rejected
68.17 for the lack of one of clauses (1) to (5). In particular, failure to place the ballot within the
68.18 ballot envelope before placing it in the signature envelope is not a reason to reject an absentee
68.19 ballot.
68.20     Election judges must note the reason for rejection on the back of the envelope in the
68.21 space provided for that purpose.
68.22     Failure to return unused ballots shall not invalidate a marked ballot, but a ballot shall
68.23 not be counted if the certificate on the signature envelope is not properly executed. In all
68.24 other respects the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit and counting
68.25 of ballots shall apply. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the counting of the
68.26 absentee ballot of a deceased voter does not invalidate the election.
68.27   Sec. 29. EFFECTIVE DATE.
68.28     Except where otherwise provided, this article is effective June 1, 2028.
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  APPENDIX
  Article locations for 26-08265
ARTICLE 1   VOTER ID.............................................................................................. Page.Ln 1.25
ARTICLE 2   CONFORMING CHANGES................................................................. Page.Ln 47.3
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  APPENDIX
  Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 26-08265
   201.061 REGISTRATION ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY.
    Subd. 7. Record of attempted registrations. The election judge responsible for election day
registration must attempt to keep a record of the number of individuals who attempt to register or
update a registration on election day but who cannot provide proof of residence as required by this
section. The record must be forwarded to the county auditor with the election returns for that
precinct.
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