HF 428

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 01/29/2015 01:50pm

A bill for an act
relating to elections; modifying election judge qualifications; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 204B.19, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 204B.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Individuals not qualified to be election judges.

(a) Except as provided in
paragraph (b), no individual shall be appointed as an election judge for any precinct if
that individual:

(1) is unable to read, write, or speak the English language;

(2) is the spouse; parent, including a stepparent; child, including a stepchild; or
sibling, including a stepsibling; of any election judge serving in the same precinct or of
any candidate at that election; deleted text begin or
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(3) new text begin is domiciled, either permanently or temporarily, with any candidate on the ballot
at that election; or
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new text begin (4) new text end is a candidate at that election.

(b) Individuals who are related to each other as provided in paragraph (a), clause (2),
may serve as election judges in the same precinct, provided that they serve on separate
shifts that do not run concurrently.