Minnesota Legislature
SF 1732
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 05/01/2014 10:42am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to elections; extending the deadline to purchase voting equipment with
Help America Vote Act grants; amending Laws 2010, chapter 379, section 4,
subdivisions 2, 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Laws 2010, chapter 379, section 4, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Grant application.
To receive a grant under this section, a county must
apply to the secretary of state on forms prescribed by the secretary of state that set forth
how the grant money will be spent. Applications for grants under this section must be
submitted to the secretary of state by December 1, 2010, and be for purchases made
before March 31, deleted text begin 2014deleted text end new text begin 2016new text end .
Sec. 2.
Laws 2010, chapter 379, section 4, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Report.
Each county receiving a grant under this section must include the
expenditures it has made on the appropriate Help America Vote Act reports submitted to
the secretary of state. If a county does not use the money it has received under this section
by June 15, deleted text begin 2014deleted text end new text begin 2016new text end , it must return the unused money to the secretary of state by June
30, deleted text begin 2014deleted text end new text begin 2016new text end . In addition to the report required by this section, each county receiving
a grant under this act must maintain financial records for each grant sufficient to satisfy
federal audit standards and must transmit those records to the secretary of state upon
request of the secretary of state.
Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.
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