1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections, requiring voters who register on election day to cast provisional 
1.3 	ballots; making conforming changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 
1.4 	171.072; 201.061, subdivisions 1a, 3, 4; 201.121, subdivision 1; 201.225, 
1.5 	subdivisions 2, 5; 203B.04, subdivision 4; 203B.07, subdivision 3; 203B.08, 
1.6 	subdivision 3; 203B.081, subdivision 3; 203B.121, subdivision 2; 204C.07, 
1.7 	subdivision 3a; 204C.32; 204C.33, subdivision 1; 204C.37; 205.065, subdivision 
1.8 	5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03, subdivision 4; 205A.10, subdivision 3; 
1.9 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204C; repealing 
1.10 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivision 
1.11 	7; 201.121, subdivision 3.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.072, is amended to read:
1.14 	171.072 TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION CARD.
1.15 	(a) If a Minnesota identification card is deemed an acceptable form of identification in 
1.16 	Minnesota Statutes or Rules, a tribal identification card is also an acceptable form of 
1.17 	identification. A tribal identification card is a primary document for purposes of Minnesota 
1.18 	Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules, when an applicant applies for a noncompliant 
1.19 	license or identification card.
1.20 	(b) For purposes of this section, "tribal identification card" means an unexpired 
1.21 	identification card issued by a Minnesota tribal government of a tribe recognized by the 
1.22 	Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the legal 
1.23 	name, date of birth, signature, and picture of the enrolled tribal member.
1.24 	(c) The tribal identification card must contain security features that make it as impervious 
1.25 	to alteration as is reasonably practicable in its design and quality of material and technology. 
2.1 	The security features must use materials that are not readily available to the general public. 
2.2 	The tribal identification card must not be susceptible to reproduction by photocopying or 
2.3 	simulation and must be highly resistant to data or photograph substitution and other 
2.4 	tampering.
2.5 	(d) Except as provided in paragraph (a), the requirements of this section do not apply: 
2.6 	(1) except as provided in paragraph (a), to an application for a driver's license or Minnesota 
2.7 	identification card under this chapter; or (2) to tribal identification cards used to prove an 
2.8 	individual's residence for purposes of section 201.061, subdivision 3.

2.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
2.10 		Subd. 1a.Incomplete registration by mail. If the county auditor determines that a voter 
2.11 	who has submitted a voter registration application by mail has not previously voted in this 
2.12 	state for a federal office and has also not presented a document authorized for election day 
2.13 	registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the county auditor, and the county auditor 
2.14 	is unable to verify the voter's driver's license, state identification, or last four digits of the 
2.15 	voter's Social Security number as provided by the voter on the voter registration application
2.16 	whether the voter is eligible to vote, then the county auditor must notify the voter that the 
2.17 	registration is incomplete and to complete registration by using one of the following methods:
2.18 	(1) presenting to the auditor submitting a completed voter registration application more 
2.19 	than 20 days before the election a document authorized for election day registration in 
2.20 	section 201.061, subdivision 3;
2.21 	(2) registering in person before or on election day; or
2.22 	(3) if voting by absentee ballot or by mail, following election day registration procedures 
2.23 	for absentee voters as described in section 203B.04, subdivision 4; or
2.24 	(4) providing proof of residence by any of the methods authorized for election day 
2.25 	registration in section 201.061, subdivision 3.

2.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.27 		Subd. 3.Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may register 
2.28 	on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in which the 
2.29 	individual maintains residence, by and completing a voter registration application, making 
2.30 	an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of residence. 
2.31 	An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:.
3.1 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant to 
3.2 	section 171.07;
3.3 	(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper identification;
3.4 	(3) presenting one of the following:
3.5 	(i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational institution 
3.6 	in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under section 
3.7 	135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of the secretary 
3.8 	of state; or
3.9 	(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the precinct 
3.10 	together with a picture identification card; or
3.11 	(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or an employee employed 
3.12 	by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a resident in the 
3.13 	facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that the voter or employee 
3.14 	personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct. A voter who has been 
3.15 	vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for any other 
3.16 	individual on that election day. A voter who is registered to vote in the precinct may sign 
3.17 	up to eight proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation does not apply to 
3.18 	an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The secretary of state shall 
3.19 	provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number of individuals for whom 
3.20 	a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The form must include space for the 
3.21 	maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may sign proof-of-residence oaths. For 
3.22 	each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include a statement that the individual: (i) is 
3.23 	registered to vote in the precinct or is an employee of a residential facility in the precinct, 
3.24 	(ii) personally knows that the voter is a resident of the precinct, and (iii) is making the 
3.25 	statement on oath. The form must include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, 
3.26 	telephone number, and address.
3.27 	The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be 
3.28 	attached to the voter registration application.
3.29 	(b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its employees 
3.30 	currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential facility. The 
3.31 	operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor no less than 
3.32 	20 days before each election for use in election day registration.
4.1 	(c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256E.33, 
4.2 	subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under 
4.3 	section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 
4.4 	5; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with services 
4.5 	establishment as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; a veterans home operated by 
4.6 	the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; a residence 
4.7 	licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential program as defined 
4.8 	in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for persons with a developmental 
4.9 	disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section 252.28; setting 
4.10 	authorized to provide housing support as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision 3; a shelter 
4.11 	for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4; or a supervised publicly 
4.12 	or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living 
4.13 	accommodations for the homeless.
4.14 	(d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of 
4.15 	registering by:
4.16 	(1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized 
4.17 	by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the 
4.18 	name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or
4.19 	(2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized 
4.20 	by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the 
4.21 	name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the documents 
4.22 	listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B. For purposes of registration 
4.23 	under this subdivision, the voter registration application must be printed on or affixed to a 
4.24 	provisional ballot envelope and contain the information required by section 201.071, 
4.25 	subdivision 1. An individual who registers on election day is entitled to cast a provisional 
4.26 	ballot pursuant to section 204C.135.
4.27 	(e)(b) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge 
4.28 	responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

4.29 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
4.30 		Subd. 4.Registration by election judges; procedures. Registration at the polling place 
4.31 	on election day shall be conducted by the election judges. Before registering an individual 
4.32 	to vote at the polling place, the election judge must review any list of absentee election day 
4.33 	registrants provided by the county auditor or municipal clerk to see if the person has already 
4.34 	voted by absentee ballot. If the person's name appears on the list, the election judge must 
5.1 	not allow the individual to register or to vote in the polling place. The election judge who 
5.2 	registers an individual at the polling place on election day shall not handle that voter's ballots 
5.3 	at any time prior to the opening of the ballot box after the voting ends. Registration 
5.4 	applications and forms for oaths shall be available at each polling place. If an individual 
5.5 	who registers on election day proves residence by oath of a registered voter, the form 
5.6 	containing the oath shall be attached to the individual's registration application. Registration 
5.7 	applications completed on election day shall be forwarded to the county auditor who shall 
5.8 	add the name of each voter to the registration system unless the information forwarded is 
5.9 	substantially deficient. A county auditor who finds an election day registration substantially 
5.10 	deficient shall give written notice to the individual whose registration is found deficient. 
5.11 	An election day registration shall not be found deficient solely because the individual who 
5.12 	provided proof of residence was ineligible to do so.

5.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.14 		Subdivision 1.Entry of registration information. (a) At the time a voter registration 
5.15 	application is properly completed, submitted, and received in accordance with sections 
5.16 	201.061 and 201.071, the county auditor shall enter the information contained on it into the 
5.17 	statewide registration system. Voter registration applications completed before election day 
5.18 	must be entered into the statewide registration system within ten days after they have been 
5.19 	submitted to the county auditor. Voter registration applications completed on election day 
5.20 	must be entered into the statewide registration system within 42 as soon as possible, but no 
5.21 	later than three days after the election, unless the county auditor notifies the secretary of 
5.22 	state before the deadline has expired that the deadline will not be met. Upon receipt of a 
5.23 	notification under this paragraph, the secretary of state must extend the deadline for that 
5.24 	county auditor by an additional 28 days. The secretary of state may waive a county's 
5.25 	obligations under this paragraph if, on good cause shown, the county demonstrates its 
5.26 	permanent inability to comply.
5.27 	The secretary of state must post data on each county's compliance with this paragraph on 
5.28 	the secretary of state's website including, as applicable, the date each county fully complied 
5.29 	or the deadline by which a county's compliance must be complete.
5.30 	(b) Upon receiving a completed voter registration application, the secretary of state may 
5.31 	electronically transmit the information on the application to the appropriate county auditor 
5.32 	as soon as possible for review by the county auditor before final entry into the statewide 
5.33 	registration system. The secretary of state may mail the voter registration application to the 
5.34 	county auditor.
6.1 	(c) Within ten days after the county auditor has entered information from a voter 
6.2 	registration application into the statewide registration system, the secretary of state shall 
6.3 	compare the voter's name, date of birth, and driver's license number, state identification 
6.4 	number, or the last four digits of the Social Security number with the same information 
6.5 	contained in the Department of Public Safety database. For applications received on election 
6.6 	day, this must be completed within three days after the county auditor or municipal clerk 
6.7 	has entered the information into the statewide voter registration system.
6.8 	(d) The secretary of state shall provide a report to the county auditor on a weekly basis 
6.9 	that includes a list of voters whose name, date of birth, or identification number have been 
6.10 	compared with the same information in the Department of Public Safety database and cannot 
6.11 	be verified as provided in this subdivision. The report must list separately those voters who 
6.12 	have submitted a voter registration application by mail and have not voted in a federal 
6.13 	election in this state. For the six days following an election, the secretary of state must 
6.14 	provide this report daily to county auditors and municipal clerks.
6.15 	(e) The county auditor shall compile a list of voters for whom the county auditor and 
6.16 	the secretary of state are unable to conclude that information on the voter registration 
6.17 	application and the corresponding information in the Department of Public Safety database 
6.18 	relate to the same person.
6.19 	(f) The county auditor shall send a notice of incomplete registration to any voter whose 
6.20 	name appears on the list and change the voter's status to "incomplete." A voter who receives 
6.21 	a notice of incomplete registration from the county auditor may either provide the information 
6.22 	required to complete the registration at least 21 days before the next election or at the polling 
6.23 	place on election day.

6.24 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.225, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.25 		Subd. 2.Technology requirements. An electronic roster must:
6.26 	(1) be able to be loaded with a data file that includes voter registration data in a file 
6.27 	format prescribed by the secretary of state;
6.28 	(2) allow for data to be exported in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;
6.29 	(3) allow for data to be entered manually or by scanning a Minnesota driver's license or 
6.30 	identification card to locate a voter record or populate a voter registration application that 
6.31 	would be printed and signed and dated by the voter. The printed registration application 
6.32 	can be either a printed form, labels printed with voter information to be affixed to a preprinted 
6.33 	form, or a combination of both and affixed to the provisional ballot envelope;
7.1 	(4) allow an election judge to update data that was populated from a scanned driver's 
7.2 	license or identification card;
7.3 	(5) cue an election judge to ask for and input data that is not populated from a scanned 
7.4 	driver's license or identification card that is otherwise required to be collected from the voter 
7.5 	or an election judge;
7.6 	(6) immediately alert the election judge if the voter has provided information that indicates 
7.7 	that the voter is not eligible to vote;
7.8 	(7) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster indicates that a voter has 
7.9 	already voted in that precinct, the voter's registration status is challenged, or it appears the 
7.10 	voter resides in a different precinct;
7.11 	(8) provide immediate instructions on how to resolve a particular type of challenge when 
7.12 	a voter's record is challenged;
7.13 	(9) provide for a printed voter signature certificate, containing the voter's name, address 
7.14 	of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required by section 204C.10, 
7.15 	and a space for the voter's original signature. The printed voter signature certificate can be 
7.16 	either a printed form or a label printed with the voter's information to be affixed to the oath;
7.17 	(10) contain only preregistered voters within the precinct, and not contain preregistered 
7.18 	voter data on voters registered outside of the precinct;
7.19 	(11) be only networked within the polling location on election day, except for the purpose 
7.20 	of updating absentee ballot records;
7.21 	(12) meet minimum security, reliability, and networking standards established by the 
7.22 	Office of the Secretary of State in consultation with the Office of MN.IT Services;
7.23 	(13) be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and
7.24 	(14) perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration 
7.25 	of the participating election, as determined by the secretary of state.
7.26 	Electronic rosters used only for election day registration do not need to comply with clauses 
7.27 	(1), (8), and (10). Electronic rosters used only for preregistered voter processing do not need 
7.28 	to comply with clauses (4) and (5).

7.29 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 201.225, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
7.30 		Subd. 5.Election day. (a) Precincts may use electronic rosters for election day 
7.31 	registration, to process preregistered voters, or both. The printed election day registration 
8.1 	applications must be reviewed when electronic records are processed in the statewide voter 
8.2 	registration system. The election judges shall determine the number of ballots to be counted 
8.3 	by counting the number of original voter signature certificates or the number of voter receipts.
8.4 	(b) Each precinct using electronic rosters shall have a paper backup system approved 
8.5 	by the secretary of state present at the polling place to use in the event that the election 
8.6 	judges are unable to use the electronic roster.

8.7 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
8.8 		Subd. 4.Registration at time of application. An eligible voter who is not registered 
8.9 	to vote but who is otherwise eligible to vote by absentee ballot may register by including
8.10 	submitting a completed voter registration application with the absentee ballot. The individual 
8.11 	shall present proof of residence as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3, to the 
8.12 	individual who witnesses the marking of the absentee ballots If the absentee ballot and voter 
8.13 	registration application are returned by mail, the voter registration must be placed into the 
8.14 	return envelope along with the signature envelope. A military voter, as defined in section 
8.15 	203B.01, may register in this manner if voting pursuant to sections 203B.04 to 203B.15, or 
8.16 	may register pursuant to sections 203B.16 to 203B.27.

8.17 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.18 		Subd. 3.Eligibility certificate. A certificate of eligibility to vote by absentee ballot 
8.19 	shall be printed on the back of the return envelope. The certificate shall contain space for 
8.20 	the voter's Minnesota driver's license number, state identification number, or the last four 
8.21 	digits of the voter's Social Security number, or to indicate that the voter does not have one 
8.22 	of these numbers. The space must be designed to ensure that the voter provides the same 
8.23 	type of identification as provided on the voter's absentee ballot application for purposes of 
8.24 	comparison. The certificate must also contain a statement to be signed and sworn by the 
8.25 	voter indicating that the voter meets all of the requirements established by law for voting 
8.26 	by absentee ballot and space for a statement signed by a person who is registered to vote in 
8.27 	Minnesota or by a notary public or other individual authorized to administer oaths stating 
8.28 	that:
8.29 	(1) the ballots were displayed to that individual unmarked; and
8.30 	(2) the voter marked the ballots in that individual's presence without showing how they 
8.31 	were marked, or, if the voter was physically unable to mark them, that the voter directed 
8.32 	another individual to mark them; and
9.1 	(3) if the voter was not previously registered, the voter has provided proof of residence 
9.2 	as required by section 201.061, subdivision 3.

9.3 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
9.4 		Subd. 3.Procedures on receipt of ballots. (a) When absentee ballots are returned to a 
9.5 	county auditor or municipal clerk, that official shall stamp or initial and date the return 
9.6 	envelope and. The county auditor must open the return envelope to determine if a voter 
9.7 	registration application is in the envelope. If a voter registration application is in the envelope, 
9.8 	the county auditor must remove the voter registration application. The county auditor must 
9.9 	reseal the return envelope, initial across the seal, and note that a voter registration application 
9.10 	was removed from the envelope. The county auditor must place it all return envelopes in a 
9.11 	secure location with other return envelopes received by that office. Except for voter 
9.12 	registration applications removed pursuant to this section, all contents of the return envelope 
9.13 	must remain in the return envelope until delivered to the ballot board.
9.14 	(b) Within five days after receipt, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver to 
9.15 	the ballot board all ballots received, except that during the 14 days immediately preceding 
9.16 	an election, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver all ballots received to the 
9.17 	ballot board within three days. Ballots received on election day either (1) after 3:00 p.m., 
9.18 	if delivered in person; or (2) after 8:00 p.m., if delivered by mail or a package delivery 
9.19 	service, shall be marked as received late by the county auditor or municipal clerk, and must 
9.20 	not be delivered to the ballot board.
9.21 	(c) Upon removing the voter registration application as required by paragraph (a), the 
9.22 	county auditor must promptly process the voter registration application as provided in section 
9.23 	201.121, subdivisions 1 and 2.

9.24 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
9.25 		Subd. 3.Alternative procedure. (a) The county auditor may make available a ballot 
9.26 	counter and ballot box for use by the preregistered voters during the seven days before the 
9.27 	election. If a ballot counter and ballot box is provided, a voter must be given the option 
9.28 	either (1) to vote using the process provided in section 203B.08, subdivision 1, or (2) to 
9.29 	vote in the manner provided in this subdivision.
9.30 	(b) If a voter chooses to vote in the manner provided in this subdivision, the voter must 
9.31 	state the voter's name, address, and date of birth to the county auditor or municipal clerk. 
9.32 	The voter shall sign a voter's certificate, which must include the voter's name, identification 
9.33 	number, and the certification required by section 201.071, subdivision 1. The signature of 
10.1 	an individual on the voter's certificate and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence 
10.2 	of the intent of the individual to vote at that election.
10.3 	(c) After signing the voter's certificate, the voter shall be issued a ballot and immediately 
10.4 	retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to mark the ballot. 
10.5 	The ballot must not be taken from the polling place. If the voter spoils the ballot, the voter 
10.6 	may return it to the election official in exchange for a new ballot. After completing the 
10.7 	ballot, the voter shall deposit the ballot into the ballot box.
10.8 	(d) The election official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the manner 
10.9 	provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 3.
10.10 	(e) The election duties required by this subdivision must be performed by the county 
10.11 	auditor, municipal clerk, or a deputy of the auditor or clerk.
10.12 	(f) If a person is not registered to vote, the person must not be allowed to cast an absentee 
10.13 	ballot using the alternative procedure authorized by this subdivision.

10.14 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 203B.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.15 		Subd. 2.Duties of ballot board; absentee ballots. (a) The members of the ballot board 
10.16 	shall take possession of all return signature envelopes delivered to them in accordance with 
10.17 	section 203B.08. Upon receipt from the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district 
10.18 	clerk, two or more members of the ballot board shall examine each return signature envelope 
10.19 	and shall mark it accepted or rejected in the manner provided in this subdivision. Election 
10.20 	judges performing the duties in this section must be of different major political parties, 
10.21 	unless they are exempt from that requirement under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or 
10.22 	section 205A.10, subdivision 2.
10.23 	(b) The members of the ballot board shall mark the return signature envelope "Accepted" 
10.24 	and initial or sign the return signature envelope below the word "Accepted" if a majority 
10.25 	of the members of the ballot board examining the envelope are satisfied that:
10.26 	(1) the voter's name and address on the return signature envelope are the same as the 
10.27 	information provided on the absentee ballot application;
10.28 	(2) the voter signed the certification on the envelope;
10.29 	(3) the voter's Minnesota driver's license, state identification number, or the last four 
10.30 	digits of the voter's Social Security number are the same as a number on the voter's absentee 
10.31 	ballot application or voter record. If the number does not match, the election judges must 
11.1 	compare the signature provided by the applicant to determine whether the ballots were 
11.2 	returned by the same person to whom they were transmitted;
11.3 	(4) the voter is registered and eligible to vote in the precinct or has included a properly 
11.4 	completed voter registration application in the return envelope;
11.5 	(5) the certificate has been completed as prescribed in the directions for casting an 
11.6 	absentee ballot; and
11.7 	(6) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or, if it is after the 
11.8 	close of business on the seventh day before the election, by absentee ballot.
11.9 	The return signature envelope from accepted ballots must be preserved and returned to 
11.10 	the county auditor.
11.11 	(c)(1) If a majority of the members of the ballot board examining a return signature
11.12 	envelope find that an absentee voter has failed to meet one of the requirements provided in 
11.13 	paragraph (b), they shall mark the returnsignature envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it 
11.14 	below the word "Rejected," list the reason for the rejection on the envelope, and return it 
11.15 	to the county auditor. There is no other reason for rejecting an absentee ballot beyond those 
11.16 	permitted by this section. Failure to place the ballot within the security secrecy envelope 
11.17 	before placing it in the outer white envelope is not a reason to reject an absentee ballot.
11.18 	(2) If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the envelope 
11.19 	must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board shall provide the voter with 
11.20 	a replacement absentee ballot and return signature envelope in place of the rejected ballot.
11.21 	(3) If an envelope is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain 
11.22 	sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter by 
11.23 	telephone or e-mail to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. The official 
11.24 	must document the attempts made to contact the voter.
11.25 	(d) The official in charge of the absentee ballot board must mail the voter a written notice 
11.26 	of absentee ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. If the official 
11.27 	determines that the voter has otherwise cast a ballot in the election, no notice is required. 
11.28 	If an absentee ballot arrives after the deadline for submission provided by this chapter, the 
11.29 	notice must be provided between six to ten weeks after receipt of the ballot. A notice of 
11.30 	absentee ballot rejection must contain the following information:
11.31 	(1) the date on which the absentee ballot was rejected or, if the ballot was received after 
11.32 	the required deadline for submission, the date on which the ballot was received;
11.33 	(2) the reason for rejection; and
12.1 	(3) the name of the appropriate election official to whom the voter may direct further 
12.2 	questions, along with appropriate contact information.
12.3 	(e) An absentee ballot return signature envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened 
12.4 	or subject to further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.

12.5 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.07, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
12.6 		Subd. 3a.Residence requirement. A challenger must be a resident of this state. 
12.7 	Appointed challengers seeking admission to a polling place to serve in that capacity must 
12.8 	prove their status as a resident of this state by presenting one of the documents listed in 
12.9 	section 201.061, subdivision 3. a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued 
12.10 	pursuant to section 171.07, any document approved by the secretary of state as proper 
12.11 	identification, or one of the following:
12.12 	(1) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational institution 
12.13 	in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under section 
12.14 	135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of the secretary 
12.15 	of state; or
12.16 	(2) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the precinct 
12.17 	together with a picture identification card.
12.18 	Challengers need not prove residence in the precinct in which they seek to act as a challenger.

12.19 	Sec. 14. [204C.135] PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.
12.20 		Subdivision 1.Casting provisional ballots. (a) A voter who registered on election day 
12.21 	pursuant to section 201.061, subdivision 3, is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.
12.22 	(b) A voter seeking to cast a provisional ballot must sign a provisional ballot roster or 
12.23 	a provisional voter signature certificate and complete the voter registration application on 
12.24 	the provisional ballot envelope. The voter registration application may be completed by an 
12.25 	electronic roster and affixed to the provisional ballet envelope. The voter must also swear 
12.26 	or affirm in writing that the voter is eligible to vote, has not voted previously in the same 
12.27 	election, and meets the criteria for registering to vote in the precinct in which the voter 
12.28 	appears.
12.29 	(c) Once the voter has completed the provisional ballot envelope, the voter must be 
12.30 	allowed to cast a provisional ballot. The provisional ballot must be in the same form as the 
12.31 	official ballot available in the precinct on election day. A completed provisional ballot shall 
12.32 	be sealed in a secrecy envelope. The secrecy envelope shall be sealed inside the voter's 
13.1 	provisional ballot envelope and deposited by the voter in a secure, sealed provisional ballot 
13.2 	box. Completed provisional ballots must not be combined with other voted ballots in the 
13.3 	polling place.
13.4 	(d) The secretary of state must prescribe the form of the secrecy and provisional ballot 
13.5 	envelopes. The provisional ballot envelope must be a color other than that provided for 
13.6 	absentee ballot envelopes and must be prominently labeled "Provisional Ballot Envelope."
13.7 	(e) Provisional ballots and related documentation shall be delivered to and securely 
13.8 	maintained by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the same manner as required for 
13.9 	other election materials under sections 204C.27 and 204C.28.
13.10 		Subd. 2.Accepting or rejecting provisional ballot envelopes. (a) Within seven days 
13.11 	after the election, the county auditor or municipal clerk must process each applicant's 
13.12 	registration application on the provisional ballot envelopes as provided by section 201.121, 
13.13 	subdivisions 1 and 2. If the applicant is registered to vote, that voter's provisional ballot 
13.14 	envelope must be accepted. The county auditor or municipal clerk must mark the provisional 
13.15 	ballot envelope "Accepted" and initial or sign the envelope below the word "Accepted." If 
13.16 	the applicant is not registered to vote, the provisional ballot envelope must be rejected. If 
13.17 	a provisional ballot envelope is rejected, the county auditor or municipal clerk must mark 
13.18 	the provisional ballot envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it below the word "Rejected," and 
13.19 	list the reason for rejection on the envelope. The county auditor or municipal clerk must 
13.20 	promptly record in the statewide voter registration system that a voter's provisional ballot 
13.21 	envelope has been accepted or rejected.
13.22 	(b) The county auditor or municipal clerk must mail the voter a written notice of 
13.23 	provisional ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. The notice 
13.24 	must include the reason for rejection and the name of the appropriate election official to 
13.25 	whom the voter may direct further questions, along with appropriate contact information.
13.26 	(c) A provisional ballot envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or subject to 
13.27 	further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.
13.28 		Subd. 3.Provisional ballots; reconciliation. On the seventh day after the election and 
13.29 	prior to counting any provisional ballots in the final vote totals from a precinct, the county 
13.30 	auditor or municipal clerk must verify that the number of signatures appearing on the 
13.31 	provisional ballot roster from that precinct is equal to or greater than the number of 
13.32 	provisional ballots submitted by voters in the precinct on election day. Any discrepancy 
13.33 	must be resolved before the provisional ballots from the precinct may be counted. Excess 
14.1 	provisional ballots must be randomly withdrawn from the accepted provisional ballots in 
14.2 	the manner required by section 204C.20, subdivision 2.
14.3 		Subd. 4.Counting provisional ballots. Once the reconciliation process required by 
14.4 	subdivision 3 is completed, accepted provisional ballot envelopes must be opened; duplicated 
14.5 	as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, subdivision 5; initialed by the members 
14.6 	of the ballot board; and deposited in the appropriate ballot box. If more than one ballot is 
14.7 	enclosed in the ballot envelope, the ballots must be spoiled and must not be counted.

14.8 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.32, is amended to read:
14.9 	204C.32 CANVASS OF STATE PRIMARIES.
14.10 		Subdivision 1.County canvass. The county canvassing board shall meet at the county 
14.11 	auditor's office on either the second or third the tenth day following the state primary. After 
14.12 	taking the oath of office, the canvassing board shall publicly canvass the election returns 
14.13 	delivered to the county auditor. The board shall complete the canvass by the third tenth day 
14.14 	following the state primary and shall promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a 
14.15 	report that states:
14.16 	(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county, and in each precinct;
14.17 	(b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of 
14.18 	individuals registered before election day in each precinct;
14.19 	(c) for each major political party, the names of the candidates running for each partisan 
14.20 	office and the number of votes received by each candidate in the county and in each precinct;
14.21 	(d) the names of the candidates of each major political party who are nominated; and
14.22 	(e) the number of votes received by each of the candidates for nonpartisan office in each 
14.23 	precinct in the county and the names of the candidates nominated for nonpartisan office.
14.24 	Upon completion of the canvass, the county auditor shall mail or deliver a notice of 
14.25 	nomination to each nominee for county office voted for only in that county. The county 
14.26 	auditor shall transmit one of the certified copies of the county canvassing board report for 
14.27 	state and federal offices to the secretary of state by express mail or similar service 
14.28 	immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass. The secretary of state shall mail a 
14.29 	notice of nomination to each nominee for state or federal office.
14.30 		Subd. 2.State canvass. The State Canvassing Board shall meet at a public meeting 
14.31 	space located in the Capitol complex area seven14 days after the state primary to canvass 
14.32 	the certified copies of the county canvassing board reports received from the county auditors. 
15.1 	Immediately after the canvassing board declares the results, the secretary of state shall 
15.2 	certify the names of the nominees to the county auditors. The secretary of state shall mail 
15.3 	to each nominee a notice of nomination.

15.4 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.5 		Subdivision 1.County canvass. The county canvassing board shall meet at the county 
15.6 	auditor's office between the third tenth and tenth 17th days following the state general 
15.7 	election. After taking the oath of office, the board shall promptly and publicly canvass the 
15.8 	general election returns delivered to the county auditor. Upon completion of the canvass, 
15.9 	the board shall promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a report which states:
15.10 	(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county and in each precinct;
15.11 	(b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of 
15.12 	individuals registered before election day in each precinct;
15.13 	(c) the names of the candidates for each office and the number of votes received by each 
15.14 	candidate in the county and in each precinct;
15.15 	(d) the number of votes counted for and against a proposed change of county lines or 
15.16 	county seat; and
15.17 	(e) the number of votes counted for and against a constitutional amendment or other 
15.18 	question in the county and in each precinct.
15.19 	The result of write-in votes cast on the general election ballots must be compiled by the 
15.20 	county auditor before the county canvass, except that write-in votes for a candidate for 
15.21 	federal, state, or county office must not be counted unless the candidate has timely filed a 
15.22 	request under section 204B.09, subdivision 3. The county auditor shall arrange for each 
15.23 	municipality to provide an adequate number of election judges to perform this duty or the 
15.24 	county auditor may appoint additional election judges for this purpose. The county auditor 
15.25 	may open the envelopes or containers in which the voted ballots have been sealed in order 
15.26 	to count and record the write-in votes and must reseal the voted ballots at the conclusion of 
15.27 	this process. The county auditor must prepare a separate report of votes received by precinct 
15.28 	for write-in candidates for federal, state, and county offices who have requested under 
15.29 	section 204B.09 that votes for those candidates be tallied.
15.30 	Upon completion of the canvass, the county canvassing board shall declare the candidate 
15.31 	duly elected who received the highest number of votes for each county and state office voted 
15.32 	for only within the county. The county auditor shall transmit a certified copy of the county 
16.1 	canvassing board report for state and federal offices to the secretary of state by messenger, 
16.2 	express mail, or similar service immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass.

16.3 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204C.37, is amended to read:
16.4 	204C.37 COUNTY CANVASS; RETURN OF REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF 
16.5 	STATE.
16.6 	A copy of the report required by sections 204C.32, subdivision 1, and 204C.33, 
16.7 	subdivision 1, shall be certified under the official seal of the county auditor. The copy shall 
16.8 	be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the secretary of state, with the county auditor's 
16.9 	name and official address and the words "Election Returns" endorsed on the envelope. The 
16.10 	copy of the canvassing board report must be sent by express mail or delivered to the secretary 
16.11 	of state. If the copy is not received by the secretary of state within ten 17 days following 
16.12 	the applicable election a primary election, or within 24 days following a general election, 
16.13 	the secretary of state shall immediately notify the county auditor, who shall deliver another 
16.14 	copy to the secretary of state by special messenger.

16.15 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 205.065, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.16 		Subd. 5.Results.  The municipal primary shall be conducted and the returns made in the 
16.17 	manner provided for the state primary so far as practicable. The canvass may be conducted 
16.18 	on either the second or third day after the primary.
16.19 	The governing body of the municipality shall canvass the returns on the tenth day after 
16.20 	the primary, and the two candidates for each office who receive the highest number of votes, 
16.21 	or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be elected to the 
16.22 	office, who receive the highest number of votes, shall be the nominees for the office named. 
16.23 	Their names shall be certified to the municipal clerk who shall place them on the municipal 
16.24 	general election ballot without partisan designation and without payment of an additional 
16.25 	fee.

16.26 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 205.185, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.27 		Subd. 3.Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition. (a) Between 
16.28 	the third tenth and tenth 17th days after an election, the governing body of a city conducting 
16.29 	any election including a special municipal election, or the governing body of a town 
16.30 	conducting the general election in November shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the 
16.31 	returns, and declare the results of the election. The governing body of a town conducting 
17.1 	the general election in March shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the returns, and 
17.2 	declare the results of the election within two nine days after an election.
17.3 	(b) After the time for contesting elections has passed, the municipal clerk shall issue a 
17.4 	certificate of election to each successful candidate. In case of a contest, the certificate shall 
17.5 	not be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court.
17.6 	(c) In case of a tie vote, the canvassing board having jurisdiction over the municipality 
17.7 	shall determine the result by lot. The clerk of the canvassing board shall certify the results 
17.8 	of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final custodian of the ballots 
17.9 	and the returns of the election.

17.10 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 205A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
17.11 		Subd. 4.Results. (a) The school district primary must be conducted and the returns 
17.12 	made in the manner provided for the state primary as far as practicable. If the primary is 
17.13 	conducted:
17.14 	(1) only within that school district, a canvass may be conducted on either the second or 
17.15 	third day after the primary; or
17.16 	(2) in conjunction with the state primary, the canvass must be conducted on the third 
17.17 	day after the primary, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b).
17.18 	On the tenth day after the primary, the school board of the school district shall canvass 
17.19 	the returns, and the two candidates for each specified school board position who receive 
17.20 	the highest number of votes, or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of 
17.21 	individuals to be elected to at-large school board positions who receive the highest number 
17.22 	of votes, are the nominees for the office named. Their names must be certified to the school 
17.23 	district clerk who shall place them on the school district general election ballot without 
17.24 	partisan designation and without payment of an additional fee.
17.25 	(b) Following a school district primary as described in paragraph (a), clause (2), a canvass 
17.26 	may be conducted on the second day after the primary if the county auditor of each county 
17.27 	in which the school district is located agrees to administratively review the school district's 
17.28 	primary voting statistics for accuracy and completeness within a time that permits the canvass 
17.29 	to be conducted on that day.

17.30 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 205A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.31 		Subd. 3.Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition. Between the 
17.32 	third tenth and tenth 17th days after a school district election other than a recount of a special 
18.1 	election conducted under section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59, the school board shall 
18.2 	canvass the returns and declare the results of the election. After the time for contesting 
18.3 	elections has passed, the school district clerk shall issue a certificate of election to each 
18.4 	successful candidate. If there is a contest, the certificate of election to that office must not 
18.5 	be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court. If there 
18.6 	is a tie vote, the school board shall determine the result by lot. The clerk shall deliver the 
18.7 	certificate of election to the successful candidate by personal service or certified mail. The 
18.8 	successful candidate shall file an acceptance and oath of office in writing with the clerk 
18.9 	within 30 days of the date of mailing or personal service. A person who fails to qualify prior 
18.10 	to the time specified shall be deemed to have refused to serve, but that filing may be made 
18.11 	at any time before action to fill the vacancy has been taken. The school district clerk shall 
18.12 	certify the results of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final 
18.13 	custodian of the ballots and the returns of the election.
18.14 	A school district canvassing board shall perform the duties of the school board according 
18.15 	to the requirements of this subdivision for a recount of a special election conducted under 
18.16 	section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or 475.59.

18.17 	Sec. 22. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN; SECRETARY OF STATE.
 18.18 	The secretary of state must conduct a public awareness campaign to encourage people 
18.19 	to register to vote prior to election day. At a minimum, the secretary of state must conduct 
18.20 	the public awareness campaign in each even-numbered year from June 1 until the voter 
18.21 	registration period ends prior to the state general election.

18.22 	Sec. 23. REPEALER.
 18.23 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivision 7; and 
18.24 	201.121, subdivision 3, are repealed.

18.25 	Sec. 24. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 18.26 	This act is effective on January 1, 2022, and applies to elections held on or after that 
18.27 	date.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 21-01164 

135A.17 PROVISIONS TO FACILITATE VOTING.Subd. 2.Residential housing list. 
All postsecondary institutions that enroll students accepting state or federal financial aid may prepare a current list of students enrolled in the institution and residing in the institution's housing or within ten miles of the institution's campus. The list shall include each student's current address. The list shall be certified and sent to the appropriate county auditor or auditors for use in election day registration as provided under section 201.061, subdivision 3. A residential housing list provided under this subdivision may not be used or disseminated by a county auditor or the secretary of state for any other purpose. 

201.061 REGISTRATION ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY.Subd. 7.Record of attempted registrations. 
The election judge responsible for election day registration shall attempt to keep a record of the number of individuals who attempt to register on election day but who cannot provide proof of residence as required by this section. The record shall be forwarded to the county auditor with the election returns for that precinct. 

201.121 ENTRY OF NAMES; MAILED NOTICE.Subd. 3.Postelection sampling. 
(a) Within ten days after an election, the county auditor shall send the notice required by subdivision 2 to a random sampling of the individuals registered on election day. The random sampling shall be determined in accordance with the rules of the secretary of state. As soon as practicable after the election, the county auditor shall mail the notice required by subdivision 2 to all other individuals registered on election day. If a notice is returned as not deliverable, the county auditor shall attempt to determine the reason for the return. A county auditor who does not receive or obtain satisfactory proof of an individual's eligibility to vote shall immediately notify the county attorney of all of the relevant information. The county auditor must notify the secretary of state of the following information by each precinct: 

(1) the total number of all notices that were returned as nondeliverable; 

(2) the total number of nondeliverable notices that the county auditor was able to determine the reason for the return along with the reason for each return; and 

(3) the total number of individuals for whom the county auditor does not receive or obtain satisfactory proof of an individual's eligibility to vote. 

(b) By March 1 of every odd-numbered year, the secretary of state shall report to the chair and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over elections the following information by each precinct and each county: 

(1) the total number of all notices that were returned as nondeliverable; 

(2) the total number of nondeliverable notices that a county auditor was able to determine the reason for the return along with the reason for each return; and 

(3) the total number of individuals for whom the county auditor does not receive or obtain satisfactory proof of an individual's eligibility to vote.