1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; facilitating registering to
1.3 	vote and voting; facilitating voter registration by
1.4 	college students; clarifying voting rights of persons
1.5 	under guardianship; extending the deadline for
1.6 	submitting voter registration applications; clarifying
1.7 	documents acceptable to prove residence; specifying
1.8 	form of voter registration application; authorizing
1.9 	registered voters to withhold their name from the
1.10 	public information list; requiring polling place
1.11 	officials to wear identification badges; requiring
1.12 	translation of voting materials; regulating conduct
1.13 	and requiring training of polling place challengers;
1.14 	adding to the Voter's Bill of Rights; allowing
1.15 	ex-felons to leave a polling place and return;
1.16 	providing voting assistance to prisoners; amending
1.17 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 135A.17, subdivision
1.18 	2; 201.014, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 3,
1.19 	by adding a subdivision; 201.071, subdivision 1;
1.20 	201.091, subdivision 4; 201.15; 203B.16, by adding a
1.21 	subdivision; 204B.10, subdivision 6; 204B.24; 204B.27,
1.22 	subdivision 11; 204C.06, subdivision 2; 204C.07,
1.23 	subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 204C.08,
1.24 	subdivision 1a; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivisions 2, 4;
1.25 	524.5-310; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.26 	Statutes, chapter 641.
1.27 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 135A.17,
1.29 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.30 		Subd. 2.Residential housing list.  All postsecondary
1.31 	institutions that enroll students accepting state or federal
1.32 	financial aid may shall prepare a current list of students the
1.33 	name and address of each student enrolled in the institution and
1.34 	residing in the institution's housing or in other housing within
1.35 	ten miles of the county, or a county contiguous to the county,
1.36 	where the institution's campus is located.  Institutions that do
2.1 	not consider student addresses to be public information under
2.2 	applicable federal and state privacy laws shall make release
2.3 	forms available to all students authorizing the institution to
2.4 	provide the addresses to the county auditor.  The list
2.5 	shall include each student's current be based on the most recent
2.6 	residence address the student has provided to the institution.
2.7 	If the student gives the institution, before the list is sent to
2.8 	the county auditor or auditors, a written request that the
2.9 	student's name and residence address be omitted from the list,
2.10 	the institution must honor the request.  The list shall be
2.11 	certified and sent to the appropriate county auditor or auditors
2.12 	for use in election day registration as provided under section
2.13 	201.061, subdivision 3.

2.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.014,
2.15 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.16 		Subd. 2.Not eligible.  The following individuals are not
2.17 	eligible to vote.  Any individual:
2.18 	(a) Convicted of treason or any felony whose civil rights
2.19 	have not been restored;
2.20 	(b) Under a guardianship of the person in which the court
2.21 	order provides that the ward does not retain revokes the ward's 
2.22 	right to vote; or
2.23 	(c) Found by a court of law to be legally incompetent.

2.24 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061,
2.25 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.26 		Subdivision 1.Prior to election day.  At any time except
2.27 	during the 20 days immediately preceding any election, an
2.28 	eligible voter or any individual who will be an eligible voter
2.29 	at the time of the next election may register to vote in the
2.30 	precinct in which the voter maintains residence by completing a
2.31 	voter registration application as described in section 201.071,
2.32 	subdivision 1, and submitting it in person or by mail to the
2.33 	county auditor of that county or to the Secretary of State's
2.34 	Office.  A registration that is received no later than 5:00 p.m.
2.35 	on the 21st day preceding any election shall be accepted.  An
2.36 	improperly addressed or delivered registration application shall
3.1 	be forwarded within two working days after receipt to the county
3.2 	auditor of the county where the voter maintains residence.  A
3.3 	state or local agency or an individual that accepts from anyone
3.4 	a completed voter registration applications from application
3.5 	signed and dated by a voter must submit the completed
3.6 	applications application to the secretary of state or the
3.7 	appropriate county auditor within ten 15 business days after the
3.8 	applications are application was dated by the voter.
3.9 	For purposes of this section, mail registration is defined
3.10 	as a voter registration application delivered to the secretary
3.11 	of state, county auditor, or municipal clerk by the United
3.12 	States Postal Service or a commercial carrier.

3.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061,
3.14 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.15 		Subd. 3.Election day registration. (a) An individual
3.16 	who is eligible to vote may register on election day by
3.17 	appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in
3.18 	which the individual maintains residence, by completing a
3.19 	registration application, making an oath in the form prescribed
3.20 	by the secretary of state and providing proof of residence.  An
3.21 	individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:
3.22 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota
3.23 	identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07;
3.24 	(2) presenting a current and valid photo identification
3.25 	that shows the name and valid residential address of the voter;
3.26 	(3) presenting a copy of a current utility bill, signed
3.27 	residential lease, bank statement, government check, paycheck,
3.28 	or other government document that shows the name and valid
3.29 	residential address of the voter;
3.30 	(4) presenting any document approved by the secretary of
3.31 	state as proper identification;
3.32 	(3) (5) presenting one of the following:
3.33 	(i) a current valid student identification card from a
3.34 	postsecondary educational institution in Minnesota, if a list of
3.35 	students from that institution has been prepared under section
3.36 	135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner
4.1 	provided in rules of the secretary of state; or 
4.2 	(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the
4.3 	student's valid residential address in the precinct together
4.4 	with a picture identification card;
4.5 	(iii) a copy of a current student registration card that
4.6 	contains the student's valid residential address in the
4.7 	precinct; or 
4.8 	(iv) a current student monthly rental statement that
4.9 	contains the student's valid residential address in the
4.10 	precinct;or
4.11 	(4) (6) having a voter who is registered to vote in the
4.12 	precinct, or who is an employee employed by and working in a
4.13 	residential facility in the precinct,sign an oath in the
4.14 	presence of the election judge vouching that the voter or
4.15 	employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of
4.16 	the precinct.  A voter who has been vouched for on election day
4.17 	may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for any other
4.18 	individual on that election day.
4.19 	(b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a
4.20 	list of the names of its employees currently working in the
4.21 	residential facility and the address of the residential
4.22 	facility.  The operator shall certify the list and provide it to
4.23 	the appropriate county auditor no less than 20 days before each
4.24 	election for use in election day registration.
4.25 	(c) For tribal band members living on an Indian
4.26 	reservation, an individual may prove residence for purposes of
4.27 	registering by presenting an identification card issued by the
4.28 	tribal government of a tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian
4.29 	Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains
4.30 	the name, street address, signature, and picture of the
4.31 	individual. The county auditor of each county having territory
4.32 	within the reservation shall maintain a record of the number of
4.33 	election day registrations accepted under this section.
4.34 	(d) A county, school district, or municipality may require
4.35 	that an election judge responsible for election day registration
4.36 	initial each completed registration application.

5.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061, is
5.2 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
5.3 		Subd. 3a.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this
5.4 	subdivision apply to subdivision 3.
5.5 	(b) "Bank statement" includes a bank statement, investment
5.6 	account statement, brokerage statement, pension fund statement,
5.7 	dividend check, or any other notice or letter from a financial
5.8 	institution relating to an account or investment held by the
5.9 	voter at the financial institution.
5.10 	(c) "Government check" includes a Social Security
5.11 	Administration check statement or a check stub or electronic
5.12 	deposit receipt from a public assistance payment or tax refund
5.13 	or credit.
5.14 	(d) "Other government document" includes military
5.15 	identification; a document issued by a governmental entity that
5.16 	qualifies for use as identification for purposes of acquiring a
5.17 	driver's license in this state; a Metro Mobility card; a
5.18 	property tax statement; a public housing lease or rent statement
5.19 	or agreement, or a rent statement or agreement provided under a
5.20 	subsidized housing program; a document or statement provided to
5.21 	a voter as evidence of income or eligibility for a tax deduction
5.22 	or tax credit; a periodic notice from a federal, state, or local
5.23 	agency for a public assistance program, such as the Minnesota
5.24 	family investment program, food stamps, general assistance,
5.25 	medical assistance, general assistance medical care,
5.26 	MinnesotaCare, unemployment benefits, or Social Security; an
5.27 	insurance card for a government administered or subsidized
5.28 	health insurance program; or a discharge certificate, pardon, or
5.29 	other official document issued to the voter in connection with
5.30 	the resolution of a criminal case, indictment, sentence, or
5.31 	other matter, in accordance with state law.
5.32 	(e) "Paycheck" includes a check stub or electronic deposit
5.33 	receipt.
5.34 	(f) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as
5.35 	defined in section 119A.43, subdivision 1; a supervised living
5.36 	facility licensed by the commissioner of health under section
6.1 	144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section
6.2 	144A.01, subdivision 5; a residence registered with the
6.3 	commissioner of health as a housing with services establishment
6.4 	as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; a veterans home
6.5 	operated by the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans
6.6 	Homes under chapter 198; a residence licensed by the
6.7 	commissioner of human services to provide a residential program
6.8 	as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential
6.9 	facility for persons with a developmental disability licensed by
6.10 	the commissioner of human services under section 252.28; group
6.11 	residential housing as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision
6.12 	3; a shelter for battered women as defined in section 611A.37,
6.13 	subdivision 4; or a supervised publicly or privately operated
6.14 	shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living
6.15 	accommodations for the homeless.
6.16 	(g) "Utility bill" includes a bill for gas, electricity,
6.17 	telephone, wireless telephone, cable television, solid waste,
6.18 	water, or sewer services.

6.19 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.071,
6.20 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.21 		Subdivision 1.Form.  A voter registration application
6.22 	must be of suitable size and weight for mailing and contain
6.23 	spaces for the following required information:  voter's first
6.24 	name, middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any;
6.25 	voter's current address; voter's previous address, if any;
6.26 	voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of
6.27 	residence; voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter;
6.28 	date of registration; current and valid Minnesota driver's
6.29 	license number or Minnesota state identification number, or if
6.30 	the voter has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license or
6.31 	Minnesota state identification, the last four digits of the
6.32 	voter's Social Security number; and voter's signature.  The
6.33 	registration application may include the voter's e-mail address,
6.34 	if provided by the voter, and the voter's interest in serving as
6.35 	an election judge, if indicated by the voter.  The application
6.36 	must also contain the following certification of voter
7.1 	eligibility:
7.2 	"I certify that I:
7.3 	(1) will be at least 18 years old on election day;
7.4 	(2) am a citizen of the United States;
7.5 	(3) will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately
7.6 	preceding election day;
7.7 	(4) maintain residence at the address given on the
7.8 	registration form;
7.9 	(5) am not under court-ordered guardianship of the person
7.10 	where I have not retained the in which the court order revokes
7.11 	my right to vote;
7.12 	(6) have not been found by a court to be legally
7.13 	incompetent to vote;
7.14 	(7) have not the right to vote because, if I have been
7.15 	convicted of a felony without having my civil rights restored ,
7.16 	either my sentence has expired or been discharged; and
7.17 	(8) have read and understand the following statement:  that
7.18 	giving false information is a felony punishable by not more than
7.19 	five years imprisonment or a fine of not more than $10,000, or
7.20 	both."
7.21 	The certification must include boxes for the voter to
7.22 	respond to the following questions:
7.23 	"(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and
7.24 	"(2) Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?"
7.25 	And the instruction:
7.26 	"If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not
7.27 	complete this form."
7.28 	The voter registration application must set forth the
7.29 	deadline under section 201.061, subdivision 1, for returning a
7.30 	voter registration application after it is dated by the voter.
7.31 	Text on the voter registration application must be printed
7.32 	in black ink.
7.33 	The form of the voter registration application and the
7.34 	certification of voter eligibility must be as provided in this
7.35 	subdivision and approved by the secretary of state.  Voter
7.36 	registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration
8.1 	Act may also be accepted as valid.
8.2 	An individual may use a voter registration application to
8.3 	apply to register to vote in Minnesota or to change information
8.4 	on an existing registration.

8.5 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.091,
8.6 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
8.7 		Subd. 4.Public information lists.  The county auditor
8.8 	shall make available for inspection a public information list
8.9 	which must contain the name, address, year of birth, and voting
8.10 	history of each registered voter in the county.  The telephone
8.11 	number must be included on the list if provided by the voter.
8.12 	The public information list may also include information on
8.13 	voting districts.  The county auditor may adopt reasonable rules
8.14 	governing access to the list.  No individual inspecting the
8.15 	public information list shall tamper with or alter it in any
8.16 	manner.  No individual who inspects the public information list
8.17 	or who acquires a list of registered voters prepared from the
8.18 	public information list may use any information contained in the
8.19 	list for purposes unrelated to elections, political activities,
8.20 	or law enforcement.  The secretary of state may provide copies
8.21 	of the public information lists and other information from the
8.22 	statewide registration system for uses related to elections,
8.23 	political activities, or in response to a law enforcement
8.24 	inquiry from a public official concerning a failure to comply
8.25 	with any criminal statute or any state or local tax statute.
8.26 	Before inspecting the public information list or obtaining
8.27 	a list of voters or other information from the list, the
8.28 	individual shall provide identification to the public official
8.29 	having custody of the public information list and shall state in
8.30 	writing that any information obtained from the list will not be
8.31 	used for purposes unrelated to elections, political activities,
8.32 	or law enforcement.  Requests to examine or obtain information
8.33 	from the public information lists or the statewide registration
8.34 	system must be made and processed in the manner provided in the
8.35 	rules of the secretary of state.
8.36 	Upon receipt of a written request and a copy of the court
9.1 	order statement signed by the voter that withholding the voter's
9.2 	name from the public information list is required for the safety
9.3 	of the voter or the voter's family, the secretary of state and
9.4 	county auditor must withhold from the public information list
9.5 	the name of any a registered voter placed under court-ordered
9.6 	protection.

9.7 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.15, is
9.8 	amended to read:
9.9 	201.15 DISTRICT JUDGE, REPORT GUARDIANSHIPS AND
9.10 	COMMITMENTS.
9.11 		Subdivision 1.Guardianships and incompetents. Pursuant
9.12 	to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, the
9.13 	state court administrator shall report monthly by electronic
9.14 	means to the secretary of state the name, address, and date of
9.15 	birth of each individual 18 years of age or over, who during the
9.16 	month preceding the date of the report:
9.17 	(a) was placed under a guardianship of the person in which
9.18 	the court order provides that the ward does not retain revokes 
9.19 	the ward's right to vote; or
9.20 	(b) was adjudged legally incompetent.
9.21 	The court administrator shall also report the same
9.22 	information for each individual transferred to the jurisdiction
9.23 	of the court who meets a condition specified in clause (a) or
9.24 	(b).  The secretary of state shall determine if any of the
9.25 	persons in the report is registered to vote and shall prepare a
9.26 	list of those registrants for the county auditor.  The county
9.27 	auditor shall change the status on the record in the statewide
9.28 	registration system of any individual named in the report to
9.29 	indicate that the individual is not eligible to reregister or
9.30 	vote.
9.31 		Subd. 2.restoration to capacity guardianship termination
9.32 	or modification. Pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002,
9.33 	Public Law 107-252, the state court administrator shall report
9.34 	monthly by electronic means to the secretary of state the name,
9.35 	address, and date of birth of each individual transferred from 
9.36 	whose guardianship to conservatorship or who is restored to
10.1 	capacity by the court was modified to restore the ward's right
10.2 	to vote or whose guardianship was terminated by order of the
10.3 	court under section 524.5-317after being ineligible to vote for
10.4 	any of the reasons specified in subdivision 1.  The secretary of
10.5 	state shall determine if any of the persons in the report is
10.6 	registered to vote and shall prepare a list of those registrants
10.7 	for the county auditor.  The county auditor shall change the
10.8 	status on the voter's record in the statewide registration
10.9 	system to "active."

10.10 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 203B.16, is
10.11 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
10.12 		Subd. 5.Duties of county auditor. Each county auditor
10.13 	shall mail absentee ballot applications to the study-abroad
10.14 	office of each college or university whose principal
10.15 	administrative offices are located within the county.

10.16 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.10,
10.17 	subdivision 6, is amended to read:
10.18 		Subd. 6.Ineligible voter.  Upon receipt of a certified
10.19 	copy of a final judgment or order of a court of competent
10.20 	jurisdiction that a person who has filed an affidavit of
10.21 	candidacy or who has been nominated by petition:
10.22 	(1) has been convicted of treason or a felony and the
10.23 	person's civil rights have not been restored;
10.24 	(2) is under guardianship of the person in which the court
10.25 	order revokes the ward's right to vote; or
10.26 	(3) has been found by a court of law to be legally
10.27 	incompetent;
10.28 	the filing officer shall notify the person by certified mail at
10.29 	the address shown on the affidavit or petition, and shall not
10.30 	certify the person's name to be placed on the ballot.  The
10.31 	actions of a filing officer under this subdivision are subject
10.32 	to judicial review under section 204B.44.

10.33 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.24, is
10.34 	amended to read:
10.35 	204B.24 ELECTION JUDGES; OATH.
10.36 	Each election judge shall sign the following oath before
11.1 	assuming the duties of the office:
11.2 	"I .......... solemnly swear that I will perform the duties
11.3 	of election judge according to law and the best of my ability
11.4 	and will diligently endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit and abuse
11.5 	in conducting this election. I will perform my duties in a fair
11.6 	and impartial manner and not attempt to create an advantage for
11.7 	my party or for any candidate."
11.8 	The oath shall be attached to the summary statement of the
11.9 	election returns of that precinct.  If there is no individual
11.10 	present who is authorized to administer oaths, the election
11.11 	judges may administer the oath to each other.

11.12 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.27,
11.13 	subdivision 11, is amended to read:
11.14 		Subd. 11.Translation of voting instructions materials.
 11.15 	The secretary of state may shall develop voter registration
11.16 	applications, absentee ballot applications, ballots, absentee
11.17 	ballots, and voting instructions in languages other than
11.18 	English, to be posted and made available in polling places
11.19 	during elections.  The state demographer shall determine and
11.20 	report to the secretary of state the languages that are so
11.21 	common in this state that there is a need for translated
11.22 	voting instructions materials.  The secretary of state shall
11.23 	develop the materials for those languages recommended by the
11.24 	state demographer.  The secretary of state shall publish the
11.25 	materials and provide paper copies on request of any voter at no
11.26 	charge to the voter.  The voting instructions must be posted and
11.27 	made available in polling places during elections.  The posted
11.28 	voting instructions must include a pictorial representation of a
11.29 	voter completing the voting process.  In those precincts where
11.30 	the state demographer has determined it is likely that at least
11.31 	five percent of the eligible voters speak one of the languages
11.32 	other than English for which translated voting materials have
11.33 	been published by the secretary of state, the translated
11.34 	materials for that language must be posted or otherwise made
11.35 	available in the polling place.

11.36 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.06,
12.1 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.2 		Subd. 2.Individuals allowed in polling place;
12.3 	identification.  (a) Representatives of the secretary of state's
12.4 	office, the county auditor's office, and the municipal or school
12.5 	district clerk's office may be present at the polling place to
12.6 	observe election procedures.  Except for these representatives,
12.7 	election judges, sergeants-at-arms, and challengers, an
12.8 	individual may remain inside the polling place during voting
12.9 	hours only while voting or registering to vote, providing proof
12.10 	of residence for an individual who is registering to vote, or
12.11 	assisting a handicapped voter or a voter who is unable to read
12.12 	English.  During voting hours no one except individuals
12.13 	receiving, marking, or depositing ballots shall approach within
12.14 	six feet of a voting booth, unless lawfully authorized to do so
12.15 	by an election judge.
12.16 	(b) Teachers and elementary or secondary school students
12.17 	participating in an educational activity authorized by section
12.18 	204B.27, subdivision 7, may be present at the polling place
12.19 	during voting hours.
12.20 	(c) Each official on duty in the polling place must wear an
12.21 	identification badge that shows their role in the election
12.22 	process.  The badge must not show their party affiliation.

12.23 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.07,
12.24 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.25 		Subd. 4.Restrictions on conduct. An election judge may
12.26 	not be appointed as a challenger.The election judges shall
12.27 	permit challengers appointed pursuant to this section to be
12.28 	present in the polling place during the hours of voting and to
12.29 	remain there until the votes are counted and the results
12.30 	declared.  No challenger shall handle or inspect registration
12.31 	cards, files, or lists.  Challengers shall not prepare in any
12.32 	manner any list of individuals who have or have not voted.  They
12.33 	shall not attempt to influence voting in any manner.  They shall
12.34 	not converse with a voter except to determine, in the presence
12.35 	of an election judge, whether the voter is eligible to vote in
12.36 	the precinct.

13.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.07, is
13.2 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
13.3 		Subd. 5.Challenger training. (a) The secretary of state
13.4 	shall adopt rules for training challengers as required by this
13.5 	subdivision.
13.6 	(b) At least once every two years, the secretary of state
13.7 	shall provide training in accordance with the rules of the
13.8 	secretary of state for all challengers who are appointed to
13.9 	serve at any election to be held in this state.  The secretary
13.10 	of state shall also provide a procedure for emergency training
13.11 	of challengers appointed to fill vacancies.  The secretary of
13.12 	state may delegate to a county or municipal election official
13.13 	the duty to provide training of challengers in that county,
13.14 	municipality, or school district.
13.15 	(c) No individual may serve as a challenger who is not a
13.16 	registered voter in this state and who has not received at least
13.17 	two hours of training within the last two years as required by
13.18 	this subdivision.
13.19 	(d) Each major political party must reimburse the secretary
13.20 	of state, county auditor, or municipal clerk for the cost of
13.21 	training challengers appointed by that major political party.

13.22 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.08,
13.23 	subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
13.24 		Subd. 1a.Voter's bill of rights.  The county auditor
13.25 	shall prepare and provide to each polling place sufficient
13.26 	copies of a poster setting forth the Voter's Bill of Rights as
13.27 	set forth in this section.  Before the hours of voting are
13.28 	scheduled to begin, the election judges shall post it in a
13.29 	conspicuous location or locations in the polling place.  The
13.30 	Voter's Bill of Rights is as follows:
13.31 	"VOTER'S BILL OF RIGHTS
13.32 	For all persons residing in this state who meet federal
13.33 	voting eligibility requirements:
13.34 	(1) You have the right to be absent from work for the
13.35 	purpose of voting during the morning of election day.
13.36 	(2) If you are in line at your polling place any time
14.1 	between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., you have the right to vote.
14.2 	(3) If you can provide the required proof of residence, you
14.3 	have the right to register to vote and to vote on election day.
14.4 	(4) If you are unable to sign your name, you have the right
14.5 	to orally confirm your identity with an election judge and to
14.6 	direct another person to sign your name for you.
14.7 	(5) You have the right to request special assistance when
14.8 	voting.
14.9 	(6) If you need assistance, you may be accompanied into the
14.10 	voting booth by a person of your choice, except by an agent of
14.11 	your employer or union or a candidate.
14.12 	(7) You have the right to bring your minor children into
14.13 	the polling place and into the voting booth with you.
14.14 	(8) If you have been convicted of a felony but your civil
14.15 	rights have been restored your sentence has expired or been
14.16 	discharged, you have the right to vote.
14.17 	(9) If you are under a guardianship, you have the right to
14.18 	vote, unless the court order revokes your right to vote.
14.19 	(10) You have the right to vote without anyone in the
14.20 	polling place trying to influence your vote.
14.21 	(10) (11) If you make a mistake or spoil your ballot before
14.22 	it is submitted, you have the right to receive a replacement
14.23 	ballot and vote.
14.24 	(11) (12) You have the right to file a written complaint at
14.25 	your polling place if you are dissatisfied with the way an
14.26 	election is being run.
14.27 	(12) (13) You have the right to take a sample ballot into
14.28 	the voting booth with you.
14.29 	(13) (14) You have the right to take a copy of this Voter's
14.30 	Bill of Rights into the voting booth with you."

14.31 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.10, is
14.32 	amended to read:
14.33 	204C.10 PERMANENT REGISTRATION; VERIFICATION OF
14.34 	REGISTRATION.
14.35 	(a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling
14.36 	place roster which states that the individual is at least 18
15.1 	years of age, a citizen of the United States, has resided in
15.2 	Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the election,
15.3 	maintains residence at the address shown, is not under a
15.4 	guardianship in which the individual has not retained court
15.5 	order revokes the individual's right to vote, has not been found
15.6 	by a court of law to be legally incompetent to vote or convicted
15.7 	of a felony without having civil rights restored, is registered
15.8 	and has not already voted in the election.  The roster must also
15.9 	state:  "I understand that deliberately providing false
15.10 	information is a felony punishable by not more than five years
15.11 	imprisonment and a fine of not more than $10,000, or both."
15.12 	(b) A judge may, before the applicant signs the roster,
15.13 	confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth.
15.14 	(c) After the applicant signs the roster, the judge shall
15.15 	give the applicant a voter's receipt.  The voter shall deliver
15.16 	the voter's receipt to the judge in charge of ballots as proof
15.17 	of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand
15.18 	to the voter the ballot.  The voters' receipts must be
15.19 	maintained during the time for notice of filing an election
15.20 	contest.

15.21 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.12,
15.22 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.23 		Subd. 2.Statement of grounds; oath.  The challenger
15.24 	shall state the ground for the challenge, and in writing, under
15.25 	oath, and based on the challenger's personal knowledge.An
15.26 	election judge shall administer to the challenged individual the
15.27 	following oath:
15.28 	"Do you solemnly swear that you will fully and truly answer
15.29 	all questions put to you concerning your eligibility to vote at
15.30 	this election?"
15.31 	The election judge shall then ask the challenged individual
15.32 	sufficient questions to test that individual's residence and
15.33 	right to vote.

15.34 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.12,
15.35 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
15.36 		Subd. 4.Refusal to answer questions or sign a polling
16.1 	place roster.  A challenged individual who refuses to answer
16.2 	questions or sign a polling place roster as required by this
16.3 	section must not be allowed to vote.  A challenged individual
16.4 	who leaves the polling place and returns later willing to answer
16.5 	questions or sign a polling place roster must not be allowed to
16.6 	vote, except an individual challenged because of a prior
16.7 	conviction of a felony.

16.8 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 524.5-310, is
16.9 	amended to read:
16.10 	524.5-310 FINDINGS; ORDER OF APPOINTMENT.
16.11 	(a) The court may appoint a limited or unlimited guardian
16.12 	for a respondent only if it finds by clear and convincing
16.13 	evidence that:
16.14 	(1) the respondent is an incapacitated person; and
16.15 	(2) the respondent's identified needs cannot be met by less
16.16 	restrictive means, including use of appropriate technological
16.17 	assistance.
16.18 	(b) Alternatively, the court, with appropriate findings,
16.19 	may treat the petition as one for a protective order under
16.20 	section 524.5-401, enter any other appropriate order, or dismiss
16.21 	the proceeding.
16.22 	(c) The court shall grant to a guardian only those powers
16.23 	necessitated by the ward's limitations and demonstrated needs
16.24 	and, whenever feasible, make appointive and other orders that
16.25 	will encourage the development of the ward's maximum
16.26 	self-reliance and independence.  Any power not specifically
16.27 	granted to the guardian, following a written finding by the
16.28 	court of a demonstrated need for that power, is retained by the
16.29 	ward.
16.30 	(d) Within 14 days after an appointment, a guardian shall
16.31 	send or deliver to the ward, and counsel if represented at the
16.32 	hearing, a copy of the order of appointment accompanied by a
16.33 	notice which advises the ward of the right to appeal the
16.34 	guardianship appointment in the time and manner provided by the
16.35 	Rules of Appellate Procedure.
16.36 	(e) Each year, within 30 days after the anniversary date of
17.1 	an appointment, a guardian shall send or deliver to the ward a
17.2 	notice of the right to request termination or modification of
17.3 	the guardianship and notice of the status of the ward's right to
17.4 	vote.

17.5 	Sec. 21. [641.45] VOTING ASSISTANCE TO INMATES.
17.6 	(a) Upon an inmate's admission to a county jail, workhouse,
17.7 	or other correctional facility under the control of the county,
17.8 	in addition to other information required to be provided by law
17.9 	or rule, the county sheriff or jailer shall provide to the
17.10 	inmate information on how to vote.
17.11 	(b) When requested by an inmate incarcerated in a county
17.12 	jail, workhouse, or other correctional facility under the
17.13 	control of the county, the county sheriff or jailer in each
17.14 	county in consultation with the county auditor shall determine
17.15 	the inmate's eligibility to vote at a municipal, county, state,
17.16 	or federal election.  When requested by an inmate incarcerated
17.17 	in a county jail, workhouse, or other correctional facility
17.18 	under the control of the county, the county sheriff or jailer
17.19 	shall obtain from the appropriate county auditor the
17.20 	corresponding number of absentee ballot applications and provide
17.21 	them to the inmates requesting them.