1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to elections; facilitating voter registration
1.3 	by college students and others; amending Minnesota
1.4 	Statutes 2004, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2;
1.5 	201.061, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 135A.17,
1.8 	subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.Residential housing list.  All postsecondary
1.10 	institutions that enroll students accepting state or federal
1.11 	financial aid may shall prepare a current list of students the
1.12 	name and address of each student enrolled in the institution and
1.13 	residing in the institution's housing or in other housing within
1.14 	ten miles of the county, or a county contiguous to the county,
1.15 	where the institution's campus is located.  Institutions that do
1.16 	not consider student addresses to be public information under
1.17 	applicable federal and state privacy laws shall make release
1.18 	forms available to all students authorizing the institution to
1.19 	provide the addresses to the county auditor.  The list
1.20 	shall include each student's current be based on the most recent
1.21 	residence address the student has provided to the institution.
1.22 	If the student gives the institution, before the list is sent to
1.23 	the county auditor or auditors, a written request that the
1.24 	student's name and residence address be omitted from the list,
1.25 	the institution must honor the request.  The list shall be
2.1 	certified and sent to the appropriate county auditor or auditors
2.2 	for use in election day registration as provided under section
2.3 	201.061, subdivision 3.

2.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061,
2.5 	subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.6 		Subd. 3.Election day registration.  An individual who is
2.7 	eligible to vote may register on election day by appearing in
2.8 	person at the polling place for the precinct in which the
2.9 	individual maintains residence, by completing a registration
2.10 	application, making an oath in the form prescribed by the
2.11 	secretary of state and providing proof of residence.  An
2.12 	individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:
2.13 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota
2.14 	identification card issued pursuant to section 171.07;
2.15 	(2) presenting a current and valid photo identification
2.16 	that shows the name and valid residential address of the voter;
2.17 	(3) presenting a copy of a current utility bill, signed
2.18 	residential lease, wireless telephone bill, bank statement,
2.19 	government check, paycheck, or other government document that
2.20 	shows the name and valid residential address of the voter;
2.21 	(4) presenting any document approved by the secretary of
2.22 	state as proper identification;
2.23 	(3) (5) presenting one of the following:
2.24 	(i) a current valid student identification card from a
2.25 	postsecondary educational institution in Minnesota, if a list of
2.26 	students from that institution has been prepared under section
2.27 	135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner
2.28 	provided in rules of the secretary of state; or 
2.29 	(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the
2.30 	student's valid residential address in the precinct together
2.31 	with a picture identification card;
2.32 	(iii) a copy of a current student registration card that
2.33 	contains the student's valid residential address in the
2.34 	precinct; or 
2.35 	(iv) a current student monthly rental statement that
2.36 	contains the student's valid residential address in the
3.1 	precinct;or
3.2 	(4) (6) having a voter who is registered to vote in the
3.3 	precinct sign an oath in the presence of the election judge
3.4 	vouching that the voter personally knows that the individual is
3.5 	a resident of the precinct.  A voter who has been vouched for on
3.6 	election day may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for
3.7 	any other individual on that election day.
3.8 	For tribal band members living on an Indian reservation, an
3.9 	individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by
3.10 	presenting an identification card issued by the tribal
3.11 	government of a tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian
3.12 	Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains
3.13 	the name, street address, signature, and picture of the
3.14 	individual. The county auditor of each county having territory
3.15 	within the reservation shall maintain a record of the number of
3.16 	election day registrations accepted under this section.
3.17 	A county, school district, or municipality may require that
3.18 	an election judge responsible for election day registration
3.19 	initial each completed registration application.

3.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.061, is
3.21 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
3.22 		Subd. 3a.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this
3.23 	subdivision apply to subdivision 3.
3.24 	(b) "Bank statement" includes a bank statement, investment
3.25 	account statement, brokerage statement, pension fund statement,
3.26 	dividend check, or any other notice or letter from a financial
3.27 	institution relating to an account or investment held by the
3.28 	voter at the financial institution.
3.29 	(c) "Government check" includes a Social Security
3.30 	Administration check statement or a check stub or electronic
3.31 	deposit receipt from a public assistance payment or tax refund
3.32 	or credit.
3.33 	(d) "Other government document" includes military
3.34 	identification; a document issued by a governmental entity that
3.35 	qualifies for use as identification for purposes of acquiring a
3.36 	driver's license in this state; a Metro Mobility card; a
4.1 	property tax statement; a public housing lease or rent statement
4.2 	or agreement, or a rent statement or agreement provided under a
4.3 	subsidized housing program; a document or statement provided to
4.4 	a voter as evidence of income or eligibility for a tax deduction
4.5 	or tax credit; a periodic notice from a federal, state, or local
4.6 	agency for a public assistance program, such as the Minnesota
4.7 	family investment program, food stamps, general assistance,
4.8 	medical assistance, general assistance medical care,
4.9 	MinnesotaCare, unemployment benefits, or Social Security; an
4.10 	insurance card for a government administered or subsidized
4.11 	health insurance program; or a discharge certificate, pardon, or
4.12 	other official document issued to the voter in connection with
4.13 	the resolution of a criminal case, indictment, sentence, or
4.14 	other matter, in accordance with state law.
4.15 	(e) "Paycheck" includes a check stub or electronic deposit
4.16 	receipt.
4.17 	(f) "Utility bill" includes a bill for gas, electricity,
4.18 	telephone, wireless telephone, cable television, solid waste,
4.19 	water, or sewer services.