<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>residence address and telephone number; prohibiting placement of a candidate on <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>the ballot if residency requirements are not met; modifying candidate access to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>certain facilities; requiring completion of absentee ballot certificate as prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>in directions before acceptance by ballot board;amending Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>2008, sections 204B.06, by adding a subdivision; 211B.20; Laws 2010, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>194, section 9, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 204B.06, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>    Subd. 1b. <b>Address and telephone number.</b> (a) An affidavit of candidacy must <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>state the candidate's residence address and a telephone number where the candidate can <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>be contacted.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(b) For an office whose residency requirement must be satisfied by the close of the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>filing period, a registered voter in this state may request in writing that the filing officer <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>receiving the affidavit of candidacy review the address as provided in this paragraph, at <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>any time up to one day after the last day for filing for office. If requested, the filing officer <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>must determine whether the address provided in the affidavit of candidacy is within the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>area represented by the office the candidate is seeking. If the filing officer determines <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>that the address is not within the area represented by the office, the filing officer must <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>immediately notify the candidate and the candidate's name must be removed from the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>ballot for that office. A determination made by a filing officer under this paragraph is <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subject to judicial review under section 204B.44.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>(c) The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to affidavits of candidacy for a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>candidate for: (1) judicial office; (2) the office of county attorney; or (3) county sheriff.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective on May 18, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 211B.20, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><b>211B.20 DENIAL OF ACCESS BY POLITICAL CANDIDATES TO </b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><b>MULTIPLE UNIT DWELLINGS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibition.</b> (a) It is unlawful for a person, either directly or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>indirectly, to deny access to an apartment house, dormitory, nursing home, manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>home park, other multiple unit facility used as a residence, or an area in which two or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>more single-family dwellings are located on private roadways to a candidate who has filed <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>for election to public office or to campaign workers accompanied by the candidate, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>candidate and workers seeking admittance to the facility do so solely for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>campaigning.  a candidate who has:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(1) organized a campaign committee under applicable federal or state law;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(2) filed a financial report as required by section 211A.02; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(3) filed an affidavit of candidacy for elected office.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>A candidate granted access under this section must be allowed to be accompanied <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>by campaign volunteers.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>(b) Access to a facility or area is only required if it is located within the district or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>territory that will be represented by the office to which the candidate seeks election, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>the candidate and any accompanying campaign volunteers seek access exclusively for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>the purpose of campaigning for a candidate or registering voters. The candidate must be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>seeking election to office at the next general or special election to be held for that office.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(c) A candidate and any accompanying campaign volunteers granted access under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>this section must be permitted to leave campaign materials for residents at their doors, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>except that the manager of a nursing home may direct that the campaign materials be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>left at a central location within the facility. The campaign materials must be left in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>an orderly manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(d) A violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exceptions.</b> Subdivision 1 does not prohibit:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>(1) denial of admittance into a particular apartment, room, manufactured home, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>personal residential unit;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(2) requiring reasonable and proper identification as a necessary prerequisite to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>admission to a multiple unit dwelling;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(3) in the case of a nursing home or a registered housing with services establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>providing assisted living services meeting the requirements of section 144G.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>subdivision 2, denial of permission to visit certain persons for valid health reasons;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(4) limiting visits by candidates or workers volunteers accompanied by the candidate <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>to a reasonable number of persons or reasonable hours;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(5) requiring a prior appointment to gain access to the facility; or<br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>(6) denial of admittance to or expulsion from a multiple unit dwelling for good cause.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>    Sec. 3. Laws 2010, chapter 194, section 9, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties of ballot board; absentee ballots.</b> (a) The members of the ballot <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>board shall take possession of all return envelopes delivered to them in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>203B.08</statute_ref>. Upon receipt from the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>clerk, two or more members of the ballot board shall examine each return envelope and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>shall mark it accepted or rejected in the manner provided in this subdivision. Election <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>judges performing the duties in this section must be of different major political parties, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>unless they are exempt from that requirement under section 
         <statute_ref>205.075, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>205A.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>(b) The members of the ballot board shall mark the return envelope "Accepted" and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>initial or sign the return envelope below the word "Accepted" if a majority of the members <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>of the ballot board examining the envelope are satisfied that:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>(1) the voter's name and address on the return envelope are the same as the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>information provided on the absentee ballot application;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>(2) the voter signed the certification on the envelope;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>(3) the voter's Minnesota driver's license, state identification number, or the last four <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>digits of the voter's Social Security number are the same as the number provided on the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>voter's application for ballots. If the number does not match the number as submitted on <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>the application, or if a number was not submitted on the application, the election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>must compare the signature provided by the applicant to determine whether the ballots <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>were returned by the same person to whom they were transmitted;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>(4) the voter is registered and eligible to vote in the precinct or has included a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>properly completed voter registration application in the return envelope; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(5) the certificate has been completed as prescribed in the directions for casting an <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>absentee ballot; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(6) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or, if it is after the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>close of business on the fourth day before the election, by absentee ballot.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>The return envelope from accepted ballots must be preserved and returned to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>county auditor.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>(c)(1) If a majority of the members of the ballot board examining a return envelope <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>find that an absentee voter has failed to meet one of the requirements provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>paragraph (b), they shall mark the return envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it below the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>word "Rejected," list the reason for the rejection on the envelope, and return it to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>county auditor. There is no other reason for rejecting an absentee ballot beyond those <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>permitted by this section. Failure to place the ballot within the security envelope before <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>placing it in the outer white envelope is not a reason to reject an absentee ballot.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>(2) If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>envelope must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board shall provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>voter with a replacement absentee ballot and return envelope in place of the rejected ballot.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>(3) If an envelope is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>voter by telephone or e-mail to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>The official must document the attempts made to contact the voter.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>(d) The official in charge of the absentee ballot board must mail the voter a written <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>notice of absentee ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>official determines that the voter has otherwise cast a ballot in the election, no notice is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>required. If an absentee ballot arrives after the deadline for submission provided by this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>chapter, the notice must be provided between six to ten weeks after receipt of the ballot. A <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>notice of absentee ballot rejection must contain the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>(1) the date on which the absentee ballot was rejected or, if the ballot was received <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>after the required deadline for submission, the date on which the ballot was received;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>(2) the reason for rejection; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>(3) the name of the appropriate election official to whom the voter may direct further <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>questions, along with appropriate contact information.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>(e) An absentee ballot return envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>subject to further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 25, 2010.<br/>