1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to information practices; classifying certain data maintained by the 
1.3 	University of Minnesota; expanding requirements for postsecondary institutions 
1.4 	to report resident student information to the secretary of state for voter 
1.5 	registration purposes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.3215; 
1.6 	135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.071, subdivision 1; 
1.7 	201.091, by adding a subdivision; 203B.05, subdivision 1.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.3215, is amended to read:
1.10 	13.3215 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DATA.
1.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this 
1.12 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
1.13 	(b) "Business data" are data described in section 13.591, subdivision 1, and includes 
1.14 	the funded amount of the University of Minnesota's commitment to the investment 
1.15 	to date, if any; the market value of the investment by the University of Minnesota; the 
1.16 	University of Minnesota's internal rate of return for the investment, including expenditures 
1.17 	and receipts used in the calculation of the investment's internal rate of return; and the 
1.18 	age of the investment in years.
1.19 	(c) "Financial, business, or proprietary data" means data, as determined by the 
1.20 	responsible authority for the University of Minnesota, that are of a financial, business, or 
1.21 	proprietary nature, the release of which could cause competitive harm to the University 
1.22 	of Minnesota, the legal entity in which the University of Minnesota has invested or has 
1.23 	considered an investment, the managing entity of an investment, or a portfolio company in 
1.24 	which the legal entity holds an interest.
2.1 	(d) "Investment" means the investments by the University of Minnesota in the 
2.2 	following private capital:
2.3 	(1) venture capital and other private equity investment businesses through 
2.4 	participation in limited partnerships, trusts, limited liability corporations, limited liability 
2.5 	companies, limited liability partnerships, and corporations;
2.6 	(2) real estate ownership interests or loans secured by mortgages or deeds of trust or 
2.7 	shares of real estate investment trusts through investment in limited partnerships; and
2.8 	(3) natural resource investments through limited partnerships, trusts, limited liability 
2.9 	corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and corporations.
2.10 		Subd. 2.Claims experience data. Claims experience and all related information 
2.11 	received from carriers and claims administrators participating in a University of Minnesota 
2.12 	group health, dental, life, or disability insurance plan or the University of Minnesota 
2.13 	workers' compensation program, and survey information collected from employees or 
2.14 	students participating in these plans and programs, except when the university determines 
2.15 	that release of the data will not be detrimental to the plan or program, are classified as 
2.16 	nonpublic data not on individuals pursuant to under section 13.02, subdivision 9.  
2.17 		Subd. 3.Private equity investment data. (a) Financial, business, or proprietary 
2.18 	data and business data collected, created, received, or maintained by the University of 
2.19 	Minnesota in connection with investments are nonpublic data.
2.20 	(b) The name of the legal entity in which the University of Minnesota has invested; 
2.21 	the amount of the University of Minnesota's initial commitment; and the portfolio 
2.22 	performance of University of Minnesota investments overall, including the number of 
2.23 	investments, the total amount of University of Minnesota commitments, the total current 
2.24 	market value, and the return on the total investment portfolio, are public.

2.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.26 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.27 		Subd. 2. Residential housing list. All postsecondary institutions that enroll 
2.28 	students accepting state or federal financial aid may (a) Institutions within the Minnesota 
2.29 	State Colleges and Universities must prepare a current list of students enrolled in the 
2.30 	institution and residing in the institution's housing or within ten miles of the institution's 
2.31 	campus Minnesota. The list shallmust include each student's name and current address, 
2.32 	as permitted by applicable privacy laws. The list shallmust be certified and sent to the 
2.33 	appropriate county auditor or auditors secretary of state no earlier than 30 and no later than 
2.34 	25 days prior to the November general election, in an electronic format specified by the 
2.35 	secretary of state,  for use in election day registration as provided under section 201.061, 
3.1 	subdivision 3.  The certification must be dated and signed by the chief officer or designee 
3.2 	of the postsecondary educational institution, or for institutions within the Minnesota State 
3.3 	Colleges and Universities, by the chancellor, and must state that the list is current and 
3.4 	accurate and includes only the names of currently enrolled students residing in Minnesota 
3.5 	as of the date of certification. The secretary of state must combine the data received from 
3.6 	each postsecondary educational institution under this subdivision and must process the 
3.7 	data to locate the precinct in which the address provided for each student is located. If the 
3.8 	data submitted by the postsecondary educational institution is insufficient for the secretary 
3.9 	of state to locate the proper precinct, the associated student name must not appear in any 
3.10 	list forwarded to a county auditor under this subdivision.
3.11 	At least 14 days prior to the November general election, the secretary of state 
3.12 	must forward to the appropriate county auditor lists of students containing the students' 
3.13 	names and addresses for which precinct determinations have been made along with their 
3.14 	postsecondary educational institutions. The list must be sorted by precinct and student 
3.15 	last name and must be forwarded in an electronic format specified by the secretary of 
3.16 	state or other mutually agreed upon medium, if a written agreement specifying the 
3.17 	medium is signed by the secretary of state and the county auditor at least 90 days before 
3.18 	the November general election. A written agreement is effective for all elections until 
3.19 	rescinded by either the secretary of state or the county auditor.
3.20 	(b) Other postsecondary institutions may provide lists as provided by this subdivision 
3.21 	or as provided by the rules of the secretary of state. The University of Minnesota is 
3.22 	requested to comply with this subdivision.
3.23 	(c) A residential housing list provided under this subdivision may not be used or 
3.24 	disseminated by a county auditor or the secretary of state for any other purpose. 

3.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 201.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.26 		Subdivision 1.Prior to election day. At any time except during the 20 days 
3.27 	immediately preceding any regularly scheduled election, an eligible voter or any 
3.28 	individual who will be an eligible voter at the time of the next election may register to vote 
3.29 	in the precinct in which the voter maintains residence by completing a voter registration 
3.30 	application as described in section 201.071, subdivision 1, and submitting it in person or 
3.31 	by mail to the county auditor of that county or to the Secretary of State's Office.  If the Web 
3.32 	site maintained by the secretary of state provides a process for it, an individual who has 
3.33 	a Minnesota driver's license, identification card, or learner's permit may register online. 
3.34 	A registration that is received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 21st day preceding any 
3.35 	election shall be accepted. An improperly addressed or delivered registration application 
4.1 	shall be forwarded within two working days after receipt to the county auditor of the 
4.2 	county where the voter maintains residence. A state or local agency or an individual that 
4.3 	accepts completed voter registration applications from a voter must submit the completed 
4.4 	applications to the secretary of state or the appropriate county auditor within ten days 
4.5 	after the applications are dated by the voter. 
4.6 	For purposes of this section, mail registration is defined as a voter registration 
4.7 	application delivered to the secretary of state, county auditor, or municipal clerk by the 
4.8 	United States Postal Service or a commercial carrier.

4.9 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.10 		Subd. 3. Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may 
4.11 	register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in 
4.12 	which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making 
4.13 	an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of residence. 
4.14 	An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by: 
4.15 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant 
4.16 	to section 171.07; 
4.17 	(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper 
4.18 	identification; 
4.19 	(3) presenting one of the following: 
4.20 	(i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational 
4.21 	institution in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under 
4.22 	section 135A.17and certified to the county auditoror  in the manner provided in rules of 
4.23 	the secretary of state; or 
4.24 	(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the 
4.25 	precinct together with a picture identification card; or 
4.26 	(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or who is an employee 
4.27 	employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a 
4.28 	resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that the 
4.29 	voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct. A 
4.30 	voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of residence oath 
4.31 	vouching for any other individual on that election day. A voter who is registered to vote in 
4.32 	the precinct may sign up to 15 proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation 
4.33 	does not apply to an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The 
4.34 	secretary of state shall provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number 
4.35 	of individuals for whom a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The 
5.1 	form must include space for the maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may 
5.2 	sign proof-of-residence oaths. For each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include 
5.3 	a statement that the voter is registered to vote in the precinct, personally knows that the 
5.4 	individual is a resident of the precinct, and is making the statement on oath. The form must 
5.5 	include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, telephone number, and address. 
5.6 	The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be 
5.7 	attached to the voter registration application. 
5.8 	(b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its 
5.9 	employees currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential 
5.10 	facility. The operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor 
5.11 	no less than 20 days before each election for use in election day registration. 
5.12 	(c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256E.33, 
5.13 	subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under 
5.14 	section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 
5.15 	5; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with services 
5.16 	establishment as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; a veterans home operated by 
5.17 	the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; a residence 
5.18 	licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential program as 
5.19 	defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for persons with a 
5.20 	developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section 
5.21 	252.28; group residential housing as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision 3; a shelter 
5.22 	for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4; or a supervised 
5.23 	publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living 
5.24 	accommodations for the homeless. 
5.25 	(d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of 
5.26 	registering by: 
5.27 	(1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe 
5.28 	recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that 
5.29 	contains the name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or 
5.30 	(2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe 
5.31 	recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that 
5.32 	contains the name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the 
5.33 	documents listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B. 
5.34 	(e) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge 
5.35 	responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application. 

6.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 201.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.2 		Subdivision 1.Form. A voter registration application must be of suitable size and 
6.3 	weight for mailing and contain spaces for the following required information: voter's first 
6.4 	name, middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any; voter's current address; 
6.5 	voter's previous address, if any; voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of 
6.6 	residence; voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter; date of registration; current 
6.7 	and valid Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota state identification number, 
6.8 	or if the voter has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state 
6.9 	identification, and the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number; and voter's 
6.10 	signature. The registration application may include the voter's e-mail address, if provided 
6.11 	by the voter, and the voter's interest in serving as an election judge, if indicated by the 
6.12 	voter. The application must also contain the following certification of voter eligibility:
6.13 	"I certify that I:
6.14 	(1) will be at least 18 years old on election day;
6.15 	(2) am a citizen of the United States;
6.16 	(3) will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding election day;
6.17 	(4) maintain residence at the address given on the registration form;
6.18 	(5) am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my 
6.19 	right to vote;
6.20 	(6) have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;
6.21 	(7) have the right to vote because, if I have been convicted of a felony, my felony 
6.22 	sentence has expired (been completed) or I have been discharged from my sentence; and
6.23 	(8) have read and understand the following statement: that giving false information 
6.24 	is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment or a fine of not more 
6.25 	than $10,000, or both."
6.26 	The certification must include boxes for the voter to respond to the following 
6.27 	questions:
6.28 	"(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and
6.29 	"(2) Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?"
6.30 	And the instruction:
6.31 	"If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not complete this form."
6.32 	The form of the voter registration application and the certification of voter eligibility 
6.33 	must be as provided in this subdivision and approved by the secretary of state. Voter 
6.34 	registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration Act must also be accepted 
6.35 	as valid. The federal postcard application form must also be accepted as valid if it is not 
6.36 	deficient and the voter is eligible to register in Minnesota.
7.1 	An individual may use a voter registration application to apply to register to vote in 
7.2 	Minnesota or to change information on an existing registration.
7.3 	A paper voter registration application must include space for the voter's signature. 
7.4 	Paper voter registration applications, other than those used for election day registration, 
7.5 	must be of suitable size and weight for mailing.

7.6 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 201.091, is amended by adding a subdivision 
7.7 	to read:
7.8 		Subd. 5a.Registration confirmation to registered voter. The secretary of state 
7.9 	must ensure that the secretary of state's Web site is capable of providing voter registration 
7.10 	confirmation to a registered voter. An individual requesting registration confirmation must 
7.11 	provide the individual's name, address, and date of birth. If the information provided by 
7.12 	the individual completely matches an active voter record in the statewide voter registration 
7.13 	system, the Web site must inform the individual that the individual is a registered voter and 
7.14 	must provide the individual with the individual's polling place location. If the information 
7.15 	provided by the individual does not completely match an active voter record in the 
7.16 	statewide voter registration system, the Web site must inform the individual that a voter 
7.17 	record with that name and date of birth at the address provided cannot be confirmed and the 
7.18 	Web site must advise the individual to contact the county auditor for further information.

7.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is not effective until the secretary of state has 
7.20 	certified that the Web site has been tested, shown to properly retrieve information from the 
7.21 	correct voter's record, and can handle the expected volume of use.

7.22 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 203B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.23 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The full-time clerk of any city or town shall administer 
7.24 	the provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15 if: 
7.25 	(a) the county auditor of that county has designated the clerk to administer them; or
7.26 	(b) the clerk has given the county auditor of that county notice of intention to 
7.27 	administer them.
7.28 	To be designated under this subdivision, the office of the clerk must have the 
7.29 	technical capacity to access the absentee module of the statewide voter registration system 
7.30 	in the secure manner prescribed by the secretary of state. The secretary of state must 
7.31 	identify hardware, software, security, or other technical prerequisites necessary to ensure 
7.32 	the security, access controls, and performance of the statewide voter registration system. 
7.33 	A clerk designated under this subdivision may not use the statewide voter registration 
8.1 	system until the clerk has received the required training approved by the secretary of state 
8.2 	on the use of the statewide voter registration system.