<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>receiving a ballot in most situations; providing for the issuance of voter <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>identification cards at no charge; establishing a procedure for provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>balloting; creating challenged voter eligibility list; specifying other election <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>administration procedures; allowing use of electronic polling place rosters; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>setting standards for use of electronic polling place rosters; creating legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>task force on electronic roster implementation; enacting procedures related to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>recounts; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>10A.20, subdivision 2; 13.69, subdivision 1; 135A.17, subdivision 2; 171.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>by adding a subdivision; 171.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>171.061, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 171.07, subdivisions 1a, 4, 9, 14, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivision; 171.071; 171.11; 171.14; 200.02, by adding a subdivision; 201.021; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>201.022, subdivision 1; 201.061, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 201.071, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>201.081; 201.121, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.171; 201.221, subdivision 3; 203B.04, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 203B.06, subdivision 5; 203B.121, subdivision 1; 204B.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivision 2; 204B.21, subdivision 2; 204B.40; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>3, 4; 204C.20, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 204C.23; 204C.24, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>subdivision 1; 204C.32; 204C.33, subdivision 1; 204C.37; 204C.38; 204D.24, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>subdivision 2; 205.065, subdivision 5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>subdivision 4; 205A.10, subdivision 3; 206.86, subdivisions 1, 2; 209.021, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivision 1; 209.06, subdivision 1; 211B.11, subdivision 1; proposing coding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 200; 201; 204C; proposing coding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 204E; 206A; repealing Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>Statutes 2010, sections 203B.04, subdivision 3; 204C.34; 204C.35; 204C.36; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>204C.361.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var><b>PROVISIONAL BALLOTING</b><br/>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Classifications.</b> (a) The following government data of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>Department of Public Safety are private data:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(1) medical data on driving instructors, licensed drivers, and applicants for parking <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>certificates and special license plates issued to physically disabled persons;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(2) other data on holders of a disability certificate under section 
         <statute_ref>169.345</statute_ref>, except that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>data that are not medical data may be released to law enforcement agencies;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(3) Social Security numbers in driver's license and motor vehicle registration <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>records, except that Social Security numbers must be provided to the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>Revenue for purposes of tax administration, the Department of Labor and Industry for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>purposes of workers' compensation administration and enforcement, and the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>of Natural Resources for purposes of license application administration; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>(4) data on persons listed as standby or temporary custodians under section 
         <statute_ref>171.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>subdivision 11
         </statute_ref>, except that the data must be released to:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(i) law enforcement agencies for the purpose of verifying that an individual is a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>designated caregiver; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(ii) law enforcement agencies who state that the license holder is unable to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>communicate at that time and that the information is necessary for notifying the designated <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>caregiver of the need to care for a child of the license holder; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(5) data on applicants for a Minnesota voter identification card under section 171.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>subdivision 3b.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>The department may release the Social Security number only as provided in clause <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(3) and must not sell or otherwise provide individual Social Security numbers or lists of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>Social Security numbers for any other purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>(b) The following government data of the Department of Public Safety are <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>confidential data: data concerning an individual's driving ability when that data is received <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>from a member of the individual's family.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    Subd. 51. <b>Voter identification card.</b> "Voter identification card" means a card <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>issued or issuable under the laws of this state by the commissioner of public safety that <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>denotes citizenship, identity, and residence address and may be used as identification <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>and proof of residence for election day voter registration and for voting on election day, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>but for no other purpose.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Forms of application.</b> Every application for a Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>identification card, for an enhanced identification card, for an instruction permit, for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>a provisional license, for a driver's license, or for an enhanced driver's license, or for a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>voter identification card  must be made in a format approved by the department, and every <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>application, except for an application for a voter identification card,  must be accompanied <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>by the proper fee. All first-time applications and change-of-status applications must be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>signed in the presence of the person authorized to accept the application, or the signature <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>on the application may be verified by a notary public. All applications requiring evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>of legal presence in the United States or United States citizenship must be signed in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>the presence of the person authorized to accept the application, or the signature on the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>application may be verified by a notary public.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>as follows:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="20"/>
<col width="5"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="10"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Classified Driver's License<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">D-$22.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">C-$26.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">B-$33.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">A-$41.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Classified Under-21 D.L.<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">D-$22.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">C-$26.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">B-$33.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">A-$21.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Enhanced Driver's License<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">D-$37.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">C-$41.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">B-$48.25<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">A-$56.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Instruction Permit<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right">$10.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Enhanced Instruction <br/>
                  		Permit<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$25.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Provisional License<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right">$13.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Enhanced Provisional <br/>
                  		License<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$28.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Duplicate License or <br/>
                  		duplicate identification <br/>
                  		card<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right">$11.75<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Enhanced Duplicate <br/>
                  		License or enhanced <br/>
                  		duplicate identification <br/>
                  		card<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">$26.75<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.37"></a><var>3.37</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Minnesota identification <br/>
                  		card or Under-21 <br/>
                  		Minnesota identification <br/>
                  		card, other than duplicate, <br/>
                  		except as otherwise <br/>
                  		provided in section 
                  <statute_ref>171.07, <br/>
                     		subdivisions 3
                  </statute_ref> and 3a<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right">$16.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.38"></a><var>3.38</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.39"></a><var>3.39</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Enhanced Minnesota <br/>
                  		identification card<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right">$31.25<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.40"></a><var>3.40</var>    In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.41"></a><var>3.41</var>surcharge of $1.75 until June 30, 2012. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>169A.20</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169A.33</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>169A.35
         </statute_ref>, or sections 
         <statute_ref>169A.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169A.53</statute_ref>, (2) convictions for crash-related moving <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation" <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>171.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>    (c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>endorsement.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(d) The commissioner shall not collect any fee or surcharge for a voter identification <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>card.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Contents of </b><b>license </b><b>application; other information.</b> (a) An application <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>for a Minnesota identification card, enhanced identification card, instruction permit, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>provisional license, driver's license, or enhanced driver's license must:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>    (1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 
         <statute_ref>5B.05</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>    (2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>and any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>    (3) state:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>    (i) the applicant's Social Security number; or<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>    (ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>that the applicant certifies that the applicant does not have a Social Security number;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>    (4) in the case of an application for an enhanced driver's license or enhanced <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>identification card, present:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>(i) proof satisfactory to the commissioner of the applicant's full legal name, United <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>States citizenship, identity, date of birth, Social Security number, and residence address; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(ii) a photographic identity document;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>(5) contain a space where the applicant may indicate a desire to make an anatomical <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>gift according to paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    (6) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>care directive designation on the license under section 
         <statute_ref>171.07, subdivision 7</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(7) contain a space where the applicant may request a veteran designation on the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>license under section 
         <statute_ref>171.07, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, and the driving record under section 
         <statute_ref>171.12</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>subdivision 5a.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>    (b) If the applicant does not indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift when <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>the application is made, the applicant must be offered a donor document in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>171.07, subdivision 5</statute_ref>. The application must contain statements sufficient to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>comply with the requirements of the Darlene Luther Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>Act, chapter 525A, so that execution of the application or donor document will make <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>the anatomical gift as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>171.07, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, for those indicating a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>desire to make an anatomical gift. The application must be accompanied by information <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>describing Minnesota laws regarding anatomical gifts and the need for and benefits of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>anatomical gifts, and the legal implications of making an anatomical gift, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>law governing revocation of anatomical gifts. The commissioner shall distribute a notice <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>that must accompany all applications for and renewals of a driver's license or Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>identification card. The notice must be prepared in conjunction with a Minnesota organ <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>procurement organization that is certified by the federal Department of Health and Human <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>Services and must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>    (1) a statement that provides a fair and reasonable description of the organ donation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>process, the care of the donor body after death, and the importance of informing family <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>members of the donation decision; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>    (2) a telephone number in a certified Minnesota organ procurement organization that <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>may be called with respect to questions regarding anatomical gifts.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>    (c) The application must be accompanied also by information containing relevant <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>facts relating to:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>    (1) the effect of alcohol on driving ability;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>    (2) the effect of mixing alcohol with drugs;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>    (3) the laws of Minnesota relating to operation of a motor vehicle while under the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>    (4) the levels of alcohol-related fatalities and accidents in Minnesota and of arrests <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>for alcohol-related violations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>    Subd. 3b. <b>Application for voter identification card.</b> An application for a voter <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>identification card must:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>(1) state the applicant's full legal name, date of birth, sex, residence address, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(i) last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number, or (ii) certification that the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>applicant has not been assigned a Social Security number;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>(2) provide a description of the applicant in the same manner as required on an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>application for a Minnesota driver's license;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>(3) be accompanied by proof satisfactory to the commissioner of the applicant's <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>United States citizenship;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>(4) state the length of residence at the applicant's current address; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>(5) present a photographic identity document or affirm under penalty of perjury that <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>the applicant has a religious objection to the use of a photographic image.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>(1) "applicant" means an individual applying for a driver's license, provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>license, restricted license, duplicate license, instruction permit, Minnesota identification <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>card, voter identification card, or motorized bicycle operator's permit; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>(2) "application" refers to an application for a driver's license, provisional license, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>restricted license, duplicate license, instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var> voter identification card, or motorized bicycle operator's permit.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Application.</b> An applicant may file an application with an agent. The <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>agent shall receive and accept applications in accordance with the laws and rules of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>Department of Public Safety for a driver's license, restricted license, duplicate license, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>instruction permit, Minnesota identification card, voter identification card, or motorized <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>bicycle operator's permit.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Fee; equipment.</b> (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>$5 for each application, except for an application for a voter identification card, for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>which no filing fee may be charged. Except as provided in paragraph (b), the fee shall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>cover all expenses involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>applications and fees required under sections 
         <statute_ref>171.02, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>171.06, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>2 and 2a
         </statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>(b) The department shall maintain the photo identification equipment for all <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, death, or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing office <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo identification <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office if the office <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All photo <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>identification equipment must be compatible with standards established by the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(c) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>the county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>is not an employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>or salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>under the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>Retirement Association.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>(d) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>period established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>applications and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>(c). The department shall transmit payment to the agent of $5 for each application for a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>voter identification card. An agent employed by a county board shall remit the payments <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>to the county under paragraph (c) and all other agents may retain the payments.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.07, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Filing photograph or image; data classification.</b> The department <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>shall file, or contract to file, all photographs or electronically produced images obtained <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>in the process of issuing drivers' licenses or, Minnesota identification cards, or voter <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>identification cards. The photographs or electronically produced images shall be private <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>data pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 12</statute_ref>. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>13.04, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>3
         </statute_ref>, the department shall not be required to provide copies of photographs or electronically <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>produced images to data subjects. The use of the files is restricted:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>    (1) to the issuance and control of drivers' licenses and voter identification cards;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>    (2) to criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>299C.46, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, for the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>investigation and prosecution of crimes, service of process, enforcement of no contact <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>orders, location of missing persons, investigation and preparation of cases for criminal, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>juvenile, and traffic court, and supervision of offenders;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    (3) to public defenders, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>611.272</statute_ref>, for the investigation and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>preparation of cases for criminal, juvenile, and traffic courts; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>    (4) to child support enforcement purposes under section 
         <statute_ref>256.978</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>    Subd. 3b. <b>Voter identification cards.</b> (a) A voter identification card must be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>issued to a qualifying applicant who, on the election day next occurring after the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>issuance, will meet the voter eligibility requirements of the Minnesota State Constitution <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>and statutes, and who does not possess a current Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>identification card.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(b) A voter identification card must bear a distinguishing number assigned to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>the applicant; the applicant's full name and date of birth; the applicant's address of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>residence; a description of the applicant in the same manner as provided on a Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>driver's license; the date of the card's expiration; and the usual signature of the applicant. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>The card must bear a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>applicant, or, for an applicant who has affirmed a religious objection under section 171.06, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>subdivision 3b, clause (5), the card must bear the words "Valid without photograph." <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>An individual eligible to apply for status as a permanent absentee voter under section <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>203B.04, subdivision 5, must be permitted to submit a photograph, consistent with any <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>size or formatting requirements of the commissioner of public safety, for use on a voter <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>identification card issued under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>(c) A voter identification card shall not be valid identification for purposes unrelated <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>to voting in Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>(d) A voter identification card must be of a different color scheme than a Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>driver's license or state identification card, but must incorporate the same information and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>security features as provided in subdivision 9.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>(e) Each voter identification card must be plainly marked: "Voter Identification – <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>Not a driver's license. Valid Identification Only for Voting."<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Expiration.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>the expiration date of Minnesota identification cards and voter identification cards of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>applicants under the age of 65 shall be the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>following the date of issuance of the card.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(b) Minnesota identification cards and voter identification cards issued to applicants <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>age 65 or over shall be valid for the lifetime of the applicant.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(c) The expiration date for an Under-21 identification card is the cardholder's 21st <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>birthday. The commissioner shall issue an identification card to a holder of an Under-21 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>identification card who applies for the card, pays the required fee, and presents proof of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>identity and age, unless the commissioner determines that the applicant is not qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>for the identification card.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.07, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Improved security.</b> The commissioner shall develop new Drivers' <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>licenses and, identification cards, to be issued beginning January 1, 1994, that and voter <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>identification cards must be as impervious to alteration as is reasonably practicable in their <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>design and quality of material and technology. The driver's license security laminate <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>shall be made from materials not readily available to the general public. The design and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>technology employed must enable the driver's license and identification card to be subject <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>to two or more methods of visual verification capable of clearly indicating the presence <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>of tampering or counterfeiting. The driver's license and identification card must not be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>susceptible to reproduction by photocopying or simulation and must be highly resistant <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>to data or photograph substitution and other tampering.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.07, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Use of Social Security number.</b> An applicant's Social Security number <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>must not be displayed, encrypted, or encoded on the driver's license or, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>identification card, voter identification card, or included in a magnetic strip or bar code <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>used to store data on the license or, Minnesota identification card, or voter identification <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>card. The Social Security number must not be used as a Minnesota driver's license or, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>identification, or voter identification  number.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.071, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var><b>171.071 PHOTOGRAPH ON LICENSE </b><b>OR</b><b>,</b><b> IDENTIFICATION CARD</b><b>, OR </b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var><b>VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Religious objection.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>171.07
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner of public safety may adopt rules to permit identification on a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>driver's license or, Minnesota identification card, or voter identification card  in lieu of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>a photograph or electronically produced image where the commissioner finds that the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>licensee has religious objections to the use of a photograph or electronically produced <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>image. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Certain head wear permitted.</b> If an accident involving a head injury, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>serious illness, or treatment of the illness has resulted in hair loss by an applicant for a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>driver's license or, identification card, or voter identification card, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>permit the applicant to wear a hat or similar head wear in the photograph or electronically <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>produced image. The hat or head wear must be of an appropriate size and type to allow <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>identification of the holder of the license or card and must not obscure the holder's face.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exception.</b> Subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>requirements pertaining to a photograph or electronically produced image on an enhanced <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>driver's license or an enhanced identification card.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var><b>171.11 DUPLICATE LICENSE</b><b> OR VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD</b><b>; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var><b>CHANGE OF DOMICILE OR NAME.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Duplicate driver's license.</b> When any person, after applying for or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>receiving a driver's license, shall change permanent domicile from the address named in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>such application or in the license issued to the person, or shall change a name by marriage <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>or otherwise, such person shall, within 30 days thereafter, apply for a duplicate driver's <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>license upon a form furnished by the department and pay the required fee. The application <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>or duplicate license shall show both the licensee's old address and new address or the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>former name and new name as the case may be.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duplicate voter identification card.</b> A voter identification cardholder who <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>changes residence address or name from the address or name stated on the card shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>present the card for voting purposes, but must apply for a duplicate voter identification card <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>upon a form furnished by the department. The application for duplicate voter identification <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>card must show the cardholder's former address and current address, along with length of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>residence at the current address, and the former name and current name, as applicable.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var><b>171.14 CANCELLATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>    (a) The commissioner may cancel any driver's license or voter identification card <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>upon determination that (1) the licensee or cardholder was not entitled to the issuance of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>the license or card, (2) the licensee or cardholder failed to give the required or correct <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>information in the application, (3) the licensee or cardholder committed any fraud or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>deceit in making the application, or (4) the person, at the time of the cancellation, would <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>not have been entitled to receive a license under section 
         <statute_ref>171.04</statute_ref>, or a cardholder under <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>section 171.07.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>    (b) The commissioner shall cancel the driver's license of a person described in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>paragraph (a), clause (3), for 60 days or until the required or correct information has <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>been provided, whichever is longer.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>(c) The commissioner shall cancel the voter identification card of a person described <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>in paragraph (a) until the person completes the application process under section 171.06, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>and complies in all respects with the requirements of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>(d) The commissioner shall immediately notify the holder of a voter identification <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>card of a cancellation of the card. Notification must be by mail, addressed to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>cardholder's last known address, with postage prepaid.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>    Sec. 18. <b>[200.035] DOCUMENTATION OF IDENTITY AND RESIDENCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>The following are sufficient proof of identity and residence for purposes of election <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>day voter registration under section 201.061, subdivision 3, and for determining whether <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>to count a provisional ballot under section 204C.135, subdivision 2:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>(1) a current driver's license, state identification card, or voter identification card <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>issued to the voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's current <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>address of residence in the  precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>(2) an identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a tribe <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that contains a photograph of the voter, the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>voter's current address of residence in the precinct, and any other items of data required to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>be contained on a Minnesota identification card, as provided in section 171.07, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>3, paragraphs (a) and (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>(3) an original receipt for a new, renewed, or updated driver's license, state <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>identification card, or voter identification card issued to the voter under section 171.07 <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>that contains the voter's current address of residence in the precinct along with one of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>following documents, provided that it contains a photograph of the voter:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(i) a driver's license, identification card, or voter identification card that is expired or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>does not contain the voter's current address of residence, issued to the voter by the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>Minnesota or any other state or territory of the United States; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>(ii) a United States passport, issued to the voter; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>(iii) an identification card issued by a branch, department, agency, entity, or <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>subdivision of Minnesota or the federal government; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>(iv) an identification card issued by an accredited postsecondary institution with <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>a campus located within Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>prepared under section 135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>in rules of the secretary of state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>(v) an identification card issued to the voter by the tribal government of a tribe <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>(4) if the voter is a student, a driver's license or identification card issued by <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>Minnesota or any other state or territory of the United States that does not contain <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>the voter's current address of residence, along with a current student fee statement that <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>contains the student's valid address of residence in the precinct; or<br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>(5) if the voter resides in a shelter facility designated for battered women, as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>in section 611A.37, subdivision 4, a driver's license or identification card issued to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's photograph and address <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>of residence prior to seeking the services of the shelter facility, along with a certification <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>of residence in the facility, signed by the facility's administrator on a form prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>by the secretary of state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>    Sec. 19. <b>[201.017] STATE-SUBSIDIZED VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD </b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var><b>ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>A state-subsidized  voter identification card account is established in the special <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the Department of Public Safety for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>purposes of providing state-subsidized voter identification cards to individuals qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>under section 171.07, subdivision 3b, provided that the department may not be reimbursed <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>more than the actual cost of providing voter identification cards, not to exceed $9.85 for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>each card issued. A report of the total expenditures by county must be submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>members of the house and senate committees with oversight of elections by January <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>31 of each year. On June 30 of each odd-numbered year, any balance in the account is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>transferred to the general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Election day registration.</b> (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of identity and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>residence. An individual may prove identity and residence for purposes of registering by: <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>presenting documentation as permitted by section 200.035.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>    (1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>to section 
<statute_ref>171.07</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    (2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>identification;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>    (3) presenting one of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>    (i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>institution in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>section 
<statute_ref>135A.17</statute_ref> and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>the secretary of state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>    (ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>precinct together with a picture identification card; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>    (4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or who is an employee <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct. A <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of residence oath <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>vouching for any other individual on that election day. A voter who is registered to vote in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>the precinct may sign up to 15 proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>does not apply to an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>secretary of state shall provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>of individuals for whom a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>form must include space for the maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>sign proof-of-residence oaths. For each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>a statement that the voter is registered to vote in the precinct, personally knows that the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>individual is a resident of the precinct, and is making the statement on oath. The form must <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, telephone number, and address.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>    The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>attached to the voter registration application.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>    (b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>employees currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>facility. The operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>no less than 20 days before each election for use in election day registration.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>    (c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 
<statute_ref>256E.33, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>subdivision 1
</statute_ref>; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>section 
<statute_ref>144.50, subdivision 6</statute_ref>; a nursing home as defined in section 
<statute_ref>144A.01, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>5
</statute_ref>; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with services <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>establishment as defined in section 
<statute_ref>144D.01, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; a veterans home operated by <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; a residence <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential program as <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>defined in section 
<statute_ref>245A.02, subdivision 14</statute_ref>; a residential facility for persons with a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var><statute_ref>252.28</statute_ref>; group residential housing as defined in section 
<statute_ref>256I.03, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; a shelter <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>for battered women as defined in section 
<statute_ref>611A.37, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; or a supervised <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>accommodations for the homeless.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>    (d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>registering by:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>    (1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>contains the name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or<br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>    (2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>contains the name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>documents listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>    (e) (b) A county, school district, or municipality may must require that an election <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>judge responsible for election day registration initial sign each completed registration <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>application.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.221, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Procedures for polling place rosters.</b> The secretary of state shall <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>prescribe the form of polling place rosters that include the voter's name, address, date of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>birth, school district number, and space for the voter's signature. The address listed on <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>the polling place roster must be the voter's address of residence, unless the voter has <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>requested that the address printed on the roster be the voter's mailing address because <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>the voter is a judge, or a law enforcement or corrections officer. The secretary of state <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>may prescribe additional election-related information to be placed on the polling place <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>rosters on an experimental basis for one state primary and general election cycle; the same <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>information may not be placed on the polling place roster for a second state primary and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>general election cycle unless specified in this subdivision. The polling place roster must <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>be used to indicate whether the voter has voted in a given election. The secretary of state <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>shall prescribe procedures for transporting the polling place rosters to the election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>for use on election day. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for a county or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>municipality to request the date of birth from currently registered voters. The county or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>municipality shall not request the date of birth from currently registered voters by any <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>communication other than the prescribed form and the form must clearly indicate that a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>currently registered voter does not lose registration status by failing to provide the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>birth. In accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>204B.40</statute_ref>, the county auditor shall retain the prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>polling place rosters used on the date of election for 22 months following the election. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var><b>204C.10 PERMANENT REGISTRATION; VERIFICATION OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var><b>REGISTRATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Polling place roster.</b> (a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>polling place roster which states that the individual is at least 18 years of age, a citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>of the United States, has resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>election, maintains residence at the address shown, is not under a guardianship in which <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>the court order revokes the individual's right to vote, has not been found by a court of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>law to be legally incompetent to vote or has the right to vote because, if the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>was convicted of a felony, the felony sentence has expired or been completed or the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>individual has been discharged from the sentence, is registered and has not already voted <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>in the election. The roster must also state: "I understand that deliberately providing false <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>information is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>not more than $10,000, or both."<br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>(b) A judge may, Before the applicant signs the roster, a judge must: (1) require the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>voter to present a photo identification document, as described in subdivision 2; and (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth. A voter who cannot produce <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>sufficient identification as required by subdivision 2 may not sign the polling place roster, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>but may cast a provisional ballot, as provided in section 204C.135.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>(c) After the applicant signs the roster, the judge shall give the applicant a voter's <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge in charge of ballots as proof <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand to the voter the ballot. The <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for notice of filing an election contest <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>for 36 months following the date of the election.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Photo identification.</b> (a) To satisfy the photo identification requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>in subdivision 1, a voter must present a valid form of one of the following documents <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>or sets of documents, issued to the voter:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>(1) a Minnesota driver's license state identification card, or voter identification card <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>issued under section 171.07 that contains the voter's current address of residence in the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(2)(i) an original receipt for a new, renewed, or updated driver's license, state <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>identification card, or voter identification card issued to the voter under section 171.07 that <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>contains the voter's current address of residence in the precinct; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>(ii) a driver's license, identification card, or a voter identification card that is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>expired, invalidated, or does not contain the voter's current address of residence in the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>precinct, issued to the voter by the state of Minnesota or any other state or territory of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>the United States;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>(3) an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that contains a photograph of the voter, the voter's <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>current address of residence in the precinct, and any other items of data required to be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>contained on a Minnesota identification card, as provided in section 171.07, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>paragraphs (a) and (b); or<br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>(4) if the voter resides in a shelter facility designated for battered women, as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>in section 611A.37, subdivision 4, a driver's license or identification card issued to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>voter by the Department of Public Safety that contains the voter's photograph and address <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>of residence prior to seeking the services of the shelter facility, along with a certification <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>of residence in the facility, signed by the facility's administrator on a form prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>by the secretary of state.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(b) An identification card presented under this section by a voter who is a judge, law <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>enforcement officer, or corrections officer is not deficient for a lack of the voter's current <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>address of residence in the precinct if the identification card contains the mailing address <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>of the voter and that matches the address listed on the polling place roster.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Determination of residence</b><b> and eligibility</b><b>.</b> In determining the legal <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>residence and eligibility of a challenged individual, the election judges shall be governed <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>by the principles contained in section sections
<statute_ref>200.031, 201.014, and 201.016</statute_ref>. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>challenged individual's answers to the questions show ineligibility to vote in that precinct, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>the individual shall not be allowed to vote. If the individual has marked ballots but not <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>yet deposited them in the ballot boxes before the election judges determine ineligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>to vote in that precinct, the marked ballots shall be placed unopened with the spoiled <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>ballots. If the answers to the questions fail to show that the individual is not eligible to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>vote in that precinct and the challenge is not withdrawn, the election judges shall verbally <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>administer the oath on the voter certificate to the individual. After taking the oath and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>completing and signing the voter certificate, the challenged individual shall be allowed to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>vote. If the election judges are not satisfied that the challenged individual is eligible to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>vote in the precinct, but the individual maintains a position that the individual is eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>and desires to vote, the challenged individual shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>in the manner provided in section 204C.135.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>    Sec. 24. <b>[204C.135] PROVISIONAL BALLOTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Casting of provisional ballots.</b> (a) The following voters seeking to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>vote are entitled to cast a provisional ballot in the manner provided by this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>(1) a voter who is unable to provide proper photo identification as required by <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>section 204C.10;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>(2) a voter whose registration status is listed as "challenged" on the polling place <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>roster and who has not proven the voter's eligibility to vote in the precinct; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>(3) a voter whose eligibility to vote is challenged in the polling place and who is <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>unable to overcome the challenge as permitted by section 204C.12.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>(b) A voter seeking to vote a provisional ballot must sign a provisional ballot roster <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>and complete a provisional ballot envelope. The envelope must contain a space for the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>voter to list the voter's name, address of residence, date of birth, voter identification <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>number, and any other information prescribed by the secretary of state. The voter must <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>also swear or affirm, in writing, that the voter is eligible to vote, has not voted previously <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>in the same election, and meets the criteria for registering to vote in the precinct in which <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>the voter appears.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>Once the voter has completed the provisional ballot envelope, the voter must be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>allowed to cast a provisional ballot. The provisional ballot must be the same as the official <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>ballot available in the precinct on election day. A completed provisional ballot shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>sealed in a secrecy envelope. The secrecy envelope shall be sealed inside the voter's <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>provisional ballot envelope and deposited by the voter in a secure, sealed provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>ballot box. Completed provisional ballots may not be combined with other voted ballots <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>in the polling place.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>(c) The form of the secrecy and provisional ballot envelopes shall be prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>the secretary of state. The provisional ballot envelope must be a color other than that <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>provided for absentee ballot envelopes and must be prominently labeled "Provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>Ballot Envelope."<br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>(d) Provisional ballots and related documentation shall be delivered to and securely <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>maintained by the county auditor or municipal clerk in the same manner as required for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>other election materials under sections 204C.27 to 204C.28.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Counting provisional ballots.</b> (a) A voter who casts a provisional ballot in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>the polling place may personally appear before the county auditor or municipal clerk no <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>later than seven calendar days following the election to prove that the voter's provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>ballot should be counted. The county auditor or municipal clerk must count a provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>ballot in the final certified results from the precinct if:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>(1) the statewide voter registration system indicates that the voter is eligible to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>vote or, if challenged, the county auditor or municipal clerk does not, based upon <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>available records and any documentation presented by the voter, conclude that the voter is <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>ineligible; and<br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>(2) the voter presents proof of identity and residence in the precinct in the manner <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>permitted by section 200.035.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>(b) If a voter does not appear before the county auditor or municipal clerk within <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>seven calendar days following the election or otherwise does not satisfy the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>of paragraph (a), or if the data listed on the items of identification presented by the voter <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>does not match the data submitted by the voter on the provisional ballot envelope, the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>voter's provisional ballot must not be counted.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>(c) The county auditor or municipal clerk must notify, in writing, any provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>voter who does not appear within seven calendar days of the election that the voter's <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>provisional ballot was not counted because of the voter's failure to appear before the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>county auditor or municipal clerk within the time permitted by law to determine whether <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>the provisional ballot should be counted.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Provisional ballots; reconciliation.</b> Prior to counting any provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>ballots in the final vote totals from a precinct, the county auditor must verify that the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>number of signatures appearing on the provisional ballot roster from that precinct is equal <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>to the number of provisional ballots submitted by voters in the precinct on election day. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>Any discrepancy must be resolved before the provisional ballots from the precinct may <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>be counted. Excess provisional ballots must be randomly withdrawn in the manner <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>required by section 204C.20, subdivision 2, after the period for a voter to appear to prove <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>residence and identity has expired and the ballots to be counted have been separated from <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>the provisional ballot envelopes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.32, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var><b>204C.32 CANVASS OF STATE PRIMARIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>County canvass.</b> The county canvassing board shall meet at the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>county auditor's office on the third eighth day following the state primary. After taking the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>oath of office, the canvassing board shall publicly canvass the election returns delivered <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>to the county auditor. The board shall complete the canvass on the third eighth day <br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>following the state primary and shall promptly prepare and file with the county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>a report that states:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county, and in each <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>(b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>individuals registered before election day in each precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>(c) for each major political party, the names of the candidates running for each <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>partisan office and the number of votes received by each candidate in the county and in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>each precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>(d) the names of the candidates of each major political party who are nominated; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>(e) the number of votes received by each of the candidates for nonpartisan office in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>each precinct in the county and the names of the candidates nominated for nonpartisan <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>office.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>Upon completion of the canvass, the county auditor shall mail or deliver a notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>nomination to each nominee for county office voted for only in that county. The county <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>auditor shall transmit one of the certified copies of the county canvassing board report <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>for state and federal offices to the secretary of state by express mail or similar service <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>immediately upon conclusion of the county canvass. The secretary of state shall mail a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>notice of nomination to each nominee for state or federal office.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>State canvass.</b> The State Canvassing Board shall meet at the Secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>State's Office seven 14 days after the state primary to canvass the certified copies of the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>county canvassing board reports received from the county auditors. Immediately after <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>the canvassing board declares the results, the secretary of state shall certify the names of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>the nominees to the county auditors. The secretary of state shall mail to each nominee <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>a notice of nomination.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.26.0"></a><a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>County canvass.</b> The county canvassing board shall meet at the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>county auditor's office between the third eighth and tenth 14th days following the state <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>general election. After taking the oath of office, the board shall promptly and publicly <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>canvass the general election returns delivered to the county auditor. Upon completion of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>the canvass, the board shall promptly prepare and file with the county auditor a report <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>which states:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>(a) the number of individuals voting at the election in the county and in each precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>(b) the number of individuals registering to vote on election day and the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>individuals registered before election day in each precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>(c) the names of the candidates for each office and the number of votes received by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>each candidate in the county and in each precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>(d) the number of votes counted for and against a proposed change of county lines <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>or county seat; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>(e) the number of votes counted for and against a constitutional amendment or other <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>question in the county and in each precinct.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>The result of write-in votes cast on the general election ballots must be compiled by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>the county auditor before the county canvass, except that write-in votes for a candidate for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>federal, state, or county office must not be counted unless the candidate has timely filed a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>request under section 
         <statute_ref>204B.09, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The county auditor shall arrange for each <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>municipality to provide an adequate number of election judges to perform this duty or the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>county auditor may appoint additional election judges for this purpose. The county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>may open the envelopes or containers in which the voted ballots have been sealed in order <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>to count and record the write-in votes and must reseal the voted ballots at the conclusion <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>of this process. The county auditor must prepare a separate report of votes received by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>precinct for write-in candidates for federal, state, and county offices who have requested <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>204B.09</statute_ref> that votes for those candidates be tallied.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>Upon completion of the canvass, the county canvassing board shall declare the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>candidate duly elected who received the highest number of votes for each county and state <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>office voted for only within the county. The county auditor shall transmit a certified <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>copy of the county canvassing board report for state and federal offices to the secretary <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>of state by messenger, express mail, or similar service immediately upon conclusion of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>the county canvass.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.27.0"></a><a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.37, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var><b>204C.37 COUNTY CANVASS; RETURN OF REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var><b>STATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>A copy of the report required by sections 
         <statute_ref>204C.32, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>204C.33, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, shall be certified under the official seal of the county auditor. The copy shall <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the secretary of state, with the county auditor's <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>name and official address and the words "Election Returns" endorsed on the envelope. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>The copy of the canvassing board report and the precinct summary statements must be <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>sent by express mail or delivered to the secretary of state. If the copy is not received by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>the secretary of state within ten days following the applicable election a primary election, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>or within 16 days following a general election, the secretary of state shall immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>notify the county auditor, who shall deliver another copy to the secretary of state by <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>special messenger.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.28.0"></a><a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205.065, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Results.</b> The municipal primary shall be conducted and the returns made in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>the manner provided for the state primary so far as practicable. On the third eighth day <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>after the primary, the governing body of the municipality shall canvass the returns, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>two candidates for each office who receive the highest number of votes, or a number of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be elected to the office, who receive <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>the highest number of votes, shall be the nominees for the office named. Their names shall <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>be certified to the municipal clerk who shall place them on the municipal general election <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>ballot without partisan designation and without payment of an additional fee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.29.0"></a><a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205.185, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>Between the third eighth and tenth 14th days after an election, the governing body of a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>city conducting any election including a special municipal election, or the governing body <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>of a town conducting the general election in November shall act as the canvassing board, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>canvass the returns, and declare the results of the election. The governing body of a town <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>conducting the general election in March shall act as the canvassing board, canvass the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>returns, and declare the results of the election within two ten days after an election.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>(b) After the time for contesting elections has passed, the municipal clerk shall issue a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>certificate of election to each successful candidate. In case of a contest, the certificate shall <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>not be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper court.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>(c) In case of a tie vote, the canvassing board having jurisdiction over the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>municipality shall determine the result by lot. The clerk of the canvassing board shall <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>certify the results of the election to the county auditor, and the clerk shall be the final <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>custodian of the ballots and the returns of the election.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Results.</b> The school district primary must be conducted and the returns <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>made in the manner provided for the state primary as far as practicable. On the third eighth <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>day after the primary, the school board of the school district shall canvass the returns, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>and the two candidates for each specified school board position who receive the highest <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>number of votes, or a number of candidates equal to twice the number of individuals to be <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>elected to at-large school board positions who receive the highest number of votes, are <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>the nominees for the office named. Their names must be certified to the school district <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>clerk who shall place them on the school district general election ballot without partisan <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>designation and without payment of an additional fee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Canvass of returns, certificate of election, ballots, disposition.</b> Between <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>the third eighth and tenth 14th days after a school district election other than a recount of a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>special election conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>475.59</statute_ref>, the school <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>board shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election. After the time for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>contesting elections has passed, the school district clerk shall issue a certificate of election <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>to each successful candidate. If there is a contest, the certificate of election to that office <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>must not be issued until the outcome of the contest has been determined by the proper <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>court. If there is a tie vote, the school board shall determine the result by lot. The clerk <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>shall deliver the certificate of election to the successful candidate by personal service or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>certified mail. The successful candidate shall file an acceptance and oath of office in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>writing with the clerk within 30 days of the date of mailing or personal service. A person <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>who fails to qualify prior to the time specified shall be deemed to have refused to serve, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>but that filing may be made at any time before action to fill the vacancy has been taken. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>The school district clerk shall certify the results of the election to the county auditor, and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>the clerk shall be the final custodian of the ballots and the returns of the election.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>A school district canvassing board shall perform the duties of the school board <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>according to the requirements of this subdivision for a recount of a special election <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>475.59</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.32.0"></a><a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>    Sec. 32. <b>PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>The commissioner of administration shall contract for the production and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>implementation of a statewide public educational campaign related to the voter <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>identification requirements of this article.  The campaign must inform voters of the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>requirements for identification when voting, methods of securing sufficient identification, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>including securing a free voter identification card if necessary, and the process for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>provisional balloting for voters unable to meet the identification requirements on election <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>day.  The secretary of state may consult with the vendor in coordinating material related <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>to the campaign, but the secretary, the secretary's staff, and any other documents or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>materials promoting the office of the secretary of state may not appear visually or audibly <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>in any advertising or promotional items disseminated by the vendor as part of the public <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>education campaign.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>$100,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2012 and $2,200,000 is appropriated in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>year 2013 from the general fund to the commissioner of administration for purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>implementing this section. These are onetime appropriations.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.33.0"></a><a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    Sec. 33. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>(a) $709,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 from the general fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>commissioner of management and budget for transfer to the state-subsidized identification <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>card account for purposes of providing state-subsidized identification cards to individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>qualifying under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.07, subdivision 3b. The base for this <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>appropriation is $215,000 in fiscal year 2014 and each year after.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>(b) $880,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2012 to the secretary of state from the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>Help America Vote Act account and $110,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2012 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>secretary of state from the general fund for purposes of implementing the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>this act. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2013.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.34.0"></a><a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>    Sec. 34. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>Except where otherwise provided, this article is effective June 1, 2012, and applies <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>to elections held on or after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 10A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Time for filing.</b> (a) The reports must be filed with the board on or before <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>January 31 of each year and additional reports must be filed as required and in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>with paragraphs (b) to (d) (e).<br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>(b) In each year in which the name of the candidate is on the ballot, the report of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>the principal campaign committee must be filed 15 days before a primary and ten days <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>before a general election, seven days before a special primary and a special election, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>and ten days after a special election cycle.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>(c) In each general election year, a political committee or political fund must file <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>reports 28 and 15 days before a primary and 42 and ten days before a general election. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>Beginning in 2012, reports required under this paragraph must also be filed 56 days before <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>a primary.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(d) In each general election year, a party unit must file reports 15 days before a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>primary and ten days before a general election.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>(e) The treasurer of a political committee, political fund, principal campaign <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>committee, or party unit that has received contributions or made expenditures that in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>aggregate within the year exceed $5,000 must file a report with the board by April 7 in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>each year and by July 7 and October 7 in years when there is no general election.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 135A.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Residential housing list.</b> All postsecondary institutions that enroll students <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>accepting state or federal financial aid may prepare a current list of students enrolled in the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>institution and residing in the institution's housing or within ten miles of the institution's <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>campus. The list shall include each student's current address and note any student on the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>list known to not be a United States citizen. The list shall be certified and sent to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>appropriate county auditor or auditors, in an electronic format approved by the secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>state, for use in election day registration as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>201.061, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>A residential housing list provided under this subdivision may not be used or disseminated <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>by a county auditor or the secretary of state for any other purpose.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.021, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var><b>201.021 PERMANENT REGISTRATION SYSTEM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>A permanent system of voter registration by county is established, with a single, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>official, centralized, interactive computerized statewide voter registration list defined, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>maintained, and administered at the state level that contains the name and registration <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>information of every legally registered voter in the state, and assigns a unique identifier <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>to each legally registered voter in the state. The unique identifier shall be permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>assigned to the voter and may not be changed or reassigned to another voter. The <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>interactive computerized statewide voter registration list constitutes the official list of every <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>legally registered voter in the state. The county auditor shall be chief registrar of voters <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>and the chief custodian of the official registration records in each county. The secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>state is responsible for defining, maintaining, and administering the centralized system.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.022, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The secretary of state shall maintain a statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>voter registration system to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central database <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>containing voter registration information from around the state. The system must be <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>accessible to the county auditor of each county in the state. The system must also:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>(1) provide for voters to submit their voter registration applications to any county <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>auditor, the secretary of state, or the Department of Public Safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(2) provide for the definition, establishment, and maintenance of a central database <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>for all voter registration information;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>(3) provide for entering data into the statewide registration system;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>(4) provide for electronic transfer of completed voter registration applications from <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>the Department of Public Safety to the secretary of state or the county auditor;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>(5) assign a unique, permanent identifier to each legally registered voter in the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>(6) provide for the acceptance of the Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>state identification number, and last four digits of the Social Security number for each <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>voter record;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>(7) coordinate with other agency databases within the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>(8) allow county auditors and the secretary of state to add or modify information in <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>the system to provide for accurate and up-to-date records;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>(9) allow county auditors, municipal and school district clerks, and the secretary <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>of state to have electronic access to the statewide registration system for review and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>search capabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>(10) provide security and protection of all information in the statewide registration <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>system and ensure that unauthorized access is not allowed;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>(11) provide access to municipal clerks to use the system;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>(12) provide a system for each county to identify the precinct to which a voter <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>should be assigned for voting purposes;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>(13) provide daily reports accessible by county auditors on the driver's license <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>numbers, state identification numbers, or last four digits of the Social Security numbers <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>submitted on voter registration applications that have been verified as accurate by the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>secretary of state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>(14) provide reports on the number of absentee ballots transmitted to and returned <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>and cast by voters under section 
         <statute_ref>203B.16</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>(15) provide reports on individuals who are not registered and reported to be <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>ineligible to vote, to the extent permitted by federal law. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>The appropriate state or local official shall provide security measures to prevent <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>unauthorized access to the computerized list established under section 
         <statute_ref>201.021</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Registration by election judges; procedures.</b> Registration at the polling <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>place on election day shall be conducted by the election judges. Before registering an <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>individual to vote at the polling place, the election judge must review any list of absentee <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>election day registrants provided by the county auditor or municipal clerk to see if the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>person has already voted by absentee ballot. If the person's name appears on the list, the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>election judge must not allow the individual to register or to vote in the polling place. The <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>election judges shall also review the list of individuals reported to be ineligible to vote <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>using the electronic roster, or a paper list provided by the county auditor or municipal clerk. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>The election judge who registers an individual at the polling place on election day shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>handle that voter's ballots at any time prior to the opening of the ballot box after the voting <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>ends. Registration applications and forms for oaths shall be available at each polling place. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>If an individual who registers on election day proves residence by oath of a registered <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>voter, the form containing the oath shall be attached to the individual's registration <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>application. Registration applications completed on election day shall be forwarded to the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>county auditor who shall add the name of each voter to the registration system unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>information forwarded is substantially deficient. A county auditor who finds an election <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>day registration substantially deficient shall give written notice to the individual whose <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>registration is found deficient. An election day registration shall not be found deficient <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>solely because the individual who provided proof of residence was ineligible to do so.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.061, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Record of attempted registrations.</b> The election judge responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>election day registration shall attempt to keep a record of the number of individuals who <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>attempt to register on election day but who cannot provide proof of residence as required <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>by this section. The record shall be forwarded to the county auditor with the election <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>returns for that precinct.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Deficient registration.</b> No voter registration application is deficient if it <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>contains the voter's name, address, date of birth, current and valid Minnesota driver's <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>license number or Minnesota state identification number, or if the voter has no current and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>valid Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state identification number, the last four <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>digits of the voter's Social Security number, if the voter has been issued a Social Security <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>number, prior registration, if any, and signature. The absence of a zip code number does <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>not cause the registration to be deficient. Failure to check a box on an application form <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>that a voter has certified to be true does not cause the registration to be deficient. The <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>election judges shall request an individual to correct a voter registration application if it is <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>deficient or illegible. No eligible voter may be prevented from voting unless the voter's <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>registration application is deficient or the voter is duly and successfully challenged in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>201.195</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>204C.12</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>    A voter registration application accepted prior to August 1, 1983, is not deficient for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>lack of date of birth. The county or municipality may shall attempt to obtain the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>birth for a voter registration application accepted prior to August 1, 1983, by a request to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>the voter at any time except at the polling place. Failure by the voter to comply with this <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>request does not make the registration deficient.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>    A voter registration application accepted before January 1, 2004, is not deficient for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>lack of a valid Minnesota driver's license or state identification number, voter identification <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>card number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. A voter registration <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>application submitted by a voter who does not have a Minnesota driver's license or state <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>identification number, voter identification card number, or a Social Security number, is not <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>deficient for lack of any of these numbers.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.081, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var><b>201.081 REGISTRATION FILES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>    The statewide registration system is the official record of registered voters. The voter <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>registration applications and the terminal providing access to the statewide registration <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>system must be under the control of the county auditor or the public official to whom the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>county auditor has delegated the responsibility for maintaining voter registration records. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>The voter registration applications and terminals providing access to the statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>registration system must not be removed from the control of the county auditor except <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>as provided in this section. The county auditor may make photographic copies of voter <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>registration applications in the manner provided by section 
         <statute_ref>138.17</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>    A properly completed voter registration application that has been submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>secretary of state or a county auditor must be maintained by the secretary of state or <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>the county auditor for at least 22 36 months after the date that the information on the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>application is entered into the database of the statewide registration system. The secretary <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>of state or the county auditor may dispose of the applications after retention for 22 36 <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>months in the manner provided by section 
         <statute_ref>138.17</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Entry of registration information.</b> (a) At the time a voter <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>registration application is properly completed, submitted, and received in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>201.061</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>201.071</statute_ref>, the county auditor shall enter the information contained on <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>it into the statewide registration system. Voter registration applications completed before <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>election day must be entered into the statewide registration system within ten days after <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>they have been submitted to the county auditor. Voter registration applications completed <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>on election day must be entered into the statewide registration system within 42 days after <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>the election, unless the county auditor notifies the secretary of state before the 42-day <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>deadline has expired that the deadline will not be met. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>(b) Upon receiving a completed voter registration application, the secretary of state <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>may electronically transmit the information on the application to the appropriate county <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>auditor as soon as possible for review by the county auditor before final entry into the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>statewide registration system. The secretary of state may mail the voter registration <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>application to the county auditor.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>(c) Within ten days after the county auditor has entered information from a voter <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>registration application into the statewide registration system, the secretary of state shall <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>compare the voter's name, date of birth, and driver's license number, state identification <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>number, voter identification card number, or the last four digits of the Social Security <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>number with the same information contained in the Department of Public Safety database.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>(d) The secretary of state shall provide a report to the county auditor on a weekly <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>basis that includes a list of voters whose name, date of birth, or identification number have <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>been compared with the same information in the Department of Public Safety database <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>and cannot be verified as provided in this subdivision. The report must list separately <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>those voters who have submitted a voter registration application by mail and have not <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>voted in a federal election in this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>(e) The county auditor shall compile a list of voters for whom the county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>and the secretary of state are unable to conclude that information on the voter registration <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>application and the corresponding information in the Department of Public Safety database <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>relate to the same person.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>(f) The county auditor shall send a notice of incomplete registration to any voter <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>whose name appears on the list and change the voter's status to "incomplete." A voter who <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>receives a notice of incomplete registration from the county auditor may either provide <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>the information required to complete the registration at least 21 days before the next <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>election or at the polling place on election day.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.121, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Postelection sampling.</b> Within ten days after an election, the county <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>auditor shall send the notice required by subdivision 2 to a random sampling of the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>individuals registered on election day. The random sampling shall be determined in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>accordance with the rules of the secretary of state. As soon as practicable after the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>election, but no later than January 1 of the following year, the county auditor shall mail <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>the notice required by subdivision 2 to all other individuals registered on election day. <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>If a notice is returned as not deliverable, the county auditor shall attempt to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>the reason for the return. A county auditor who does not receive or obtain satisfactory <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>proof of an individual's eligibility to vote shall immediately notify the county attorney of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>all of the relevant information and the secretary of state of the numbers by precinct. By <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>March 1 of every odd-numbered year, the secretary of state shall report to the chair and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over elections <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>the number of notices reported under this subdivision to the secretary of state for the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>previous state general election by county and precinct.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.171, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var><b>201.171 POSTING VOTING HISTORY; FAILURE TO VOTE; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var><b>REGISTRATION REMOVED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>    Within six weeks after every election, the county auditor shall post the voting <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>history for every person who voted in the election. After the close of the calendar year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>secretary of state shall determine if any registrants have not voted during the preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>four years. The secretary of state shall perform list maintenance by changing the status of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>those registrants to "inactive" in the statewide registration system. The list maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>performed must be conducted in a manner that ensures that the name of each registered <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>voter appears in the official list of eligible voters in the statewide registration system. <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>A voter must not be removed from the official list of eligible voters unless the voter is <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>not eligible or is not registered to vote. List maintenance must include procedures for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>eliminating duplicate names from the official list of eligible voters.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>    The secretary of state shall also prepare a report to the county auditor containing the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>names of all registrants whose status was changed to "inactive."<br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>    Registrants whose status was changed to "inactive" must register in the manner <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>specified in section 
         <statute_ref>201.054</statute_ref> before voting in any primary, special primary, general, school <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>district, or special election, as required by section 
         <statute_ref>201.018</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>    Although not counted in an election, a late or rejected absentee or mail ballot must <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>be considered a vote for the purpose of continuing registration under this section, but is <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>not considered voting history for the purpose of public information lists available under <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>section 
<statute_ref>201.091, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[201.197] CHALLENGED ELIGIBILITY LIST.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(a) The secretary of state shall maintain an electronic database of individuals not <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>registered and who are reported to be ineligible to vote under section 201.014. The <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>database may be maintained as a module of the statewide voter registration system, if <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>permitted by federal law, or maintained as a separate database, and at a minimum must <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>include an individual's name, address of residence, date of birth, the reason the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>is reported to be ineligible to vote and, if available, the individual's driver's license or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>state identification card number, or the last four digits of the individual's Social Security <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>number. Entries in the database shall be compiled using data submitted to the secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>state under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>(b) An elections official processing a voter registration application must verify <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>whether the individual listed on the application is included in the database of individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>reported to be ineligible to vote. If the individual is listed in the database, the voter <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>registration application may be accepted, but the voter's status must be listed as <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>"challenged." An election judge processing a voter registration application submitted by a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>voter in a polling place on election day must verify the application using the electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>roster, or if the polling place does not have an electronic roster, using a paper list provided <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>by the county auditor. A paper list used for verification in a polling place may be limited <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>to only those individuals reported to be residents of the county in which the precinct <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>is located.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.221, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Procedures for polling place rosters.</b> The secretary of state shall <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>prescribe the form of polling place rosters that include the voter's name, address, date of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>birth, school district number, and space for the voter's signature. The secretary of state <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>may prescribe additional election-related information to be placed on the polling place <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>rosters on an experimental basis for one state primary and general election cycle; the same <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>information may not be placed on the polling place roster for a second state primary and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>general election cycle unless specified in this subdivision. The polling place roster must <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>be used to indicate whether the voter has voted in a given election. The secretary of state <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>shall prescribe procedures for transporting the polling place rosters to the election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>for use on election day. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for a county or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>municipality to request the date of birth from currently registered voters. The county or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>municipality shall not request the date of birth from currently registered voters by any <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>communication other than the prescribed form and the form must clearly indicate that a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>currently registered voter does not lose registration status by failing to provide the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>birth. In accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>204B.40</statute_ref>, the county auditor shall retain the prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>polling place rosters used on the date of election for 22 36 months following the election. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 203B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application procedures.</b> (a) Except as otherwise allowed by <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>subdivision 2 or by section 
         <statute_ref>203B.11, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, an application for absentee ballots for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>any election may be submitted at any time not less than one day before the day of that <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>election. The county auditor shall prepare absentee ballot application forms in the format <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>provided by the secretary of state and shall furnish them to any person on request. By <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>January 1 of each even-numbered year, the secretary of state shall make the forms to be <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>used available to auditors through electronic means. An application submitted pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>this subdivision shall be in writing and shall be submitted to:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>    (1) the county auditor of the county where the applicant maintains residence; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>    (2) the municipal clerk of the municipality, or school district if applicable, where <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>the applicant maintains residence.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>    (b) An application shall be approved if it is timely received, signed and dated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>applicant, and contains:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(1) the applicant's name and residence and mailing addresses,;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>(2) the applicant's date of birth, and at least one of the following:;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>(3) the applicant's Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state identification <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>card number, or Minnesota voter identification card number; and<br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>(4) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number or a statement that <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>the applicant does not have a Social Security number.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>(1) the applicant's Minnesota driver's license number;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>(2) Minnesota state identification card number;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>(3) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>(4) a statement that the applicant does not have any of these numbers.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>To be approved, the application must state that the applicant is eligible to vote by <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>absentee ballot for one of the reasons specified in section 
         <statute_ref>203B.02</statute_ref>, and must contain an <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>oath that the information contained on the form is accurate, that the applicant is applying <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>on the applicant's own behalf, and that the applicant is signing the form under penalty <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>of perjury.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>Prior to approval, the county auditor or municipal clerk must verify that the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>Minnesota driver's license, state identification card number, or voter identification card <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>number submitted by an applicant is valid and assigned to that applicant. An application <br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>that contains a driver's license or identification card number that is invalid or not assigned <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>to the applicant must be rejected. The county auditor or municipal clerk must also verify <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>that the applicant does not appear on any lists of reported ineligible voters maintained by <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>the county auditor or municipal clerk, or provided to the county auditor or municipal clerk <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>by the secretary of state. When verifying eligibility, the county auditor or municipal <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>clerk must use the same standards and process as used for individuals appearing in the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>polling place on election day, except that an applicant is not required to appear in person <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>or present photo identification meeting the standards of section 204C.10, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>(c) An applicant's full date of birth, Minnesota driver's license or, state identification, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>or voter identification card number, and the last four digits of the applicant's Social <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>Security number must not be made available for public inspection. An application may be <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>submitted to the county auditor or municipal clerk by an electronic facsimile device. An <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>application mailed or returned in person to the county auditor or municipal clerk on behalf <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>of a voter by a person other than the voter must be deposited in the mail or returned in <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>person to the county auditor or municipal clerk within ten days after it has been dated by <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>the voter and no later than six days before the election. The absentee ballot applications <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>or a list of persons applying for an absentee ballot may not be made available for public <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>inspection until the close of voting on election day.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>    An application under this subdivision may contain an application under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>5 to automatically receive an absentee ballot application.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 203B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Health care patient.</b> An eligible voter who on the day before an election <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>becomes a resident or patient in a health care facility or hospital located in the municipality <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>in which the eligible voter maintains residence may apply for an absentee ballots ballot on <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>election day if the voter:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>(a) requests an application form by telephone from the municipal clerk by telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>not no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day before election day; or<br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>(b) submits an absentee ballot application to the election judges engaged in <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>delivering absentee ballots pursuant to section 
<statute_ref>203B.11</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 203B.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Preservation of records.</b> An application for absentee ballots shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>dated by the county auditor or municipal clerk when it is received and shall be initialed <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>when absentee ballots are mailed or delivered to the applicant. All applications shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>preserved by the county auditor or municipal clerk for 22 36 months.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 203B.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; applicable laws.</b> (a) The governing body of each <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>county, municipality, and school district with responsibility to accept and reject absentee <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>ballots must, by ordinance or resolution, establish a ballot board. The board must consist <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>of a sufficient number of election judges trained in the handling of absentee ballots and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>appointed as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>204B.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>204B.22</statute_ref>. The board may include staff <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>trained as election judges.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>(b) Each jurisdiction must pay a reasonable compensation to each member of that <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>jurisdiction's ballot board for services rendered during an election.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>(c) A ballot board may only meet to perform its duties under this chapter during the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>period in which completed absentee ballots are accepted for an election. The time and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>place of each meeting must be scheduled, announced, and posted on the Web site of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>governing body of the county, municipality, or school district at least 14 days prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>convening the first meeting of the ballot board for an election. If the governing body of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>the county, municipality, or school district does not have a Web site, the time and place <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>of each meeting must be posted, in writing, on the principal bulletin board of the body. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>Meetings of the ballot board must be convened at the same time and in the same location. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>The ballot board must also meet on any day during which the county or municipal offices <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>are open for the purposes of conducting election business prior to an election. A ballot <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>board may not meet except during regularly scheduled meetings announced and posted as <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>required by this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>(d) Except as otherwise provided by this section, all provisions of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>Election Law apply to a ballot board.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204B.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Appointing authority; powers and duties.</b> Election judges for precincts <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>in a municipality shall be appointed by the governing body of the municipality. Election <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>judges for precincts in unorganized territory and for performing election-related duties <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>assigned by the county auditor shall be appointed by the county board. Election judges for <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>a precinct composed of two or more municipalities must be appointed by the governing <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>body of the municipality or municipalities responsible for appointing election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>as provided in the agreement to combine for election purposes. Except as otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>provided in this section, appointments shall be made from lists furnished pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>subdivision 1 subject to the eligibility requirements and other qualifications established <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>or authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>204B.19</statute_ref>. At least two election judges in each precinct must <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>be affiliated with different major political parties. If no lists have been furnished or if <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>additional election judges are required after all listed names in that municipality have <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>been exhausted, the appointing authority may appoint other individuals who meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>qualifications to serve as an election judge, including persons who are not affiliated with a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>major political party. The appointments shall be made at least 25 days before the election <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>at which the election judges will serve, except that the appointing authority may pass a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>resolution authorizing the appointment of additional election judges within the 25 days <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>before the election if the appointing authority determines that additional election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>will be required. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual serving as an <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>election judge is not an employee of a school district, regardless of whether an office of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>the school district appears on the ballot in the precinct at the election.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204B.40, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var><b>204B.40 BALLOTS; ELECTION RECORDS AND OTHER MATERIALS; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var><b>DISPOSITION; INSPECTION OF BALLOTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>The county auditors, municipal clerks, and school district clerks shall retain all <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>election materials returned to them after any election for at least 22 36 months from <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>the date of that election. All election materials involved in a contested election must be <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>retained for 22 36 months or until the contest has been finally determined, whichever is <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>later. Abstracts filed by canvassing boards shall be retained permanently by any officer <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>with whom those abstracts are filed. Election materials no longer required to be retained <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>pursuant to this section shall be disposed of in accordance with sections 
         <statute_ref>138.163</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>138.21</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>Sealed envelopes containing voted ballots must be retained unopened, except as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>in this section, in a secure location. The county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>clerk shall not permit any voted ballots to be tampered with or defaced.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>After the time for filing a notice of contest for an election has passed, the secretary <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>of state may, for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating election procedures: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>open the sealed ballot envelopes and inspect the ballots for that election maintained by <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>the county auditors, municipal clerks, or school district clerks; (2) inspect the polling <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>place rosters and completed voter registration applications; or (3) examine other forms <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>required in the Minnesota election laws for use in the polling place. No inspected ballot or <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>document may be marked or identified in any manner. After inspection, all ballots must be <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>returned to the ballot envelope and the ballot envelope must be securely resealed. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>other election materials inspected or examined must be secured or resealed. No polling <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>place roster may be inspected until the voting history for that precinct has been posted. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>No voter registration application may be inspected until the information on it has been <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>entered into the statewide registration system.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Determination of proper number.</b> The election judges shall <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>determine the number of ballots to be counted by adding the number of return envelopes <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>from accepted absentee ballots to the number of signed voter's certificates, or to the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>number of names entered in the election register counting the number of original voter <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>signatures contained in the polling place roster, or on voter's receipts generated from an <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>electronic roster. The election judges may not count the number of voter receipts collected <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>in the precinct as a substitute for counting original voter signatures unless the voter <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>receipts contain the name, voter identification number, and signature of the voter to whom <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>the receipt was issued. The election judges shall then remove all the ballots from the box. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>Without considering how the ballots are marked, the election judges shall ascertain that <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>each ballot is separate and shall count them to determine whether the number of ballots in <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>the box corresponds with the number of ballots to be counted.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Excess ballots.</b> If two or more ballots are found folded together like <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>a single ballot, the election judges shall lay them aside until all the ballots in the box <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>have been counted. If it is evident from the number of ballots to be counted that the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>ballots folded together were cast by one voter, the election judges shall preserve but not <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>count them. If the number of ballots in one box exceeds the number to be counted, the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>election judges shall examine all the ballots in the box to ascertain that all are properly <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>marked with the initials of the election judges. If any ballots are not properly marked with <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>the initials of the election judges, the election judges shall preserve but not count them; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>however, if the number of ballots does not exceed the number to be counted, the absence <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>of either or both sets of initials of the election judges does not, by itself, disqualify the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>vote from being counted and must not but may be the basis of a challenge in a recount. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>If there is still an excess of properly marked ballots, the election judges shall replace <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>them in the box, and one election judge, without looking, shall withdraw from the box <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>a number of ballots equal to the excess. The withdrawn ballots shall not be counted but <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>shall be preserved as provided in subdivision 4.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Ballots not counted; disposition.</b> When the final count of ballots agrees <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>with the number of ballots to be counted, those ballots not counted shall be clearly marked <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>"excess" on the front of the ballot and attached to a certificate made by the election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>which states the number of ballots not counted and why the ballots they were not counted. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>The certificate and uncounted ballots shall be sealed in a separate envelope and returned <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>to clearly marked "excess ballots." The election judges shall sign their names over the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>envelope seal and return the ballots to the county auditor or municipal or school district <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>clerk from whom they were received. Tabulation of vote totals from a precinct where <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>excess ballots were removed from the ballot box shall be completed by the canvassing <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>board responsible for certifying the election results from that precinct.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.20, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Applicability.</b> The requirements of this section apply regardless of the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>voting system or method of tabulation used in a precinct.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.23, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var><b>204C.23 </b><b>SPOILED, </b><b>DEFECTIVE</b><b>, AND DUPLICATE</b><b> BALLOTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>(a) A ballot that is spoiled by a voter must be clearly marked "spoiled" by an election <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>judge, placed in an envelope designated for spoiled ballots from the precinct, sealed, and <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>returned as required by section 204C.25. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>(b) A ballot that is defective to the extent that the election judges are unable to <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>determine the voter's intent shall be marked on the back "Defective" if it is totally <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>defective or "Defective as to ......," naming the office or question if it is defective only in <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>part. Defective ballots must be placed in an envelope designated for defective ballots from <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>the precinct, sealed, and returned as required by section 204C.25.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>(c) A damaged or defective ballot that requires duplication must be handled as <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>required by section 206.86, subdivision 5.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Information requirements.</b> Precinct summary statements shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>submitted by the election judges in every precinct. For all elections, the election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>shall complete three or more copies of the summary statements, and each copy shall <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>contain the following information for each kind of ballot:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>(a) (1) the number of ballots delivered to the precinct as adjusted by the actual count <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>made by the election judges, the number of unofficial ballots made, and the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>absentee ballots delivered to the precinct;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>(b) (2) the number of votes each candidate received or the number of yes and no <br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>votes on each question, the number of undervotes, the number of overvotes, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>number of defective ballots with respect to each office or question;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>(c) (3) the number of spoiled ballots, the number of duplicate ballots made, the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>number of absentee ballots rejected, and the number of unused ballots, presuming that the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>total count provided on each package of unopened prepackaged ballots is correct;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>(4) the number of ballots cast;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>(d) (5) the number of individuals who voted at the election in the precinct voter <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>signatures contained on the polling place roster or on voter receipts generated by an <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>electronic roster, which must equal the total number of ballots cast in the precinct, as <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>required by sections 
         <statute_ref>204C.20 </statute_ref>and 
         <statute_ref>206.86, subdivision 1</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>(6) the number of excess ballots removed by the election judges, as required by <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>section 204C.20;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>(e) (7) the number of voters registering on election day in that precinct; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>(f) (8) the signatures of the election judges who counted the ballots certifying that <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>all of the ballots cast were properly piled, checked, and counted; and that the numbers <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>entered by the election judges on the summary statements correctly show the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>votes cast for each candidate and for and against each question.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>At least two copies of the summary statement must be prepared for elections not <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>held on the same day as the state elections.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 206.86, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>At the voting location</b><b> Precinct polling locations; duties; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var><b>reconciliation</b><b>.</b> In precincts where an electronic voting system is used, as soon as the polls <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>are closed the election judges shall secure the voting systems against further voting. They <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>shall then open the ballot box and count the number of ballot cards ballots or envelopes <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>containing ballot cards ballots that have been cast to determine that the number of ballot <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>cards ballots does not exceed the number of voters shown on original voter signatures <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>contained in the election register or registration file polling place roster or on voter receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>generated from an electronic roster. The election judges may not count the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>voter receipts collected in the precinct as a substitute for counting original voter signatures <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>unless the voter receipts contain the name, voter identification number, and signature of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>the voter to whom the receipt was issued. If there is an excess, the judges shall seal the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>ballots in a ballot container and transport the container to the county auditor or municipal <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>clerk who shall process the ballots in the same manner as paper ballots are processed in <br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>section 
<statute_ref>204C.20, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, then enter the ballots into the ballot counter proceed in the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>manner required for excess ballots under section 204C.20, subdivisions 2 to 4. The total <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>number of voters must be entered on the forms provided. The judges shall next count the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>write-in votes and enter the number of those votes on forms provided for the purpose. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 206.86, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Transportation of </b><b>ballot cards</b><b> ballots</b><b>.</b> The judges shall place all voted <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>ballot cards, excess ballots, defective ballots, and damaged ballots in the container <br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>provided for transporting them to the counting center. The container must be sealed and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>delivered immediately to the counting center by two judges who are not of the same major <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>political party. The judges shall also deliver to the counting center in a suitable container <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>the unused ballot cards ballots, the spoiled ballot envelope, and the ballot envelopes issued <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>to the voters and deposited during the day in the ballot box.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 209.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Manner; time; contents.</b> Service of a notice of contest must be <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>made in the same manner as the service of summons in civil actions. The notice of contest <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>must specify the grounds on which the contest will be made. The contestant shall serve <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>notice of the contest on the parties enumerated in this section. Notice must be served and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>filed within five days after the canvass is completed in the case of a primary or special <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>primary or within seven days after the canvass is completed in the case of a special or <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>general election; except that:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>(1) if a contest is based on a deliberate, serious, and material violation of the election <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>laws which was discovered from the statements of receipts and disbursements required <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>to be filed by candidates and committees, the action may be commenced and the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>served and filed within ten days after the filing of the statements in the case of a general <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>or special election or within five days after the filing of the statements in the case of a <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>primary or special primary.; <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>(2) if a notice of contest questions only which party received the highest number <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>of votes legally cast at the election, a contestee who loses may serve and file a notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>contest on any other ground during the three days following expiration of the time for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>appealing the decision on the vote count; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>(3) if data or documents necessary to determine grounds for a contest, including but <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>not limited to lists of the names of every voter who participated in an election, are not <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>available to a candidate or the general public prior to the close of the period for filing a <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>notice of contest under this section due to nonfeasance, malfeasance, or failure to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>duties within the time required by statute on the part of the secretary of state, a county <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>auditor, or other state, county, or municipal election official, a notice of contest may be <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>served and filed within seven days after the data or documents become available for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>inspection by the candidates and the general public.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 209.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Appointment of inspectors.</b> After a contest has been instituted, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>either party may have the ballots all materials relating to the election, including, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>limited to, polling place rosters, voter registration applications, accepted absentee ballot <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>envelopes, rejected absentee ballot envelopes, applications for absentee ballots, precinct <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>summary statements, printouts from voting machines, and precinct incident logs, inspected <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>before preparing for trial. The party requesting an inspection shall file with the district <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>court where the contest is brought a verified petition, stating that the case cannot properly <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>be prepared for trial without an inspection of the ballots and other election materials and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>designating the precincts in which an inspection is desired. A judge of the court in which <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>the contest is pending shall then appoint as many sets of three inspectors for a contest of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>any office or question as are needed to count and inspect the ballots expeditiously. One <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>inspector must be selected by each of the parties to the contest and a third must be chosen <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>by those two inspectors. If either party neglects or refuses to name an inspector, the judge <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>shall appoint the inspector. The compensation of inspectors is the same as for referees, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>unless otherwise stipulated.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 211B.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Soliciting near polling places.</b> A person may not display campaign <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>material, post signs, ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter within <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>a polling place or within 100 feet of the building in which a polling place is situated, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>or anywhere on the public property on which a polling place is situated, on primary or <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>election day to vote for or refrain from voting for a candidate or ballot question. A person <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>may not provide political badges, political buttons, or other political insignia to be worn at <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>or about the polling place on the day of a primary or election. A political badge, political <br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>button, or other political insignia may not be worn at or about the polling place on primary <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>or election day if it is designed to influence voting for or against a particular candidate, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>political party, or question on the ballot at the election. This section applies to areas <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>established by the county auditor or municipal clerk for absentee voting as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>chapter 203B.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk may <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>provide stickers which contain the words "I VOTED" and nothing more. Election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>may offer a sticker of this type to each voter who has signed the polling place roster <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>or a voter's receipt.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>    Sec. 31. <b>PROPOSED LEGISLATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>By January 15, 2012, the secretary of state must report to the legislature proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>legislation to amend matters currently contained in administrative rules as necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>to implement or make specific this act. To the greatest extent practical, this proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>legislation must propose codifying into law matters that otherwise would be enacted <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>through the administrative rulemaking process.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>To the extent that codifying matters into law is not practical, the proposed legislation <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>must direct, by law, specific changes to be made in administrative rules so that no <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>interpretation of the law by the secretary of state would be necessary, and use of the good <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>cause rulemaking exemption in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388 would be appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>if the legislature authorizes use of this process.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>    Sec. 32. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 203B.04, subdivision 3, is repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 200.02, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>    Subd. 12a. <b>Polling place roster.</b> "Polling place roster" means the official lists used <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>to record a voter's appearance in a polling place on election day, including the list of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>registered voters in the precinct, and the list of voters registering on election day. A polling <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>place roster may be in a printed or electronic format, as permitted by section 201.225.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.221, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Procedures for polling place rosters.</b> The secretary of state shall <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>prescribe the form of polling place rosters that include the voter's name, address, date of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>birth, school district number, and space for the voter's signature. A polling place roster <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>provided in an electronic form must allow for a printed voter's receipt that meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>standards provided in section 201.225, subdivision 2. The secretary of state may prescribe <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>additional election-related information to be placed on the polling place rosters on an <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>experimental basis for one state primary and general election cycle; the same information <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>may not be placed on the polling place roster for a second state primary and general <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>election cycle unless specified in this subdivision. The polling place roster must be used <br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>to indicate whether the voter has voted in a given election. The secretary of state shall <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>prescribe procedures for transporting the polling place rosters to the election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>for use on election day. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for a county or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>municipality to request the date of birth from currently registered voters. The county or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>municipality shall not request the date of birth from currently registered voters by any <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>communication other than the prescribed form and the form must clearly indicate that a <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>currently registered voter does not lose registration status by failing to provide the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>birth. In accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>204B.40</statute_ref>, the county auditor shall retain the prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>polling place rosters used on the date of election for 22 36 months following the election. <br/>
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<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[201.225] ELECTRONIC ROSTER; STANDARDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Certification of system.</b> (a) A precinct may have a secure network <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>of two or more computer systems to serve as the precinct's electronic polling  place roster. <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>(b) Precincts may not use an electronic roster until the secretary of state has certified <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>that the system design and operational procedures are sufficient  to prevent any voter from <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>voting more than once at an election, and to prevent access to the system by unauthorized <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>individuals.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Minimum standards for electronic rosters.</b> At a minimum, an electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>roster must:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>(1) be preloaded with data from the statewide voter registration system, including <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>data on individuals reported to be ineligible to vote;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>(2) permit all voting information processed by any computer in a precinct to be <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>immediately accessible to all other computers in the precinct and to be transferred to the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>statewide voter registration system on election night or no later than one week after the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>election;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>(3) provide for a printed voter's receipt, containing the voter's name, address of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>residence, date of birth, voter identification number as assigned by the secretary of state, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>the oath required by section 204C.10, and a space for the voter's original signature; <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>(4) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster  indicates that a voter <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>has already voted at the election, is ineligible  to vote, does not reside in the precinct, or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>the voter's registration status is challenged;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>(5) automatically accept and input data from a scanned Minnesota driver's license, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>identification card, or voter identification card and match the data to an existing voter <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>registration record, and permit manual input of voter data, if necessary; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>(6) perform any other functions required for the efficient and secure administration <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>of an election, as required by law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204B.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Separate precincts; combined polling place.</b> (a) The following shall <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>constitute at least one election precinct:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>(1) each city ward; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>(2) each town and each statutory city.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>(b) A single, accessible, combined polling place may be established no later than <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>May 1 of any year:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>(1) for any city of the third or fourth class, any town, or any city having territory in <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>more than one county, in which all the voters of the city or town shall cast their ballots;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>(2) for two contiguous precincts in the same municipality that have a combined <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>total of fewer than 500 registered voters;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>(3) for up to four contiguous municipalities located entirely outside the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>area, as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>200.02, subdivision 24</statute_ref>, that are contained in the same county; or<br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>(4) for noncontiguous precincts located in one or more counties.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>A copy of the ordinance or resolution establishing a combined polling place must <br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>be filed with the county auditor within 30 days after approval by the governing body. A <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>polling place combined under clause (3) must be approved by the governing body of each <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>participating municipality. A polling place combined under clause (4) must be approved <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>by the governing body of each participating municipality and the secretary of state and <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>may be located outside any of the noncontiguous precincts. A municipality withdrawing <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>from participation in a combined polling place must do so by filing a resolution of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>withdrawal with the county auditor no later than April 1 of any year.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>The secretary of state shall provide a separate polling place roster for each precinct <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>served by the combined polling place unless that precinct uses an electronic roster. A <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>single set of election judges may be appointed to serve at a combined polling place. The <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>number of election judges required must be based on the total number of persons voting <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>at the last similar election in all precincts to be voting at the combined polling place. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>Separate ballot boxes must be provided for the ballots from each precinct. The results of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>the election must be reported separately for each precinct served by the combined polling <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>place, except in a polling place established under clause (2) where one of the precincts has <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>fewer than ten registered voters, in which case the results of that precinct must be reported <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>in the manner specified by the secretary of state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var><b>204C.10 PERMANENT REGISTRATION; VERIFICATION OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var><b>REGISTRATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>(a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or printed voter's <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>receipt, generated from an electronic roster which states that the individual is at least <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>18 years of age, a citizen of the United States, has resided in Minnesota for 20 days <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>immediately preceding the election, maintains residence at the address shown, is not <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>under a guardianship in which the court order revokes the individual's right to vote, has <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>not been found by a court of law to be legally incompetent to vote or has the right to vote <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>because, if the individual was convicted of a felony, the felony sentence has expired or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>been completed or the individual has been discharged from the sentence, is registered <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>and has not already voted in the election. The roster must also state: "I understand that <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>deliberately providing false information is a felony punishable by not more than five years <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>imprisonment and a fine of not more than $10,000, or both."<br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>(b) A judge may, before the applicant signs the roster or receipt, confirm the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>applicant's name, address, and date of birth.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>(c) In precincts where a paper roster is used, after the applicant signs the roster, the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>judge shall give the applicant a voter's receipt. Regardless of the form of roster used, a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge in charge of ballots as proof of the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand to the voter the ballot. The voters' <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>receipts must be maintained during the time for notice of filing an election contest for 36 <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>months following the date of the election.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Refusal to answer questions or sign a polling place roster.</b> A challenged <br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>individual who refuses to answer questions or sign a polling place roster or voter's receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>as required by this section must not be allowed to vote. A challenged individual who <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>leaves the polling place and returns later willing to answer questions or sign a polling <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>place roster must not be allowed to vote.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204D.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Voter registration.</b> An individual may register to vote at a special primary <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>or special election at any time before the day that the polling place rosters for the special <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>primary or special election are prepared finally secured by the secretary of state for the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>election. The secretary of state shall provide the county auditors with notice of this date <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>at least seven days before the printing of the rosters are secured. This subdivision does <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>not apply to a special election held on the same day as the state primary, state general <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>election, or the regularly scheduled primary or general election of a municipality, school <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>district, or special district.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[206A.01] APPLICABILITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>This chapter applies to each designated election official who administers electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>roster systems for the purpose of conducting an election and compiling complete returns.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[206A.02] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Designated election official.</b> "Designated election official" means the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>county auditor or municipal clerk.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Elector data.</b> "Elector data" means voting information, including, but not <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>limited to, voter registration, voting history, and voting tabulations.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Electronic roster.</b> "Electronic roster" is a list of eligible electors in <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>electronic format who are permitted to vote at a polling place in an election conducted <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>under the Minnesota Election Law, which shall be processed by a computer at a precinct <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>such that the resulting elector data is immediately accessible to all other computers in the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>precinct and is transferred to the county for inclusion in the statewide voter registration <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>system no later than one week after the election.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[206A.03] MINIMUM CONTINGENCY AND SECURITY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var><b>PROCEDURES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>(a) The designated election official shall establish written security procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>covering the processing and transference of elector data. The procedures must  include:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>(1) security covering the transmission of elector data processed through the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>electronic roster and reconciliation of the registration and history of voters casting ballots <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>in a precinct; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>(2) contingency procedures for network and power failure. The procedures must, at <br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>a minimum, include procedures to address all single point failures including:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>(i) network failure;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>(ii) power failure that lasts less than one hour; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>(iii) power failure that lasts more than one hour.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>(b) Acceptable alternatives for addressing power or system failures include either:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>(1) a paper backup of the roster with the minimum information required to verify a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>voter's eligibility; or<br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>(2) a sufficient number of computers per precinct to ensure that the voter check-in <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>continues in an efficient manner. The computers and all essential peripheral devices must <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>have the ability to function on  batteries or an external power source for up to two hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>(c) Each computer must have an electronic backup of the current roster in one of the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>following formats:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>(1) a portable document file (PDF);<br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>(2) a spreadsheet; or<br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>(3) a database with a basic look-up interface. In addition to acceptable backup <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>roster procedures, the security procedures must  address contingency procedures to protect <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>against activities such as voting twice.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>    Sec. 11. <b>[206A.04] MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DATA ENCRYPTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>(a) The secretary of state shall ensure  that the county connection to the statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>voter registration system is secure including details concerning encryption  methodology. <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>In addition, the connection must meet or exceed the standards provided  for in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>(b) Proven, standard algorithms must be used as the basis for encryption <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>technologies.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>(c) If a connection utilizes a Virtual Private Network (VPN), the following  apply:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>(1) it is the responsibility of the county to ensure that unauthorized users are not <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>allowed access to internal networks;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>(2) VPN use is to be controlled using either a onetime password authentication such <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>as a token device or a public/private key system with a strong passphrase;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>(3) when actively connected to the network, VPNs must force all traffic to and from <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>the computer over the VPN tunnel and all other traffic must be dropped;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>(4) dual (split) tunneling is not permitted; only one network connection is allowed;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>(5) VPN gateways must be set up and managed by the county or its designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>(6) all computers connected to internal networks via VPN or any other technology <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>must use up-to-date antivirus software; and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>(7) the VPN concentrator is limited to an absolute connection time of 24 hours.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[206A.05] MINIMUM ELECTRONIC ROSTER TRANSACTION </b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var><b>REQUIREMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>The designated election official shall ensure the electronic roster system complies <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>with the following response-time standards for any computer on the system:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>(1) a maximum of five seconds to update voter activity;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>(2) a maximum of 1.5 seconds to process a voter inquiry by identification number; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>(3) a maximum of 45 seconds for session startup and password verification.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[206A.06] ELECTRONIC ROSTER PREELECTION TESTING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var><b>PROCEDURES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>(a) The designated election official shall test the electronic roster application to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>ensure that it meets the  minimum system requirements prior to the first election in which <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>it is used. The  application must also be tested after the implementation of any system <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>modifications, including any change in the number of connected computers. The  county <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>shall indicate in the subsequent security plan whether such retesting has occurred.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>(b) The test must, at a minimum, include the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>(1) a load test must be demonstrated through either actual computers  running at <br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>proposed bandwidth and security settings, or by simulating a load test;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>(2) a contingency/failure test must be demonstrated and documented illustrating the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>effects of failures identified in section 206A.03; and<br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>(3) all tests must be conducted with clients and servers in normal, typical, deployed <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>operating mode.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>(c) All records and documentation of the testing must be retained by the designated <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>election official for a period of 36 months as part of the election record. The testing record <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>and documentation must include, but is not limited to, the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>(1) a formal test plan containing all test scripts used:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>(i) the test plan must include test environment containing make, model, type of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>hardware, and software versions used in testing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>(ii) the test plan must also include the number of client computers, servers, and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>physical locations involved in testing;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>(2) test logs of all events that were observed during testing, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>(i) the sequence of actions necessary to set up the tests;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>(ii) the actions necessary to start the tests;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>(iii) the actions taken during the execution of the tests;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>(iv) any measurements taken or observed during the tests;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>(v) any actions necessary to stop or shut down the tests;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>(vi) any actions necessary to bring the tests to a halt; and<br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>(vii) any actions necessary or taken to deal with anomalies experienced during <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>testing;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>(3) performance logs and reports taken from both servers and workstations during <br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>the testing which contain performance information of:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>(i) network usage (bandwidth);<br/>
<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>(ii) processor utilization;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.36"></a><var>46.36</var>(iii) Random Access Memory (RAM) utilization; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>(iv) any additional performance monitoring reports necessary to explain the process <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>taken and to support the findings of the tests; and<br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>(4) all test logs must contain the date, time, operator, test status or outcome, and any <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>additional information to assist the secretary of state in making a determination.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>    Sec. 14. <b>[206A.07] MINIMUM NUMBER OF COMPUTERS REQUIRED FOR </b><br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var><b>PRECINCTS EMPLOYING ELECTRONIC ROSTERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>Counties employing electronic rosters in whole or in part shall allocate computers <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>to affected precincts based upon the total number of registered voters in each precinct <br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>90 days preceding the primary election and historical statistics regarding election day <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>registrants. The minimum computers required shall be on site at each precinct. Precincts <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>employing electronic rosters shall be allocated a minimum of two computers.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>    Sec. 15. <b>[206A.08] WRITTEN PROCEDURES AND REPORTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>(a) Written procedures and reports required by this chapter must be submitted by a <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>county to the secretary of state for approval no later than 60 days before the election. The <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>secretary of state shall either approve the procedures as submitted or notify the designated <br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>election official of recommended changes.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>(b) If the secretary of state rejects or approves the written procedures, the secretary <br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>of state shall provide written notice of the rejection or approval, including specifics of <br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>noncompliance with this chapter within 15 days of receiving the written procedures.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>(c) If the secretary of state rejects the written procedures, the designated election <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>official shall submit a revised procedure within 15 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>(d) The secretary of state shall permit the filing of the revised procedures at a later <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>date if it is determined that compliance with the 15-day requirement is impossible.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>    Sec. 16. <b>LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON ELECTRONIC ROSTER </b><br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var><b>IMPLEMENTATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The Legislative Task Force on Electronic Roster <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>Implementation is established to facilitate development and implementation of electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>rosters for use in elections, as required by this article.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties; considerations.</b> (a) The task force shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>(1) study and recommend options for systems that meet the standards for use in a <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>precinct as provided in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 206A;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>(2) study and facilitate implementation of software updates, add-ons, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>changes to the statewide voter registration system that may be necessary to allow the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>system to support electronic rosters as required by  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 206A; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>(3) recommend to the legislature any additional changes to law that may be <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>necessary to implement the requirements of this article.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>(b) Factors that must be considered by the task force in carrying out its duties <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>include, but are not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>(1) ease of equipment use by election administrators, election judges, and voters;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>(2) cost-effectiveness;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>(3) feasibility of available technologies within precincts;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>(4) the security, integrity, and reliability of the electronic roster system and its impact <br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>on the security, integrity, and reliability of the election; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>(5) minimum standards for equipment and software functionality as provided by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Membership.</b> The task force consists of 16 members, as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>(1) the speaker of the house shall appoint one member of the house of representatives, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>and one individual who served as a head election judge affiliated with the speaker's <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>political party at the 2010 state general election;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>(2) the minority leader of the house of representatives shall appoint one member <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>of the house, and one individual who served as a head election judge affiliated with the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>minority leader's political party at the 2010 state general election;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>(3) the majority leader of the senate shall appoint one member of the senate, and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>one individual who served as a head election judge affiliated with the majority leader's <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>political party at the 2010 state general election;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>(4) the minority leader of the senate shall appoint one member of the senate, and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>one individual who served as a head election judge affiliated with the minority leader's <br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>political party at the 2010 state general election;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>(5) the Minnesota Association of County Auditors shall appoint one head elections <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>administrator from a representative county with a large population, one head elections <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>administrator from a representative county with an average-sized population, and one <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>head elections administrator from a representative county with a small population, as <br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>defined by the association;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>(6) the Minnesota Association of Townships shall appoint one head elections <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>administrator;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>(7) the League of Minnesota Cities shall appoint one head elections administrator;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>(8) the secretary of state, or the secretary's designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.36"></a><var>48.36</var>(9) the director of information technology in the Office of the Secretary of State; and<br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>(10) the Chief Information Officer of the state of Minnesota, or a designee.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>Appointments required by this subdivision shall be made within 21 days of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>enactment of this article. The legislator appointed by the speaker of the house shall serve <br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>as chair of the task force.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Report to legislature.</b> The task force shall submit a report to the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>on its activities and recommendations no later than December 1, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b> Meetings; staff.</b> (a) Meetings of the task force are subject to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>Statutes, chapter 13D, except that a meeting may be closed to discuss proprietary data or <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>other data that is protected by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>(b) The director of the Legislative Coordinating Commission shall convene the first <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>meeting of the task force no later than July 1, 2011, or within 30 days of enactment of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>this section, whichever is later, and shall provide staff as necessary to support the work of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>the task force.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>    Sec. 17. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>Except where otherwise provided, this article is effective August 14, 2012, and <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>applies to elections held on or after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.38, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var><b>204C.38 CORRECTION OF OBVIOUS ERRORS; WHEN CANDIDATES </b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var><b>AGREE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Errors of election judges.</b> If the candidates for an office <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>unanimously agree in writing that the election judges in any precinct have made an <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>obvious error in the counting or recording of the votes for that office, they shall deliver the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>agreement to the county auditor of that county who shall reconvene the county canvassing <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>board, if necessary, and present the agreement to it. The county canvassing board shall <br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>correct the error as specified in the agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Errors of county canvassing board.</b> If the candidates for an office <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>unanimously agree in writing that the county canvassing board has made an obvious error <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>in the counting and recording of the vote for that office they shall notify the county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>who shall reconvene the canvassing board. The county canvassing board shall promptly <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>correct the error as specified in the agreement and file an amended report. When an error is <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>corrected pursuant to this subdivision, the county canvassing board and the county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>shall proceed in accordance with sections 
         <statute_ref>204C.32</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>204C.36</statute_ref> 204C.33 and chapter 204E. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Errors of State Canvassing Board.</b> If the candidates for an office <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>unanimously agree in writing that the State Canvassing Board has made an obvious error <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>in the counting and recording of the vote for that office they shall deliver the agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>to the secretary of state. If a certificate of election has not been issued, the secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>state shall reconvene the State Canvassing Board and present the agreement to it. The <br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>board shall promptly correct the error as specified in the agreement and file an amended <br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>statement. When an error is corrected pursuant to this subdivision by the State Canvassing <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>Board, the State Canvassing Board and the secretary of state shall proceed in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>with sections 
         <statute_ref>204C.32</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>204C.36</statute_ref> 204C.33 and chapter 204E. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[204E.01] APPLICABILITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>This chapter establishes procedures for the conduct of all automatic and discretionary <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>recounts provided for in law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[204E.02] RECOUNT OFFICIALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>(a) The secretary of state or the secretary of state's designee is the recount official <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>for recounts conducted by the State Canvassing Board. The county auditor or the county <br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>auditor's designee is the recount official for recounts conducted by the county canvassing <br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>board. The county auditor or the county auditor's designee shall conduct recounts for <br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>county offices. The municipal clerk or the municipal clerk's designee is the recount official <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>for recounts conducted by the municipal governing body. The school district clerk or <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>the school district clerk's designee is the recount official for recounts conducted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>school board, or by a school district canvassing board as provided in section 205A.10, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>(b) A recount official may delegate the duty to conduct a recount to a county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>or municipal clerk by mutual consent. When the person who would otherwise serve as <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>recount official is a candidate or is the employee or other subordinate, spouse, child, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>parent, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, sibling, half-sibling, or stepsibling <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>of a candidate for the office to be recounted, the appropriate canvassing board shall select <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>a county auditor or municipal clerk from another jurisdiction to conduct the recount.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>(c) As used in this chapter, "legal adviser" means counsel to the recount official and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>the canvassing board for the office being recounted.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>    Sec. 4. <b>[204E.03] SCOPE OF RECOUNTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>A recount conducted as provided in this chapter is limited in scope to the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>determination of the number of votes validly cast for the office to be recounted. Only the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>ballots cast in the election and the summary statements certified by the election judges <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>may be considered in the recount process. Original ballots that have been duplicated <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>under section 206.86, subdivision 5, are not within the scope of a recount and must not be <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>examined except as provided by a court in an election contest under chapter 209.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>    Sec. 5. <b>[204E.04] FEDERAL, STATE, AND JUDICIAL RACES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Automatic recounts.</b> (a) In a state primary when the difference <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>between the votes cast for the candidates for nomination to a statewide federal office, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>state constitutional office, statewide judicial office, congressional office, state legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>office, or district judicial office is:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>(1) less than one-half of one percent of the total number of votes counted for that <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>nomination; or<br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>(2) ten votes or less and the total number of votes cast for the nomination is 400 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>votes or less, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>and the difference determines the nomination, the canvassing board with responsibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>declaring the results for that office shall manually recount the vote.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>(b) In a state general election when the difference between the votes of a candidate <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>who would otherwise be declared elected to a statewide federal office, state constitutional <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>office, statewide judicial office, congressional office, state legislative office, or district <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>judicial office and the votes of any other candidate for that office is:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>(1) less than one-half of one percent of the total number of votes counted for that <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>office; or<br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>(2) ten votes or less if the total number of votes cast for the office is 400 votes or less, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>the canvassing board shall manually recount the votes.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>(c) Time for notice of a contest for an office recounted under this section begins to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>run upon certification of the results of the recount by the canvassing board, or as otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>provided in section 209.021.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>(d) A losing candidate may waive a recount required by this section by filing a <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>written notice of waiver with the canvassing board.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Discretionary candidate recount.</b> (a) A losing candidate whose name was <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>on the ballot for nomination or election to a statewide federal office, state constitutional <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>office, statewide judicial office, congressional office, state legislative office, or district <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>judicial office may request a recount in a manner provided in this section at the candidate's <br/>
<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>own expense when the vote difference is greater than the difference required by this <br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>section. The votes must be manually recounted as provided in this section if the candidate <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>files a request during the time for filing notice of contest of the primary or election for <br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>which a recount is sought.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>(b) The requesting candidate shall file with the filing officer a bond, cash, or surety in <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>an amount set by the filing officer for the payment of the recount expenses. The requesting <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>candidate is responsible for the following expenses: the compensation of the secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>state or designees and any election judge, municipal clerk, county auditor, administrator, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>or other personnel who participate in the recount; necessary supplies and travel related to <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>the recount; the compensation of the appropriate canvassing board and costs of preparing <br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>for the canvass of recount results; and any attorney fees incurred in connection with the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>recount by the governing body responsible for the recount.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>(c) The requesting candidate may provide the filing officer with a list of up to three <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>precincts that are to be recounted first and may waive the balance of the recount after these <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>precincts have been counted. If the candidate provides a list, the recount official must <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>determine the expenses for those precincts in the manner provided by paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>(d) If the winner of the race is changed by the optional recount, the cost of the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>recount must be paid by the jurisdiction conducting the recount.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>(e) If a result of the vote counting in the manual recount is different from the result <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>of the vote counting reported on election day by a margin greater than the standard for <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>acceptable performance of voting systems provided in section 206.89, subdivision 4, the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>cost of the recount must be paid by the jurisdiction conducting the recount.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>    Sec. 6. <b>[204E.05] RECOUNTS IN COUNTY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var><b>MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Required recounts.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>losing candidate for nomination or election to a county, municipal, or school district office <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>may request a recount of the votes cast for the nomination or election to that office if <br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>the difference between the votes cast for that candidate and for a winning candidate for <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>nomination or election is less than one-half of one percent of the total votes counted for <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>that office. In case of offices where two or more seats are being filled from among all the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>candidates for the office, the one-half of one percent difference is between the elected <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>candidate with the fewest votes and the candidate with the most votes from among the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>candidates who were not elected.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>(b) A losing candidate for nomination or election to a county, municipal, or school <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>district office may request a recount of the votes cast for nomination or election to that <br/>
<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>office if the difference between the votes cast for that candidate and for a winning <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>candidate for nomination or election is ten votes or less, and the total number of votes cast <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>for the nomination or election of all candidates is no more than 400. In cases of offices <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>where two or more seats are being filled from among all the candidates for the office, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>the ten-vote difference is between the elected candidate with the fewest votes and the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>candidate with the most votes from among the candidates who were not elected.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>(c) Candidates for county offices shall file a written request for the recount with the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>county auditor. Candidates for municipal or school district offices shall file a written <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>request with the municipal or school district clerk as appropriate. All requests must be <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>filed during the time for notice of contest of the primary or election for which a recount <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>is sought.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>(d) Upon receipt of a request made pursuant to this section, the county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>shall recount the votes for a county office at the expense of the county, the governing <br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>body of the municipality shall recount the votes for a municipal office at the expense of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>the municipality, and the school board of the school district shall recount the votes for a <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>school district office at the expense of the school district.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Discretionary candidate recounts.</b> (a) A losing candidate for nomination <br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>or election to a county, municipal, or school district office may request a recount in the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>manner provided in this section at the candidate's own expense when the vote difference <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>is greater than the difference required by subdivision 1. The votes must be manually <br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>recounted as provided in this section if the requesting candidate files with the county <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk a bond, cash, or surety in an amount set by <br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>the governing body of the jurisdiction or the school board of the school district for the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>payment of the recount expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>    (b) The requesting candidate may provide the filing officer with a list of up to three <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>precincts that are to be recounted first and may waive the balance of the recount after these <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>precincts have been counted. If the candidate provides a list, the recount official must <br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>determine the expenses for those precincts in the manner provided by this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>    (c) If the winner of the race is changed by the optional recount, the cost of the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>recount must be paid by the jurisdiction conducting the recount.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>    (d) If a result of the vote counting in the manual recount is different from the result <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>of the vote counting reported on election day by a margin greater than the standard for <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>acceptable performance of voting systems provided in section 
<statute_ref>206.89, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>cost of the recount must be paid by the jurisdiction conducting the recount.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Discretionary ballot question recounts.</b> A recount may be conducted <br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>for a ballot question when the difference between the votes for and the votes against the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.36"></a><var>53.36</var>question is less than or equal to the difference provided in subdivision 1. A recount may <br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>be requested by any person eligible to vote on the ballot question. A written request for a <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>recount must be filed with the filing officer of the county, municipality, or school district <br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>placing the question on the ballot and must be accompanied by a petition containing the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>signatures of 25 voters eligible to vote on the question. Upon receipt of a written request <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>when the difference between the votes for and the votes against the question is less than or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>equal to the difference provided in subdivision 1, the county auditor shall recount the votes <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>for a county question at the expense of the county, the governing body of the municipality <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>shall recount the votes for a municipal question at the expense of the municipality, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>school board of the school district shall recount the votes for a school district question at <br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>the expense of the school district. If the difference between the votes for and the votes <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>against the question is greater than the difference provided in subdivision 1, the person <br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>requesting the recount shall also file with the filing officer of the county, municipality, or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>school district a bond, cash, or surety in an amount set by the appropriate governing body <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>for the payment of recount expenses. The written request, petition, and any bond, cash, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>or surety required must be filed during the time for notice of contest for the election for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>which the recount is requested.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Expenses.</b> In the case of a question, a person, or a candidate requesting a <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>discretionary recount, is responsible for the following expenses: the compensation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>secretary of state, or designees, and any election judge, municipal clerk, county auditor, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>administrator, or other personnel who participate in the recount; necessary supplies and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>travel related to the recount; the compensation of the appropriate canvassing board and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>costs of preparing for the canvass of recount results; and any attorney fees incurred in <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>connection with the recount by the governing body responsible for the recount.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Notice of contest.</b> Except as otherwise provided in section 209.021, the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>time for notice of contest of a nomination or election to an office which is recounted <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>pursuant to this section begins to run upon certification of the results of the recount by the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>appropriate canvassing board or governing body.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[204E.06] NOTICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>Within 24 hours after determining that an automatic recount is required or within 48 <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>hours of receipt of a written request for a recount and filing of a security deposit if one is <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>required, the official in charge of the recount shall send notice to the candidates for the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>office to be recounted and the county auditor of each county wholly or partially within <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>the election district. The notice must include the date, starting time, and location of the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>recount, the office to be recounted, and the name of the official performing the recount. <br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>The notice must state that the recount is open to the public and, in case of an automatic <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>recount, that the losing candidate may waive the recount.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>    Sec. 8. <b>[204E.07] SECURING BALLOTS AND MATERIALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>(a) The official who has custody of the voted ballots is responsible for keeping <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>secure all election materials. Registration cards of voters who registered on election day <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>may be processed as required by rule. All other election materials must be kept secure by <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>precinct as returned by the election judges until all recounts have been completed and until <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>the time for contest of election has expired.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>(b) Any candidate for an office to be recounted may have all materials relating <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>to the election, including, but not limited to, polling place rosters, voter registration <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>applications, accepted absentee ballot envelopes, rejected absentee ballot envelopes, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>applications for absentee ballots, precinct summary statements, printouts from voting <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>machines, and precinct incident logs inspected before the canvassing board may certify <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>the results of the recount.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[204E.08] FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>All recounts must be accessible to the public. In a multicounty recount the secretary <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>of state may locate the recount in one or more of the election jurisdictions or at the site of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>the canvassing board. Each election jurisdiction where a recount is conducted shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>available, without charge to the recount official or body conducting the recount, adequate <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>accessible space and all necessary equipment and facilities.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[204E.09] GENERAL PROCEDURES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>At the opening of a recount, the recount official or legal adviser shall present the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>procedures contained in this section for the recount. The custodian of the ballots shall <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>make available to the recount official the precinct summary statements, the precinct boxes <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>or the sealed containers of voted ballots, and any other election materials requested by the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>recount official. If the recount official needs to leave the room for any reason, the recount <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>official must designate a deputy recount official to preside during the recount official's <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>absence. A recount official must be in the room at all times. The containers of voted ballots <br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>must be unsealed and resealed within public view. No ballots or election materials may be <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>handled by candidates, their representatives, or members of the public. There must be an <br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>area of the room from which the public may observe the recount. Cell phones and video <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>cameras may be used in this public viewing area, as long as their use is not disruptive. The <br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>recount official shall arrange the counting of the ballots so that the candidates and their <br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>representatives may observe the ballots as they are recounted. Candidates may each have <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>one representative observe the sorting of each precinct. One additional representative per <br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>candidate may observe the ballots when they have been sorted and are being counted <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>pursuant to section 204E.10. Candidates may have additional representatives in the public <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>viewing area of the room. If other election materials are handled or examined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>recount officials, the candidates and their representatives may observe them. The recount <br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>official shall ensure that public observation does not interfere with the counting of the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>ballots. The recount official shall prepare a summary of the recount vote by precinct.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>    Sec. 11. <b>[204E.10] COUNTING AND CHALLENGING BALLOTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Breaks in counting process.</b> Recount officials may not take a break <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>for a meal or for the day prior to the completion of the sorting, counting, review, and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>labeling of challenges, and secure storage of the ballots for any precinct. All challenged <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>ballots must be stored securely during breaks in the counting process.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Sorting ballots.</b> Ballots must be recounted by precinct. The recount <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>official shall open the sealed container of ballots and recount them in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>section 204C.22. The recount official must review each ballot and sort the ballots into <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>piles based upon the recount official's determination as to which candidate, if any, the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>voter intended to vote for: one pile for each candidate that is the subject of the recount <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>and one pile for all other ballots. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Challenge.</b> During the sorting, a candidate or candidate's representative <br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>may challenge the ballot if he or she disagrees with the recount official's determination of <br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>for whom the ballot should be counted and whether there are identifying marks on the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>ballot. At a recount of a ballot question, the manner in which a ballot is counted may <br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>be challenged by the person who requested the recount or that person's representative. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>Challenges may not be automatic or frivolous and the challenger must state the basis <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>for the challenge pursuant to section 204C.22. Challenged ballots must be placed into <br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>separate piles, one for ballots challenged by each candidate. Only the canvassing board <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>with responsibility to certify the results of the recount has the authority to declare a <br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>challenge to be "frivolous."<br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>    Subd. 4. <b> Counting ballots.</b> Once ballots have been sorted, the recount officials must <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>count the piles using the stacking method described in section 204C.21. A candidate or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>candidate's representative may immediately request to have a pile of 25 counted a second <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>time if there is not agreement as to the number of votes in the pile.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Reviewing and labeling challenged ballots.</b> After the ballots from <br/>
<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>a precinct have been counted, the recount official may review the challenged ballots <br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>with the candidate or the candidate's representative. The candidate's representative may <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>choose to withdraw any challenges previously made. The precinct name, the reason <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>for the challenge, and the name of the person challenging the ballot or the candidate <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>that person represents, and a sequential number must be marked on the back of each <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>remaining challenged ballot before it is placed in an envelope marked "Challenged <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>Ballots." After the count of votes for the precinct has been determined, all ballots except <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>the challenged ballots must be resealed in the ballot envelopes and returned with the other <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>election materials to the custodian of the ballots. The recount official may make copies <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>of the challenged ballots. After the count of votes for all precincts has been determined <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>during that day of counting, the challenged ballot envelope must be sealed and kept secure <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>for presentation to the canvassing board.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[204E.11] RESULTS OF RECOUNT; TIE VOTES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Certification of results.</b> The recount official shall present the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>summary statement of the recount and any challenged ballots to the canvassing board. <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>The candidate or candidate's representative who made the challenge may present the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>basis for the challenge to the canvassing board. The canvassing board shall rule on the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>challenged ballots and incorporate the results into the summary statement. The canvassing <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>board shall certify the results of the recount. Challenged ballots must be returned to the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>election official who has custody of the ballots.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Tie votes.</b> In case of a tie vote for nomination or election to an office, the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>canvassing board with the responsibility for declaring the results for that office shall <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>determine the tie by lot.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[204E.12] SECURITY DEPOSIT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>When a bond, cash, or surety for recount expenses is required by section 204E.04 <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>or 204E.05, the governing body or recount official shall set the amount of the security <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>deposit at an amount which will cover expected recount expenses. In multicounty districts, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>the secretary of state shall set the amount taking into consideration the expenses of the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>election jurisdictions in the district and the expenses of the secretary of state. The security <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>deposit must be filed during the period for requesting an administrative recount. In <br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>determining the expenses of the recount, only the actual recount expenditures incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>by the recount official and the election jurisdiction in conducting the recount may be <br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>included. General office and operating costs may not be taken into account.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>    Sec. 14. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>Except where otherwise amended by this article, the revisor of statutes shall <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>renumber each section of Minnesota Statutes listed in column A with the number listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>column B. The revisor shall make necessary cross-reference changes consistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>renumbering.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">Column A<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">Column B<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">204C.34<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">204E.11, subdivision 2<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">204C.35<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">204E.04<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">204C.36<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">204E.05<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>    Sec. 15. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 204C.34; 204C.35; 204C.36; and 204C.361, are <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>    Sec. 16. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>This article is effective June 1, 2011, and applies to recounts conducted on or after <br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>    Section 1. <b>TITLE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>This act shall be known as "The 21st Century Voting Act."<br/>