<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>prohibiting certain activities of political parties; changing the number of days <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>before a general election that the names of presidential electors are required <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>to be certified to the secretary of state; changing the date of the state primary; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>changing the date of primary elections conducted by a political subdivision in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>certain circumstances;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 203B.21, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision 3; 204B.04, by adding a subdivision; 204B.14, subdivision 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>204B.21, subdivision 1; 204D.03, subdivision 1; 204D.09, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>204D.28, subdivision 5; 205.065, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.03, subdivisions 1, 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>205A.11, subdivision 2a; 206.61, subdivision 5; 206.82, subdivision 2; 208.03; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 204B.14, subdivision 2; 205A.06, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivision 1a.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 203B.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Back of return envelope.</b> On the back of the return envelope a certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>shall appear with space for:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>    (1) the voter's address of present or former residence in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>    (2) the voter's current e-mail address, if the voter has one;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>    (3) a statement indicating the category described in section 
         <statute_ref>203B.16</statute_ref> to which the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>voter belongs;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>    (4) a statement that the voter has not cast and will not cast another absentee ballot <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>in the same election or elections;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>    (5) a statement that the voter personally marked the ballots without showing them to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>anyone, or if physically unable to mark them, that the voter directed another individual <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>to mark them; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>    (6) the same voter's passport number, Minnesota driver's license or state <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>identification card number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>provided on the absentee ballot application; if the voter does not have access to any of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>these documents, the voter may attest to the truthfulness of the contents of the certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>under penalty of perjury.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>    The certificate shall also contain a signed and dated oath in the form required by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>section 705 of the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, which must read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    "I swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>    I am a member of the uniformed services or merchant marine on active duty or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>an eligible spouse or dependent of such a member; a United States citizen temporarily <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>residing outside the United States; or other United States citizen residing outside the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>United States; and I am a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age (or will be by the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>date of the election), and I am eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction; I have not <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>been convicted of a felony, or other disqualifying offense, or been adjudicated mentally <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>incompetent, or, if so, my voting rights have been reinstated; and I am not registering, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>requesting a ballot, or voting in any other jurisdiction in the United States except the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>jurisdiction cited in this voting form. In voting, I have marked and sealed my ballot in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>private and have not allowed any person to observe the marking of the ballot, except for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>those authorized to assist voters under state or federal law. I have not been influenced.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>    My signature and date below indicate when I completed this document.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>    The information on this form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>knowledge. I understand that a material misstatement of fact in completion of this <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>document may constitute grounds for a conviction for perjury."<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 29, 2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204B.04, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Prohibited activities of a political party.</b> A political party unit may not, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>through imposition or threatened imposition of any fine, sanction, or other penalty, attempt <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>to coerce an individual who does not have the party unit's official endorsement as a means <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>to prevent the individual from filing as a candidate for office.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 204B.14, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Separate precincts; combined polling place.</b> (a) The following shall <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>constitute at least one election precinct:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(1) each city ward; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>(2) each town and each statutory city.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(b) A single, accessible, combined polling place may be established no later than <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>May March 1 of any year:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(1) for any city of the third or fourth class, any town, or any city having territory in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>more than one county, in which all the voters of the city or town shall cast their ballots;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(2) for contiguous precincts in the same municipality;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>(3) for up to four contiguous municipalities located entirely outside the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</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.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>(4) for noncontiguous precincts located in one or more counties.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>A copy of the ordinance or resolution establishing a combined polling place must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>be filed with the county auditor within 30 days after approval by the governing body. A <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>polling place combined under clause (3) must be approved by the governing body of each <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>participating municipality. A polling place combined under clause (4) must be approved <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>by the governing body of each participating municipality and the secretary of state and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>may be located outside any of the noncontiguous precincts. A municipality withdrawing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>from participation in a combined polling place must do so by filing a resolution of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>withdrawal with the county auditor no later than April February 1 of any year.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>The secretary of state shall provide a separate polling place roster for each precinct <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>served by the combined polling place. A single set of election judges may be appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>to serve at a combined polling place. The number of election judges required must be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>based on the total number of persons voting at the last similar election in all precincts to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>be voting at the combined polling place. Separate ballot boxes must be provided for the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>ballots from each precinct. The results of the election must be reported separately for each <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>precinct served by the combined polling place, except in a polling place established under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>clause (2) where one of the precincts has fewer than ten registered voters, in which case the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>results of that precinct must be reported in the manner specified by the secretary of state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204B.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Boundary change procedure.</b> Any change in the boundary of an election <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>precinct must be adopted at least ten weeks before the date of the next election and, for the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>state primary and general election, no later than June April 1 in the year of the state general <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>election. The precinct boundary change shall not take effect until notice of the change has <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>been posted in the office of the municipal clerk or county auditor for at least 56 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>The county auditor must publish a notice illustrating or describing the congressional, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>legislative, and county commissioner district boundaries in the county in one or more <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>qualified newspapers in the county at least 14 days before the first day to file affidavits of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>candidacy for the state general election in the year ending in two.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>Alternate dates for adopting changes in precinct boundaries, posting notices <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>of boundary changes, and notifying voters affected by boundary changes pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>to this subdivision, and procedures for coordinating precinct boundary changes with <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>reestablishing local government election district boundaries may be established in the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>manner provided in the rules of the secretary of state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204B.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Appointment lists; duties of political parties and secretary of </b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var><b>state.</b> On May March 1 in a year in which there is an election for a partisan political <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>office, each major political party shall prepare a list of eligible voters to act as election <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>judges in each election precinct. The political parties shall furnish the lists electronically <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>to the secretary of state, in a format specified by the secretary of state. The secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>state must combine the data received from each political party under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>and must process the data to locate the precinct in which the address provided for each <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>potential election judge is located. If the data submitted by a political party is insufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>for the secretary of state to locate the proper precinct, the associated name must not appear <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>in any list forwarded to an appointing authority under this subdivision. The secretary of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>state shall notify political parties of any proposed election judges with addresses that <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>could not be located in a precinct.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>    By May March 15, the secretary of state shall furnish electronically to the county <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>auditor a list of the appropriate names for each election precinct in the jurisdiction of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>the appointing authority, noting the political party affiliation of each individual on the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>list. The county auditor must promptly forward the appropriate names to the appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>municipal clerk.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>State primary.</b> The state primary shall be held on the second first <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>Tuesday after the third Monday in August June in each even-numbered year to select <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>the nominees of the major political parties for partisan offices and the nominees for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>nonpartisan offices to be filled at the state general election, other than presidential electors.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204D.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Example ballot.</b> (a) No later than May March 1 of each year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>secretary of state shall supply each auditor with a copy of an example ballot. The example <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>ballot must illustrate the format required for the ballots used in the primary and general <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>elections that year.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(b) The county auditor shall distribute copies of the example ballot to municipal and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>school district clerks in municipalities and school districts holding elections that year. The <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>official ballot must conform in all respects to the example ballot.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204D.28, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Regular state primary.</b> "Regular state primary" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(a) the state primary at which candidates are nominated for offices elected at the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>state general election; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>(b) a primary held on the second first Tuesday after the third Monday in August June <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>of odd-numbered years.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205.065, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishing primary.</b> A municipal primary for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>nominating elective officers may be held in any city on the second first Tuesday after the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>third Monday in August June of any year in which a municipal general election is to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>be held for the purpose of electing officers. The date of a municipal primary held in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>an odd-numbered year may be postponed for inclement weather as provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>205.105
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Resolution or ordinance.</b> The governing body of a city may, by ordinance <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>or resolution adopted by April January 15 in the year when a municipal general election <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>is held, elect to choose nominees for municipal offices by a primary as provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>section. The resolution or ordinance, when adopted, is effective for all ensuing municipal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>elections until it is revoked. The municipal clerk shall notify the secretary of state and the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>county auditor within 30 days after the adoption of the resolution or ordinance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Resolution requiring primary in certain circumstances.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>school board of a school district may, by resolution adopted by April January 15 of any <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>year, decide to choose nominees for school board by a primary as provided in this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>The resolution, when adopted, is effective for all ensuing elections of board members in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>that school district until it is revoked. If the board decides to choose nominees by primary <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>and if there are more than two candidates for a specified school board position or more <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>than twice as many school board candidates as there are at-large school board positions <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>available, the school district must hold a primary.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Date.</b> The school district primary must be held on the second first Tuesday <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>after the third Monday in August June in the year when the school district general election <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>is held. The clerk shall give notice of the primary in the manner provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>205A.07
         </statute_ref>. The date of a school district primary held in an odd-numbered year may be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>postponed for inclement weather as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>205A.055</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 205A.06, subdivision 1a, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Filing period.</b> In school districts that have adopted a resolution to choose <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>nominees for school board by a primary election, affidavits of candidacy must be filed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>with the school district clerk no earlier than the 84th day and no later than the 70th day <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>before the second first Tuesday after the third Monday in August June in the year when the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>school district general election is held. In all other school districts, affidavits of candidacy <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>must be filed no earlier than the 98th day and no later than the 84th day before the school <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>district general election.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205A.11, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Notice of special elections.</b> The school district clerk shall prepare a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>notice to the voters who will be voting in a combined polling place for a school district <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>special election. The notice must include the following information: the date of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>election, the hours of voting, and the location of the voter's polling place. The notice must <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>be sent by nonforwardable mail to every affected household in the school district with <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>at least one registered voter. The notice must be mailed no later than 14 days before <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>the election. The mailed notice is not required for a school district special election that <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>is held on the second first Tuesday after the third Monday in August June, the Tuesday <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>following the first Monday in November, or for a special election conducted entirely by <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>mail. In addition, the mailed notice is not required for voters residing in a township if <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>the school district special election is held on the second Tuesday in March and the town <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>general election is held on that day. A notice that is returned as undeliverable must be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>forwarded immediately to the county auditor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 206.61, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Alternation.</b> The provisions of the election laws requiring the alternation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>of names of candidates must be observed as far as practicable by changing the order of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>names on an electronic voting system in the various precincts so that each name appears <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>on the machines or marking devices used in a municipality substantially an equal number <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>of times in the first, last, and in each intermediate place in the list or group in which <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>they belong. However, the arrangement of candidates' names must be the same on all <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>voting systems used in the same precinct. If the number of names to be alternated exceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>the number of precincts, the election official responsible for providing the ballots, in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>accordance with subdivision 1, shall determine by lot the alternation of names.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>If an electronic ballot marker is used with a paper ballot that is not an optical scan <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>ballot card, the manner of alternation of candidate names on the paper ballot must be as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>prescribed for optical scan ballots in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>The rules adopted by the secretary of state for the rotation of candidate names must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>use the number of registered voters in each precinct as of 8:00 a.m. on May March 1 of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>the year when the rotation will be made as the basis for determining the rotation of names.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 206.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Plan.</b>  The municipal clerk in a municipality where an electronic voting <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>system is used and the county auditor of a county in which an electronic voting system <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>is used in more than one municipality and the county auditor of a county in which a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>counting center serving more than one municipality is located shall prepare a plan which <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>indicates acquisition of sufficient facilities, computer time, and professional services <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>and which describes the proposed manner of complying with section 
         <statute_ref>206.80</statute_ref>. The plan <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>must be signed, notarized, and submitted to the secretary of state more than 60 days <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>before the first election at which the municipality uses an electronic voting system. Before <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>May March 1 of each subsequent general election year, the clerk or auditor shall submit <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>to the secretary of state notification of any changes to the plan on file with the secretary <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>of state. The secretary of state shall review each plan for its sufficiency and may request <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>technical assistance from the Office of Enterprise Technology or other agency which may <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>be operating as the central computer authority. The secretary of state shall notify each <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>reporting authority of the sufficiency or insufficiency of its plan within 20 days of receipt <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>of the plan. The attorney general, upon request of the secretary of state, may seek a district <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>court order requiring an election official to fulfill duties imposed by this subdivision or by <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>rules promulgated pursuant to this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 208.03, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var><b>208.03 NOMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>Presidential electors for the major political parties of this state shall be nominated by <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>delegate conventions called and held under the supervision of the respective state central <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>committees of the parties of this state. At least 77 71 days before the general election day <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>the chair of the major political party shall certify to the secretary of state the names of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>the persons nominated as presidential electors, the names of eight alternate presidential <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>electors, and the names of the party candidates for president and vice president. The chair <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>shall also certify that the party candidates for president and vice president have no affidavit <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>on file as a candidate for any office in this state at the ensuing general election.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>    Sec. 18. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>Except where otherwise provided, this act is effective January 1, 2013, and applies <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>to elections conducted on or after that date.<br/>